Matt Cullina, CEO, CyberScout, said cyber-related risks have evolved from data breaches to more targeted attacks that look to quickly monetize purloined data.
Greg Lockard, director of reinsurance operations, Shelter Re, said advances in technology and advancing consumer expectations are driving change throughout the insurance industry.
Insurers and industry leaders on an A.M. BestTV at the Meeting of Reinsurance Officials said nations that restrict cross-border insurance, manipulate interest rates and react to disasters with short-sighted solutions.
Michael Barnes, assistant vice president, Willis Re, said mutual insurers' focus on policyholders likely means they would rather develop more complex solutions tailored to policyholder needs, than develop simple, limited products.
Charles Dugas, director of insurance solutions, Element AI, said insurers that want to implement an artificial intelligence program must work from a digital, modernized technology platform with access to data sources and computing power.
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