Natural Disaster news and trends

Cyberattacks On Track To Lead Corporate Insurance Claims: Study
B2B Payments // February 18, 2019

The global insurance technology (InsurTech) market is slated to become a $1.1 billion industry by 2023, analysts have predicted, with growing analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) functionality accelerating innovation in the insurance market. Corporate customers are a driving force behind the InsurTech industry’s growth, with...

After Hurricane Michael, Credit Unions Step Up To Boost Rebuilding Efforts
Credit Unions // November 15, 2018

When Hurricane Michael tore through the Florida Panhandle last month, it left $4.5 billion in damages in its wake. Now, as residents attempt to rebuild their lives, some local credit unions (CUs) are stepping in to offer loans for essential items like food, transportation and...

NEW REPORT: Post-Hurricane, CUs Provide Some Calm After The Storm
Credit Unions // November 14, 2018

Credit unions (CUs) might operate as nonprofits, but just like a traditional bank or any other for-profit business, they still need customers — or in this case, members — to thrive. As a result, CUs have invested heavily in retention and outreach efforts in recent weeks, with the purpose...

TRENDING: Allstate’s AI-Assisted Approach To Disaster Relief
call center commerce // September 21, 2018

Governments may not be known for keeping up with cutting-edge technology, but that doesn’t mean they don’t take note of the trends — especially when it comes to tools for collecting revenue. With the global speech-based interactive voice response (IVR) software market predicted to rise...

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TRENDING: Allstate’s AI-Assisted Approach To Disaster Relief

September 21, 2018
Governments may not be known for keeping up with cutting-edge technology, but that doesn’t mean they don’t take note of the trends — especially when it comes to tools for collecting revenue. With the global speech-based interactive voice response (IVR) software market predicted to rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.1 percent […]

Florence’s Aftermath: Have Insurance Claims Payments Evolved Since Hurricanes Harvey And Irma?

September 17, 2018
Exactly one year before Hurricane Florence began her reign of terror in the Carolinas, Karen Webster interviewed’s Ingo Money CEO Drew Edwards and Visa’s senior vice president and head of...

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Lenders Needed Double As Much Cash Ahead Of Irma

September 18, 2017
Lenders that were in the path of Hurricane Irma in the U.S. moved to get twice as much cash as normal last week, which resulted in two Florida Federal Reserve branches working tirelessly to meet that demand ahead of the hurricane making landfall. According to a Reuters news report, Federal Reserve offices in Miami and […]