Reducing insurance waste & abuse

whitePaper | August 1, 2022

After enjoying healthy margins for several years, insurance organisations aren’t as profitable as they once were. McKinsey’s 2022 global insurance report finds that, after decades of stable returns, more than half of insurers now earn less than their cost of equity. Worldwide, around half of all listed insurance organisations have traded below book value over the past five years.

whitePaper | September 26, 2022

There are several developments that continue to impact the automotive industry to a significant extent. Among these factors are the push by governments towards vehicles powered by new energies, the COVID-19 pandemic with its subsequent economic fallout – such as chip and raw material shortages – war, socio-demographic changes, and technological advancements.

whitePaper | May 20, 2022

Anticipating the risks of tomorrow is embedded in our DNA at Munich Re, which is why we have been involved in managing cyber risk from the first moment it became a consideration - and continue to keep pace with its lightning-fast development. As the challenges this risk class poses to the global economy grow, we, and the insurance industry as a whole, need to provide proper solutions capable of addressing risk capacity and sustainability for this line of business. The numbers clearly show that the need for cyber security and insurance is increasing steadily: Munich Re estimates global cyber premiums to be $9.2 billion (beginning of 2022) and expects that they will reach approximately $22 billion by 2025. Given the ever-increasing frequency and severity of cyber-attacks, our survey reveals that the insurance gap is disproportionately high. And the mismatch between risk awareness and implementation of protection measures and the need for more capacity for larger risks remains a real challenge in what is an increasingly difficult environment for the entire insurance industry.

whitePaper | November 20, 2019

In fact, the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud indicates $80 billion of insurance fraud occurs in the U.S. every year.1 But given the often-intangible nature of insurance fraud, this is hardly a firm figure and doesn’t precisely identify operational costs incurred. With many forms of insurance fraud going unchecked, the actual amount of fraud loss insurers is dealing with — both in the U.S. and abroad — is often an educated guess at best.

whitePaper | May 9, 2022

The pace of change driven by digital transformation is rapidly increasing as new generations of agile competitors emerge. Insurance businesses, too, are evolving to keep pace with the latest business trends and update their products and services.

whitePaper | January 28, 2020

Big data and artificial intelligence (AI) are two words that are widely used when discussing the future of business. The potential for applying them in diverse aspects of business has caught the imagination of many, in particular, how AI could replace humans in the workplace. Big data and AI could customize business processes and decisions better suited to individual needs and expectations, improving the efficiency of processes and decisions.