Cheryl Arvidson
Arvidson is a contributing writer.
P&C
Private Market Flooding?
Not quite. But the growing availability of sophisticated flood mapping, modeling...
January 21, 2020
P&C
Ready? Set. Flood.
Homeowners need mitigation before the storm, and insurance is willing to pay.
November 1, 2019
P&C
Flood: It's Not Just a Coastal Problem
Consumers, brokers and everyone else are desperate for transparency and clarity ...
October 1, 2019
P&C
Caution: Falls Likely
Wearable technology is opening employers’ eyes to danger zones.
September 28, 2018
Industry
The Real Cost of Risk
Unearthing the hidden costs of customer risk and measuring the money saved when ...
November 30, 2016
P&C
High Risk, Big Values, but Big Bust?
Energy insurers struggle to maintain sector profitability following a drop in de...
November 28, 2016
Industry
What’s Hiding in Your Data?
Liberty Mutual is using big data to combat costs and fraud in workers comp claim...
October 6, 2016
Industry
Middle-Market Acts of Madness
From workplace violence to terrorism, businesses everywhere, and of every size, ...
October 6, 2016
Industry
A Steady Climb
Everest calls itself the patient company. And for good reason.
August 29, 2016
Industry
Tailor Made
XL Catlin’s London connection enables it to customize all sizes of specialty l...
September 24, 2015
Industry
Southern Exposure
As Latin America explores more solar energy options, Aspen rolls out its renewab...
September 24, 2015
P&C
The Next Great Idea
XL Catlin may not know where the next game changer will come from, but the compa...
August 27, 2015
Industry
Filling the Information Gaps
XL Catlin’s new app shows how data can improve risk analysis.
July 28, 2015
Industry
Opening! Sometime Soon
After more than 50 years, Cuba should slowly open for U.S. business—with the e...
April 25, 2015
Industry
Pre-existing Claims
If your claims department is involved before the policy is even issued, you crea...
December 2, 2014
Industry
Heavy Lifting
When you specialize in niche coverages, claims require a lot more expertise, a l...
October 27, 2014
Industry
How Are You Covered?
It takes more than a new roof to wrap your construction project in proper covera...
September 30, 2014
Industry
The Friday after-Hours Nightmare
Crossing borders is a 24/7 global dance routine best performed by the most nimbl...
September 30, 2014
Brokerage Ops
The Big Picture
Program business digs into the small details to create some big numbers. While s...
August 28, 2014
P&C
Cyber Shock
Demand for cyber risk coverage has expanded after last year’s massive data bre...
July 17, 2014
Industry
More Volatile Political Risk
Underwriting a nation’s history doesn’t always predict its fragile future.
May 29, 2014
Industry
Avoiding a Solar Eclipse
Staying within solar power’s shifting orbit is essential to the underwriting c...
April 28, 2014
Industry
Dirty Business
Insurance can cover an environmental loss, but it won’t cover it up.
November 26, 2013
P&C
The Flying Junkyard
From dinged manned spacecraft to occupied obliterated buildings, hurling debris ...
October 30, 2013
Brokerage Ops
Water Damage
Global warming affects everything from shipping lanes to fine art.
October 1, 2013
Lifestyle
Generations Don’t See Eye to Eye on I Spy
Boomers, Xers and Millennials constitute a continuum of contempt for their gover...
October 1, 2013
P&C
Government Screener Vendor Under Review
There may be a more traditional whistleblower action to arise from the Edward Sn...
October 1, 2013
Lifestyle
Distrust of Government Apparent in Snowden Case
The Edward Snowden case has revealed a surging distrust in government, according...
October 1, 2013
P&C
Going Rogue
Workers who retaliate or leak information give their employers reason to worry a...
September 30, 2013
Health+Benefits
Consumer Driven Benefits Race over a Cliff
Without transparency and education, consumers don’t buy into consumer-driven h...
June 22, 2013
Health+Benefits
Brokers, Carriers, Look to a Future of Voluntary Benefits
The way we dealt with group benefits is gone forever.
June 1, 2013
Health+Benefits
The Mouse That Roars
New tests using gene skipping may cause a revolution in individual medical treat...
April 22, 2013
Brokerage Ops
Senior Moments
Aging populations create market possibilities for brokers.
March 8, 2013
Industry
The Domino Effect of Aging
Government benefits programs will fail current and future generations around the...
March 8, 2013
Health+Benefits
Watson and the Amazing Techno-Savvy Dream Coat
IBM’s supercomputer will change medical care forever.
March 11, 2012
Health+Benefits
Wake-Up Call
Schneider National turned sleep disorders on their head and uncovered stunning c...
June 15, 2011
Industry
Head-On Collision
In professional sports, capacity butts heads with insuring athletes’ exploding...
March 15, 2011
Lifestyle
Leaving Her Mark
In her 30-plus years in Washington, Barbara Haugen has seen it all—and accompl...
December 1, 2010
Industry
The Road Ahead
LexisNexis and The Council knock down decades of industry roadblocks to enable e...
October 30, 2010
P&C
Keeping Your Pollock Dry
Famous Jackson Pollock painting sent to higher ground after its home was destroy...
July 5, 2010
Health+Benefits
Alternative Medicine
Medical concierge service: alternative healthcare for a price.
June 1, 2010
