Nicholas Lamparelli

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From Renting to Owning: Why Software Ownership (Should) Matter to Insurance Organizations

Most carriers do not own their core systems. They license them. The distinction is easy to ignore during normal operations and impossible to ignore at three moments: when the roadmap does not include what you need, when the renewal arrives, and when...

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What Distribution Loyalty Actually Costs

Toni Logan of American Integrity on the agent strategy that held through Florida's worst years FOCUS Insurance Services has published its 2026 Policy...

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Operational Accountability and AI Governance in Insurance With Florida Regulator, Mike Yaworsky

The property and casualty insurance industry faces a dual challenge: navigating complex catastrophe-exposed markets and managing the rapid...

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The Claim Signal That Never Gets Filed

Every claims organization has two systems of record. One is the claim system. The other is an inbox. The first is governed, audited, and reportable....

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State Farm's Agency Overhaul: Good Strategy, Flawed Execution

This article is inspired by and builds upon Ian Gutterman's original analysis, "State Farm: Is What's Bad For Agents Good For Policyholders?"...

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An Accountability Blind Spot: AI Agents in Insurance

AI in insurance is moving fast. We are rapidly transitioning from analytical AI that tells us what to do to autonomous AI agents that actually do it....

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California's Insurance Commissioner Race: Two Democrats, Two Divergent Visions

With California's insurance market under sustained pressure from escalating wildfire losses, the 2026 race to lead the California Department of...

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A Model of Premium Reconciliation For States With Excess & Surplus Lines Insurance Capacity

The surplus lines insurance market continues to grow in the United States, yet many states may be losing significant premium tax revenue due to...

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Fixing Cyber Risk Transfer: What Insurance Pros Must Know

The cyber insurance market has a structural problem, and it is not a coverage gap in the traditional sense. It is a documentation and execution gap,...

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Digital Twins & Property Insurance Operations

Property digital twins have quietly moved past the proof-of-concept stage, and the implications for underwriting, claims, and portfolio management...

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