What Is a Catastrophe Hazard? A catastrophe hazard is a severe and widespread event that causes significant damage and financial loss. These events are frequently natural disasters or large-scale human-made incidents that affect expansive and contemporary claims. Catastrophe hazards pose substantial trouble to insurers, as they can lead to a [...]
Generative artificial intelligence represents a category of AI that utilizes generative models to produce text, images, or other forms of media. These models grasp the intricacies and structure of their input training data, enabling them to generate new data with similar characteristics. In insurance, generative AI plays a pivotal role [...]
According to the World Economic Forum, Cybercrime and cybersecurity have emerged as new additions to the list of the top 10 most severe global risks in the coming decade. Cybersecurity Ventures anticipates a 15% annual growth in global cybercrime costs, projecting a rise to $8 trillion in 2023 and $10.5 [...]
IFRS 17, an International Financial Reporting Standard promulgated by the International Accounting Standards Board, supersedes IFRS 4 regarding insurance contract accounting. Its effective date is January 1, 2023. IFRS 17 introduces a comprehensive revamp of the treatment of insurance contracts, entailing novel prerequisites for data, systems, and procedures that [...]
There has been much hype in the media surrounding language models like ChatGPT because they have the potential to revolutionize our interactions with computers and enable the automation of various tasks. ChatGPT is a natural language processing (NLP) platform driven by Artificial Intelligence (AI). It is trained on a [...]
The insurance industry plays a vital role in protecting businesses and individuals against potential losses. However, with technological advancements, customers expect faster and more personalized services, leading to increased complexity and challenges for traditional insurance systems. Blockchain technology offers a promising solution that improves cost efficiency, transparency, fraud prevention, compliance, [...]
The insurance industry has always been one of the most data-intensive industries. With a large amount of customer data, claims data, and other information, insurers have been adopting artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline their processes and provide better customer experiences. AI-powered technologies have enabled insurers to automate claims processing, [...]
Digital technologies fundamentally shift how businesses across all industries operate and serve their customers; insurance is no exception. Many insurers today offer innovative digital technologies to meet the needs of their consumers. So, whether looking for health, life, auto, or home insurance, a handful of insurance companies can help [...]
According to a McKinsey report, companies making intensive use of customer analytics are 2.6 times more likely to have a significantly higher ROI than their competitors. Intensive users of customer analytics are 23 times more likely to outperform their competitors in terms of new customer acquisition than non-intensive users, [...]
The metaverse is steering the next wave of digital transformation, which will provide insurers with powerful technology tools for differentiation as well as challenges to navigate. In the years ahead, the rise of the metaverse will begin to influence every facade of insurance, from the workforce experience to distribution, [...]
