October 3, 2024 John Kitsteiner’s Note to Friends Outside of the South: We live in Greene County, East Tennessee. Our county’s southern border is the Tennessee-North Carolina state line that runs along the heights of the Appalachian Mountains. We are within the hardest hit region of the U.S. The questions I have been hearing a lot … Read more
Personal lines insurance is very price-sensitive. As discussed previously, maintaining a 20+% expense ratio is not feasible for insurers. Beyond pricing, what truly fosters customer loyalty, and how can insurers compete to increase their market share? In this blog, I explore strategies for enhancing customer loyalty and retention, provide forecasts on the evolving risk landscape … Read more
Hewlett Packard Enterprise announced significant upgrades to HPE Aruba Networking Central, its AI-driven network management solution, aimed at improving network management, security, and performance. The latest enhancements include new AI insights and the integration of OpsRamp for monitoring third-party network devices from vendors such as Cisco, Juniper Networks, and Palo Alto Networks. Mark Ablett, vice … Read more
Mariana Marques (Master’s student in European Union Law at the School of Law of the University of Minho) Introduction In practice, financial institutions often grant credit without analysing the consumer’s creditworthiness. In most cases, credit is granted without analysing any variant that could compromise the borrowers’ financial capacity – and this is particularly prevalent … Read more
“Building in public” is a common piece of advice for tackling new challenges – whether launching content, starting a business, or setting personal or professional goals – as public commitment fosters accountability and motivation, tapping into the human desire to avoid embarrassment. While this approach can be effective, it ultimately poses its own difficulties; for example, … Read more
