9 Best Articles in 2022
The Atlantic
The Time Tax
The Atlantic
~15 min read · 2021-07-27 · A six-month wait for unemployment insurance. A paperwork nightmare over an insurance reimbursement. Drug tests for cash benefits. Why is there so much red tape in American life?
Summary · Reader View · Shared by 381, including Neil Lewis, Jr., PhD, Jessica Valenti, Jon Keegan 🇺🇦, Lydia Polgreen, Nir Eyal, Paul Graham, Kevin M. Kruse, Ezra Klein, Gregg Gonsalves, Steve Faktor, Clint Smith, Jake Wojtowicz, yimbofication fetish, Scott Galloway, 🟣 Antonio Vieira Santos #FutureOfWork, Kelsey D. Atherton, Scott Santens, Jason Stanley, David Frum, Allison Arieff
grist
Can FEMA fix its unfair flood insurance system? We’re about to find out
grist
2 min read · Apr 4th · Phase two of a national effort to make flood insurance more equitable started on Friday, with existing policy holders facing rates changes.
Reader View · Shared by 60
reproof.app
Notes apps are where ideas go to die. And that’s good.
reproof.app
9 min read · Feb 15th · Insurance for your mind.
Reader View · Shared by 501, including Marcos, Stefan Diepolder, Matthew Guay
McKinsey & Company
Future of insurance: Unleashing growth through new business building
McKinsey & Company
2020-12-06 · Insurance should consider building new digital businesses to compete.
Shared by 58, including Nicolas Babin #AmazonPartner, Damien de France 🌍 🕊️🇺🇦, Andreas Staub, Florian Graillot, Jonathan Kogan
badcryptopodcast.com
How Blockchain will Disrupt 30+ Industries
badcryptopodcast.com
9 min read · From 2017 · What do car sales, voting, ridesharing, real estate, insurance, sports management, loyalty cards and gun tracking all have in common? These and many more industries are poised to be turned upside d…
Reader View · Shared by 250, including Pinei, Ron McIntyre, Shawn Venasse, Remy Bataille, k, Dez S. Papp, Nando 💪🇦🇺🇦🇷, Thomas Power, Michael Musgrove, Michael Grupe, Matthias Lampe, Stefan Diepolder, Helmi, Klaus Eck, Merkstatt, John Hues
Vox
A disturbing, viral Twitter thread reveals how AI-powered insurance can go wrong
Vox
6 min read · 2021-05-27 · Lemonade tweeted about what it means to be an AI-first insurance company. It left a sour taste in many customers’ mouths.
Reader View · Shared by 107, including Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Peter Steinberger, Tom Raftery 🇮🇪🇪🇸🇪🇺🇺🇦💉💉💉, Merkstatt, Brian Ahier
toneofvoice.substack.com
Lemonade insurance. So refreshing.
toneofvoice.substack.com
5 min read · Feb 18th · The insurance company putting the squeeze on baffling legalese
The New York Times
Hospitals and Insurers Didn’t Want You to See These Prices. Here’s Why.
The New York Times
~13 min read · 2021-08-22 · Getting simple medical care at some hospitals can cost more with insurance than without.
Reader View · Shared by 177, including Chris O'Brien, Eric Barker, Sarah Kliff, Cory Doctorow, Tim McDonnell, Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao, Paul Kedrosky, Jeff Richards, Owen Zidar, dj patil, Ezra Klein, Matthew Herper, tylercowen, Claire Cain Miller, Carlos del Rio, Virginia Hughes, Alex Tabarrok, Hiroko Tabuchi, David Frum, Paul Graham
appinventiv.com
AI in insurance - How is artificial intelligence impacting the insurance sector?
appinventiv.com
8 min read · May 19th · Leverage AI in insurance to mitigate risks, better claim management, and reduce frauds, all in lesser time and cost.
Reader View · Shared by 57, including Dr. Sally Eaves #TechForGood #GartnerSummitEMEA, Iain Brown, PhD, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Terence Mills
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grist
Can FEMA fix its unfair flood insurance system? We’re about to find out
grist
2 min read · Apr 4th · Phase two of a national effort to make flood insurance more equitable started on Friday, with existing policy holders facing rates changes.
Reader View · Shared by 60
appinventiv.com
AI in insurance - How is artificial intelligence impacting the insurance sector?
appinventiv.com
8 min read · May 19th · Leverage AI in insurance to mitigate risks, better claim management, and reduce frauds, all in lesser time and cost.
Reader View · Shared by 57, including Dr. Sally Eaves #TechForGood #GartnerSummitEMEA, Iain Brown, PhD, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Terence Mills
Hustle_says
The strange business of hole-in-one insurance
Hustle_says
6 min read · May 4th · When golf tournaments promise big cash prizes for holes-in-one, they turn to niche insurers to protect against a stroke of luck.
Reader View · Shared by 103, including Paul Kedrosky, Timothy Taylor, Howard Getson, Manuel Reinhard, Christopher D. Long (Крістофер Д. Лонг)
feather-insurance.com
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feather-insurance.com
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Greylock
Insurance Startups — Market Ecosystem Map — Greylock Perspectives
Greylock
7 min read · From 2016 · Are you innovating on the sales channel of insurance or are you innovating on the product level?
