Risk

Adjusters need new skill set to handle technology-type claims; industry must identify benefit technology can provide

Drones are a new technology that could lead to more claims given the current environment, but also clearly illustrate the need for a new breed of adjuster equipped with a different skill set, Paul Hancock, national director of global technical services at Crawford & Company, suggested Tuesday in Toronto. “Due to obstacles like the skills […]

By Canadian Underwriter | February 2, 2016

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More than half of surveyed companies report a security or data breach involving payment data, digital security firm Gemalto says

More than half (54%) of surveyed companies said their organization had a security or data breach involving payment data, four times in the past two years on average, digital security firm Gemalto said last week. The survey was conducted by the Ponemon Institute on behalf of Gemalto. It involved a survey of 3,773 IT security […]

By Canadian Underwriter | February 1, 2016

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Possibilities in 3D

3D printing is hardly new, but recent rapid development and seemingly endless potential uses has freshened consideration of the technology. Enhanced access and broadened applications, though, bring with them talk of additional risks and whether or not existing property and casualty insurance policies are sufficient to address how 3D printing technology could evolve in future.

January 31, 2016

14 min read

Emerging Analytics

Bryan Bedford, 2015 recipient of the CIP Society Emerging Leader Award, suggests that advances in data analytics technology could help insurance providers sell more services.

January 31, 2016

5 min read