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COVID-19 and Artificial Intelligence - Another Reason for Insurers to Embrace AI

By Frank Bria |June 25, 2020|English

Did you know that artificial intelligence (AI) technology first sounded the alarm on COVID-19? Over the past decade, U.S. tech firms have made significant advancements in AI and smart robots are making it far easier to automate tasks and functions...
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COVID-19 in India - Why Has the Country Fared Comparatively Well So Far?

By Dr. Sara Kannampuzha |June 19, 2020|English

COVID-19 is one of the main issues currently facing the world, and discussion of topics - including finding a possible vaccine, whether the number of daily infections is decreasing or not, effective social distancing measures, and the overall prognosis...
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The Pandemic Property Underwriting Playbook…Wait a Minute, There Isn’t One?

By Chuck Lawson |June 19, 2020|English

Much has been said about the many unfortunate impacts of COVID-19 on our world, both personally and professionally, as we adjust to what is hopefully a temporary normal in each of our lives. As underwriters, we are tasked not only with assessing existing...
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Visual Analytics - Seeing Is Believing

By Andre Meyer |June 10, 2020|English

“The purpose of computing is insight, not numbers.” This quote from the mathematician Richard W. Hamming resonates today because the challenges around understanding and analysing huge amounts of data have grown significantly over the last...
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New Hires in COVID-19 Times - Industry Resources for the Class of 2020

By Stephen Harrington |June 09, 2020|English

As parents cope with what to do with their children within the limitations of at-home learning coupled with their own full-time remote work, members of the insurance industry are facing a similar challenge on the horizon with respect to new hires. The...
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COVID-19: Should We Have Been Better Prepared?

By Dr. Jonas Kaiser |June 05, 2020|English | Deutsch

As members of the (re)insurance community, we regard ourselves as risk professionals. Occasionally, we are faced with a large event and are disciplined in re-evaluating our knowledge based on what it has taught us. The series of earthquakes in New Zealand...
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