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New Year’s Flashback: Revisiting Past Predictions

Posted On January 5, 2023January 5, 2023 By Iancomment

Last week, I looked back at some of 2022’s predictions, but this blog has made a lot of successful predictions over the years. In fact, I think it’s one of the core strengths of what I do here. I sometimes forget most people reading probably have not been around for Continue Reading

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The Reinsurer’s Veto Is Here: What Higher Cat Reinsurance Prices Mean For MGAs

Posted On November 7, 2022November 7, 2022 By Ian1 Comment

New Fair Use Policy: I’ve always operated under the principle that this blog is meant to enlighten others and thus, if people want to share it, they are more than welcome to do so. I assumed anyone reproducing it in a professional context would be, well, professional enough to cite Continue Reading

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The Founder’s Dilemma And Its Role In Insuretech Layoffs

Posted On July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 By Ian8 Comments

Long ago, I wrote about economic rents in insurance. It was actually my first insuretech post. I have to say it has aged very well. If you weren’t a reader back then, I humbly suggest, you go back and check it out. Today, I want to expand on it. Because Continue Reading

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Why Insuretechs Should Be Scared of the Reinsurer’s Veto

Posted On June 21, 2022June 28, 2022 By Ian

Informed Tip of the Week: Informed was designed specifically to avoid the Reinsurer’s Veto. It’s one of the many reasons we’ve chosen to start as an independent agent. Cash Burn Is So 2020 To keep with the recent theme of calling out the obvious, it’s time to talk about the Continue Reading

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Insuretech Act II: The Unicorn and the Candy Corn

Posted On February 10, 2022February 25, 2022 By Ian

Informed Tip of the Week: Read yesterday’s post about how we uncovered one of the big insurers promoting inaccurate information in its TV ads. Last week, I wrote the epilogue on Insuretech, Act 1. Today, we will move on to Act 2, the Revenge of the Tortoise. No, no, that’s Continue Reading

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Insuretech Act I: The Curtain Falls on the Hare

Posted On February 1, 2022February 25, 2022 By Ian6 Comments

Informed Tip of the Week: If you’ve been affected by the winter weather on the east coast, be aware that just because the snow is over doesn’t mean your home isn’t still at risk. As the snow melts, ice dams and heavy snow on the roof may cause leaks. If Continue Reading

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Insurance SPACs: The Hare With The Broken Leg

Posted On August 23, 2021August 23, 2021 By Ian

SPACs have invaded the insurance space of late with Hagerty being the latest to join the fray, both on the startup side (Hippo, MetroMile, Doma, Kin) and with established companies (CCC & Hagerty). I will cut straight to the chase. This is a bad development for all parties – the Continue Reading

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How Insuretechs Sabotage Themselves By Growing Too Fast

Posted On June 13, 2021August 12, 2021 By Ian2 Comments

Today’s topic is a bit of a capstone to several prior articles regarding different choices startup insuretech carriers face. You can imagine I have spent a lot of time thinking about these issues and how to prepare for them if I am fortunate enough to eventually face these same choices. Continue Reading

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Romanticism vs. Realism: Why Some Insuretech Carriers Chose The Wrong Growth Strategy

Posted On June 2, 2021July 17, 2021 By Ian

With hurricane season officially beginning this week, I thought it would be a good time to write a bit about Florida, specifically personal lines in Florida. At the same time, I thought I could share a little bit of my thinking about my plans for Florida for Informed and how Continue Reading

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Insuretech Builds Castles in the Sky

Posted On March 11, 2021March 20, 2021 By Ian2 Comments

Before anyone asks, “is that some new insuretech I haven’t heard of? They’re literally building giant castles and insuring them”? No, nobody is insuring giant castles (…yet). Today’s topic is unrealistic assumptions. Yes, that is often the topic when I discuss insuretech, I know. But this time it isn’t about Continue Reading

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