Artificial Intelligence
Customer Experience
Digital Transformation
Future of Insurance
Platforms
Connected Insurance
Innovation in insurance
Open Insurance
Blockchain
Customer Experience
Digital Transformation
Future of Insurance
Platforms
Connected Insurance
Innovation in insurance
Open Insurance
Blockchain
5 predictions for the insurance industry in 2022
For many of us, ringing in the new year means setting resolutions for better health and well-being. Whether in business or our personal lives, we must consider the scenarios that may threaten or enabl...
Embedded insurance: a brief overview
Embedded insurance is currently a red-hot topic in the industry. It has permeated many of our recent conversations as clients evaluate how embedded currently impacts—or could impact—their distribution...
Driving growth with innovative new insurance products
Innovation-led revenues are poised to augment traditional revenues in many product lines. According to Accenture research, Innovate for resilience, and new insurance revenue, the global insurance indu...
3 life insurance underwriting predictions for 2022 and beyond
The life insurance and annuity industry proved resilient in 2021, even in the face of COVID-19 and the delta variant. I’m encouraged by the amazing scientific breakthroughs that created and distribute...
5 trends influencing how customers relate to their insurers
In the two years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, we have seen major shifts in how people expect to work, play, shop, and take on risks. It’s becoming clear tha...
Tech is improving underwriting—but not in the way you’d think
In this blog series, we’ve looked at the latest entry in the only longitudinal survey of underwriters in North America. The study, which is run in partnership with Accenture and The Institutes, provid...
Blackcomb Consultants is now part of Accenture
Blackcomb Consultants is now part of Accenture I am excited to welcome Blackcomb Consultants, a leading independent Guidewire partner in North America, into the Accenture family. Why Blackcomb Consult...
What quantum computing means for insurance
Insurance underwriting is fundamentally a data-driven practice. With an increasingly interconnected world producing far more data than an individual human can process, computers and AI have come in to...
Driving growth by selling insurance products via digital channels
There’s been a seismic shift in how people and companies buy and sell services since the beginning of the pandemic. Salesforce data shows that 80% of business-to-business buyers have higher expectatio...
Why underwriters don’t underwrite much
What makes an insurance carrier an insurance carrier and not a generic financial services organization? This is more than a philosophical thought experiment. I think the best answer to this is underwr...
