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By Russ Banham Carrier Management Underwriting is the nucleus of the insurance business. For centuries, human beings have performed this process, evaluating a risk to determine whether or not it…

By Russ Banham Risk Management Over the past five years, the popularity of captive insurance companies has skyrocketed. Not only do more than 90% of Fortune 500 businesses own at…

By Russ Banham Forbes.com The number of cybersecurity attacks skyrocketed in frequency and increased in complexity as the internet of things (IoT) spread its wings in 2017. But DDoS attacks are really nothing new.…

By Russ Banham Forbes.com Yesterday’s hackers may have yearned for the bragging rights that come from having pulled off a major cyberattack, be it against a government network or a…

By Russ Banham Chief Executive Therese Tucker is the rare woman in technology to have founded a successful technology company and brought it public. The CEO of BlackLine, a provider…

By Russ Banham Beginning January 1, 2018, health care facilities will need to comply with new annual testing requirements of their fire and smoke doors. The new rule from the U.S. Centers…

To defend some domestic industries, President Trump is ready to slap tariffs on foreign producers. But has he weighed the costs to the wider economy? By Russ Banham When it…

By Russ Banham Chief Executive Nearly a decade of bullish business has brought surging employment, resilient stock market indices and swelling consumer confidence. It also has created an unfamiliar issue…

Centuries-old claims management processes are undergoing rapid transformation, as dozens of startup insurance technology firms drum up a resounding variety of process enhancements to reduce carrier costs, improve insurer-client relations,…

By Russ Banham Forbes Rapid growth in the contingent workforce — a category comprising a wide range of nonsalaried, freelance specialists and independent contractors — is compelling many businesses to…