Board oversight of legacy core systems that can't support new treaty structures should focus on what business is being turned away, not just whether the system is still running.
2026-09-01
Read moreLegacy core systems that can't support new treaty structures force an executive decision, not just a technology backlog item, about how much future business the reinsurer is willing to keep turning away.
2026-09-01
Read moreWhen legacy core systems can't model the treaty structures underwriters actually want to write, reinsurers either force-fit the deal or lose it. Here's why this keeps happening.
2026-09-01
Read moreReconciling bordereaux by hand works for a handful of cedants but breaks down at scale. Here's why, and what automated reconciliation looks like instead.
2026-09-01
Read moreManual bordereaux reconciliation doesn't show up as its own line item, but its cost still lands squarely on the P&L through missed recoveries and rushed labor.
2026-09-01
Read moreAutomating bordereaux reconciliation only works if it produces a stronger audit trail than the manual process it replaces, not a weaker one.
2026-09-01
Read moreWhether manual bordereaux reconciliation is an acceptable risk depends on comparing what it actually produces against the reinsurer's own stated risk appetite.
2026-09-01
Read moreBordereaux reconciliation touches underwriting, finance, and operations, which is exactly why it often ends up with no clear executive owner at all.
2026-09-01
Read moreManual bordereaux reconciliation works fine for a handful of cedants, but the process itself starts breaking down long before anyone plans for it.
2026-09-01
Read moreWhen every department keeps its own version of treaty terms, small disagreements turn into real financial and legal risk. Here's how to build one source of truth.
2026-09-01
Read moreOnboarding delays for newly bound reinsurance programs don't just frustrate operations teams, they erode margin and return on capital during every month a program sits half-operational.
2026-09-01
Read moreFaster onboarding for newly bound reinsurance programs comes from removing repetitive manual setup work, not from skipping the diligence that genuinely needs time.
2026-09-01
Read moreA program that onboarded slowly the first time tends to expose the same weaknesses again at renewal, which makes onboarding delay a governance question, not just an operational one.
2026-09-01
Read moreWhen a newly bound program takes months to become operational, the COO is the executive positioned to ask why, and to change the process that keeps producing that gap.
2026-09-01
Read moreA program can be bound in days and still take months to become fully operational. Here's why onboarding delays for newly bound reinsurance programs keep happening.
2026-09-01
Read moreA newly bound reinsurance program shouldn't take months to become fully operational. Here's what causes onboarding delays, and how to close the gap.
2026-09-01
Read morePoint solutions that don't talk to each other don't just slow teams down, they distort reserves, delay recoveries, and quietly erode margin and return on capital.
2026-09-01
Read moreDisconnected point solutions become manageable once they're treated as an operating process with real controls, not an accepted cost of doing business.
2026-09-01
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