Reader View · Shared by 60, including Ibrahim Nergiz, Malik El Bay 🕊, Andreas Brenner, Glenn Oberholzer, Sarah Tavel, Jose Pacheco, Paddy Zab, Marco Unternaehrer, Moritz Meenen, Dominik Grolimund
Cointelegraph
European Insurance Sector Adopting Blockchain to Protect Data
Cointelegraph
2 min read · From 2017 · Blockchain technology making Insurance companies GDPR compliant.
Reader View · Shared by 55, including Nicolas Berg, Thomas Power, Merkstatt, Yvette Dubel
TED Talks
James Veitch: This is what happens when you reply to spam email
TED Talks
From 2016 · Suspicious emails: unclaimed insurance bonds, diamond-encrusted safe deposit boxes, close friends marooned in a foreign country. They pop up in our inboxes, and standard procedure is to delete on sight. But what happens when you reply? Follow along as writer and comedian James Veitch narrates a hilarious, weeks-long exchange with a spammer who offered to cut him in on a hot deal.
Shared by 195, including David Butler, Natan Souza, Prof. Katharine Hayhoe, ErmanTaylan.eth, Markus Maurer, Stephan Leduc, Oliver Gassner / @oliverg@mastodon.social, Call Me ❝MICKEY❞, Thomas Power, Moritz Meenen, Mathias Möller, Daniel Fritzsche, Mathias Böhm, Oli Gardner 🇺🇦, Daniel Jörg, Matt Navarra, Pascal Birchler, Chris Gledhill | gledhill.eth, Sandy.nft, ᴄʟᴀᴜᴅɪᴏ sᴄʜᴡᴀʀᴢ
TIME
Total Cost of Her COVID-19 Treatment: $34,927.43
TIME
5 min read · From 2020 · Getting hospitalized in the U.S. for COVID-19 may cost thousands. How much of that you'll pay depends on your insurance.
Reader View · Shared by 187, including Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Charles Arthur, Christopher Lauer, Current Affairs, David Wallace-Wells, Joshua Benton, Stephanie Moulton Sarkis PhD, Peter Steinberger, Alice Wong 王美華, 🆃🆁🆄🅳🆈, jean marc manach, hardmaru, Dr Rani Lill Anjum ☮️🌍, Dan Shaw, Naomi Klein, kate wagner, Scott Galloway, David V. Johnson, Michael (मुकेश) 🇺🇦💪🏻, DHH
medium.com
Nothing Can Stop Google. DuckDuckGo Is Trying Anyway.
medium.com
~14 min read · From 2019 · In today’s world, is privacy passé? Car insurance companies offer lower rates to customers who install devices that monitor their driving habits. Online and offline activities are constantly recorded and logged for the sake of advertisers, government officials, and other entities. In this climate, the search engine DuckDuckGo aims to help people regain some anonymity. Freelance writer Drew Millard explores how the company hopes to gain prominence. Amid growing data breaches and privacy violations, this compelling article is a must-read for anyone seeking a break from digital surveillance.
Boston Consulting Group
Start, Enable, and Scale Digital Transformation in Insurance
Boston Consulting Group
9 min read · 2020-06-03 · The insurance industry is going digital. Most companies are already setting up online portals, analyzing customer data and offering individualized digital services. Still, they’re failing to reach their full digital potential. The end goal is a responsive company that can meet customer needs 24/7 and offer a steady stream of new, individualized services. But how can companies get from their current state to this mystical, agile future? The Boston Consulting Group outlines the challenges and opportunities of scaling digital transformation in the insurance industry.
CB Insights
Google Is Partnering With Cyber Insurance Giants. Here's What It Means For The Future Of Cloud Security…
CB Insights
2 min read · 2021-03-06 · Google’s partnership with Munich Re and Allianz signals a future of integrating cybersecurity with cyber insurance.
McKinsey & Company
Insurance 2030--The impact of AI on the future of insurance
McKinsey & Company
20+ min read · From 2018 · The industry is on the verge of a seismic, tech-driven shift. A focus on four areas can position carriers to embrace this change.
Shared by 80, including Florian Graillot, James Gingerich, @Expeflow #WorkEasier #RPA, Roney Lacerda, Merkstatt, Gerd Leonhard, Thomas Power, von Moerenburgh, Massimiliano Aroffo, Tom Connor, Steve Offsey, Nicolas Babin #AmazonPartner
Boston Consulting Group
The Power of the Internet of Things in Commercial Insurance
Boston Consulting Group
7 min read · 2021-12-24 · Thoughts about insurance usually come at the end of an endeavor, following equipment installation, when a system is already built and ready to run. Thus, the insurers traditional and current function has been to get involved once at the beginning, to sell a policy, then later, but only when things go wrong. The Internet of Things (IoT) might change that. At the very least, IoT data will make it easier to evaluate claims and give quotes, and according to this special report from the Boston Consulting Group, IoT technologies may make the difference between profitability for early adopters, and loss for those who can’t keep up.