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Skytek: Insurers Using Satellites to Track Insureds' Moving Assets

Insurers are using satellites to track moving assets from perils, said Sarah Bourke, CEO, Skytek, and Christian Silies, head, Marine &Energy Composite, Reinsurance Solutions, Aon. As events that unfold over a short period of time, such as hurricanes, and that are subject to intensive modeling and then management scrutiny, the demand from management on marine insurers and underwriters has increased to come up with a view on the exposures in these events.

Swiss Re: If Katrina Happened Today, Losses Would Top $175 Billion

Fifteen years after Hurricane Katrina, the costliest natural catastrophe ever, only one-in-six homes has flood insurance, said Marla Schwartz Pourrabbani, AVP, Swiss Re Institute.

Panel: Better Service, Less Fraud With Identity Access Management

Insurance and technical experts, including Kimberly Brown, director, product management for LexisNexis Risk Solutions, discuss how life insurers are moving communications into the digital realm, and how they also need certainty about who is on the other side of those communications.

BDO Director: Companies Should Review Hurricane Response Plans

The COVID-19 pandemic adds a layer of complexity to hurricane response plans, said James MacDonnell, director, crisis management/ business continuity, with advisory firm BDO

Marsh's Charnley: PRIA May Offer Captives Path to Pandemic Coverage

Ellen Charnley, president, Marsh Captive Solutions, said the proposed federal Pandemic Risk Insurance Act would help provide a backstop to all licensed insurers, including captives.

Vermont's Provost: In Time of Stress, Sponsors Tap Captives for Relief

David Provost, deputy commissioner, Captive Insurance Division, Vermont, said some sponsors of captives domiciled in that state have turned to their captive to help alleviate financial crunches during the recent pandemic.

Coronavirus Affects Underwriting, Consumers

Industry professionals talk with ^AMBest Audio about what underwriters are learning from the pandemic and how consumer shopping habits have changed.

COVID-19 Changing Life/Health Underwriting

Chris Behling, chief underwriter for life and health U.S., Swiss Re, discusses the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and how life/health underwriting will change for years to come.

Auto Insurance Shoppers Search Online During Pandemic

David Drotos, vice president of insurance solutions at TransUnion, discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way consumers shop for their car insurance, including the shift toward more online purchasing.

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