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Teresa Ghilarducci is the Bernard L. and Irene Schwartz Professor of Economics at the New School for Social Research in New York City and the director of the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis and The New School’s Retirement Equity Lab.

Working Longer Is Not the Answer to Retirement Security (part one)

In Institutional Asset Management, Insurance, RetirementTags DC Plans, Social SecurityPublish DateFebruary 29, 2024

More than one quarter of older American workers earning higher wages — above $137,700 — have nothing but Social Security to rely on in retirement. And nearly half of all families have no retirement savings at all. If forced to retire early due to job loss or ill health, more than 70% of Americans have no back-up plan. According to Teresa Ghilarducci’s research, just 21% of people aged 62-70 have sufficient resources to maintain their standard of living in retirement. Teresa …

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How Descartes Underwriting Helps Companies Weather Climate Change

How Descartes Underwriting Helps Companies Weather Climate Change

In Insurance, InsurTech, StartupsTags BlackFin, InsurTech, ParisPublish DateSeptember 10, 2020

September 10, 2020 Parametric insurance pays out when a pre-defined event occurs as measured by a specified figure, figures, or index. It has traditionally been used in agriculture and by insurance companies to cover natural catastrophes, …

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The Future of Benefits? (part two)

In FinTech, Insurance, StartupsTags Boston, employee benefits, financial health, Y CombinatorPublish DateDecember 3, 2019

This is the second half of our interview with Kristen Tyrell, co-founder and CEO of Catch, which is building a portable benefits platform for workers who don’t receive their benefits from an employer. (Find the first half …

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Can Buying Life Insurance be Instant, Simple, and Smart?

In InsuranceTags InsurTech, Nyca, startupsPublish DateOctober 22, 2019

Life insurance plays a critical role in many financial plans, but we are in the midst of a decades-long decline in life insurance ownership in the U.S. Many carriers consider agents to be their primary customers, …

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Modernizing Management of Money in Retirement

In Insurance, Wealth ManagementTags Anthemis, retirement, robo-advisorPublish DateAugust 12, 2019

The shift from defined benefit to defined contribution plans left individuals responsible for their own retirement savings with serious consequences for retirement security. Risks that were formerly managed by sophisticated actuaries and professional portfolio managers — …

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Q&A with Nathalie Doré of BNP Paribas Cardif

In Innovation, InsuranceTags BNP Paribas, InsurTech, ParisPublish DateJune 3, 2019

BNP Paribas Cardif is the insurance subsidiary of Paris-based banking giant BNP Paribas. BNP Paribas Cardif provides both savings and protection products, is a world leader in both bancassurance partnerships and credit insurance, serves more than 100 …

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Introducing Lloyd’s Lab

In Accelerators, InsuranceTags accelerators, InsurTech, LondonPublish DateJuly 20, 2018

Lloyd’s of London is a 330-year-old insurance market where brokers may still queue up to meet with underwriters face-to-face, where much work is still done on paper, and where, by its own admission, “modernisation and use …

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Atidot Brings AI, Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics to the Life Insurance Industry

In Insurance, MarketingTags AI, Plug and PlayPublish DateMay 9, 2018

Founded in 2016, Atidot is an InsurTech solution using artificial intelligence, machine learning, and predictive analytics to help life insurance companies optimize their books of business with actionable business insights. The company has more than a …

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Brolly. Noun. An Umbrella. Chiefly British.

In Insurance, StartupsTags accelerators, London, P2P insurancePublish DateJune 12, 2017

The use of an umbrella to represent coverage and protection has a long history among companies in the insurance industry. Brolly was the latest, until Travelers bullied them into changing their logo. Co-founded in 2016 by …

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Innovation at Aviva and the Digital Garage

In InsuranceTags AI, Aviva, TorontoPublish DateMarch 7, 2017

Headquartered in London, Aviva has two objectives: to help people save for the future and to help people manage risk. The company offers insurance and investment products across 16 countries, and has 33 million customers and …

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On Innovation at Munich Re

In Innovation, InsuranceTags Munich Re, P2P insurancePublish DateNovember 15, 2016

Munich Re is a leading provider of primary insurance and reinsurance around the globe. At Munich Re, innovation is expected to make a major contribution to the bottom line. This includes generating revenue from the active development …

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