NETWORKING NEWS

The smaller a risk or account gets, the less predictable it becomes.

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Meet the 2009 Women In Insurance Leadership

Carriers are wooing agents by launching real-time processes and pushing for greater use of standards. Find out how, inside.

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FOR THE FOURTH YEAR IN A row, INN is proud to recognize female leaders paving the way for others in the insurance industry. The six women in insurance leadership and four notable achievers featured this year—with titles ranging from IT manager to COO—prove that women can positively affect critical processes within the IT and business environments of their organizations.

This diverse array of women impressed INN’s editorial staff as well as four judges (last year’s women in insurance leadership) with the ambition and breadth of their accomplishments. These collective achievements notwithstanding, this year’s honorees are equally impressive as individuals. Read on, and we’re sure you’ll agree.

By The INN Editorial Staff

10Predictive modeling is helping underwriters solve the pricing puzzle in the highly regulated, multi-dimensional workers’ compensation environment.

INNFocus

A new survey sees C-level insurance salaries dropping: 16

Stat Speaking

Reduction for all insurance companies CEOs Reduction for P&C CEOs Reduction for multi-line CEOs

13 %

11% 26 %

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Few things sharpen the
focus in an underwriting
department quite like
hurricane season. While a series of
advances in modeling have enabled
insurers to assay risk with ever-more
precision, challenges persist. As
another storm season is upon us,