Harvard Business

OCTOBER 18, 2023

This article shows how Kenvue, a former Johnson & Johnson company invested in “real” insurance policies — capabilities and resources that make a supply chain resilient under conditions of high uncertainty. Specifically the company invested in three strategic capabilities: surge capacity, partnerships, and data and processes.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 21, 2017

a venture-backed insurance startup, to provide some reassurance against unexpected events for riders who will be testing its upcoming autonomous shuttle service. Waymo’s Director of Operations Shaun Stewart said that one of the reasons they chose Trov is that innovative technology needs innovative partners. Alphabet Inc.’s

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

The insurance industry has not been immune to AI’s advancement – whether implementing robo-advisors for investment management (Vanguard and Charles Schwab) or applying AI to insurance and loan underwriting (the Chinese search giant Baidu, which provides enhanced risk assessment capabilities). Assess readiness.

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Harvard Business

JULY 19, 2017

Building on a relationship that dates back to 2004, Zurich Insurance Group is working with DXC to move from traditional data center outsourcing to a Platform as a Service model, taking advantage of next-generation cloud management technologies to lower operating costs and accelerate development. How to Become a Digital Enterprise.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 20, 2018

Insurance industry observers, for their part, believe that the innovative distributed ledger could introduce a variety of improvements and efficiencies to the insurance landscape, and have the following four applications: Fraud detection. Peer-to-peer insurance. Peer-to-Peer Insurance. Identity management.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Digital disruption is touching every aspect of the consumer market, including the insurance industry. Traditionally, the insurance industry has lagged behind other sectors in the shift into digital technologies, its business model proving to be remarkably resilient. Artificial Intelligence.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Many have received unpleasant surprises, such as a medical bill they expected to be covered by their health insurance or an unexpectedly expensive bill for a simple service. Our estimates found health insurers and employers spend $26 more on administration fees for every consumer with low health system literacy. health care system.

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Strategy+Business

JUNE 17, 2018

Before attempting to execute new strategies, insurance companies need to reevaluate every dimension of their operating model. Here are some recommendations.

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Successful Independent Consulting

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

It’s a matter of what they’re used to and their operating margins. Grocery vs biotech — Some industries have notoriously low or high operating margins, so the money they have to reinvest back into the business will vary along with their price sensitivity. Factor in the client’s size and industry.

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Management Consulted

AUGUST 1, 2013

Now a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan, Oliver Wyman is known to give MMC its strong reputation as experts over other insurance providers because of the firm’s focus on strategy. Burrows, Marsh & McLennan began in Chicago in 1905 and became the world’s largest insurance agency. Oliver Wyman became own firm again.

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Harvard Business

JULY 7, 2016

His previous papers have documented how food stamps and children’s health insurance each promote entrepreneurship. Other researchers have found similar results for unemployment insurance and for government-provided health insurance for retirees.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Administrative and operational inefficiencies account for nearly one third of the U.S. Labor is the industry’s single largest operating expense, with six out of every 10 people who work in health care never interacting with patients. In most cases, these are experiments launched by individual hospitals or insurers.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Take insurance, for example. In years past, an important source of competitive advantage for insurers was the ability to price risk better than rivals. And a new ecosystem of finance, insurance, energy, infotainment and maintenance services has emerged based on the data-driven, app economy.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Your chosen Porsche is delivered to your house with insurance and maintenance as well as unlimited miles and flips to other models included. Alternatively, the company can operate in stealth mode by targeting customer segments that have been poorly served or ignored by traditional distributors.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 16, 2008

3) Business knowledge – typically broad exposure across different topics like strategy, operations, organization and several areas where you’ll have expertise. This expertise may be as broad as “operations turnaround” and as specific as “benchmarking for insurance companies.”

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Kraft Kennedy

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Why Law Firms Are Embracing Application Rationalization An underrated operational advantage, Application Rationalization addresses an inefficiency common across law firms. If your firm’s operational maturity goals include any of the below, keep reading. All About The Apps!

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Clarity Consultants

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Many companies are already operating with lean staff, due to high attrition rates and not replacing staff, not to mention downsizing as a result of a difficult economy. They develop market-leading insurance software that works together to enhance insurers ability to respond to industry changes and empower customers, agents, and employees.

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Strategy+Business

JANUARY 7, 2018

Insurers that hope to thrive in this market must take proactive measures to turn the compliance function into a competitive edge. Too often, when it comes to compliance, leadership isn't completely aligned, operations aren't responsive, and the proper incentives aren't in place.

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Consultant Ninja

JULY 27, 2009

Structural Driver: The organizations in the health care system operate inefficient operational structures. I fail to see the logic that the government will be more efficient at building operational structures than the private sector. the ability for insurers to deny insured individuals healthcare). at 8:21 PM.

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MishTalk

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Even so, maritime companies, insurers, engineers, labor unions and regulators doubt unmanned ships could be safe and cost-effective any time soon. Crew costs of $3,299 a day account for about 44 percent of total operating expenses for a large container ship, according to Moore Stephens LLP, an industry accountant and consultant.

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Consulting Matters

APRIL 13, 2023

Now, they are in network with all the major insurance companies and have a major partnership with Wounded Warrior Project. He is a strategic and operational leader, having led strategic planning, finance and business development teams for these companies, as well as leading large operating units of over $500 million and $1 billion in revenue.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

While Amazon’s collaboration with Berkshire Hathaway and JP Morgan Chase would obviously leverage the purchasing power of three massive employers and could lead to innovative insurance models, it seems that the bigger opportunity would be in improving how care is delivered to patients.

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Successful Independent Consulting

APRIL 2, 2018

Professionalism (branding, marketing, positioning) — People who market themselves as an independent professional and who operate as a small business are able to charge more. Companies with large profit margins like biopharma and medical devices are less price sensitive than say the grocery industry, which has thin margins.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 9, 2023

In the digital age, businesses are constantly seeking innovative ways to gain a competitive edge and streamline their operations. From enhancing customer experiences to optimizing decision-making processes, AI is reshaping the way businesses operate and opening up new possibilities for growth.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

A new survey conducted by my team at Fractl found that, after health insurance, employees place the highest value on benefits that are relatively low-cost to employers, such as flexible hours, more paid vacation time, and work-from-home options. But what should a business do if it can’t afford Google-sized benefits?

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Harvard Business

APRIL 28, 2017

In the fictional world of the video game Watch Dogs , you can play a hacktivist who takes over the central operating system of a futuristic, hyper-connected Chicago. On April 8, hackers set off 156 emergency sirens in Dallas, Texas , disrupting residents and overwhelming 911 operators throughout the day.

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Markovitz Consulting

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Of course, software firm 37 Signals has been operating four-day work weeks over the summer since 2008. Cleveland Clinic, as well as the IT department at Nationwide Insurance, use a tiered huddle system to drive problem solving down to the lowest possible level and reduce the need for firefighting.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 5, 2017

The root cause is twofold: a mismatch between organizations’ strategies and actual market demand, and a lack of operational discipline. MD Anderson Cancer Center lost $266 million on operations in FY 2016 and another $170 million in the first months of FY 2017. health systems.

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Harvard Business

JULY 5, 2017

These truck drivers, misclassified as independent owner-operators, were forced by companies whom they worked to purchase new vehicles to comply with more stringent emission restrictions. As a result, the practice reduces funding to those social insurance systems.

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Case Interview Government Insurance Insurance 134

Harvard Business

MARCH 25, 2020

Coronavirus has delayed non-urgent care, leading to a financial crisis.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 22, 2018

HCCI outsourced back-office operations — human resources, accounting, finance, medical transcription, radiology — to low-cost but high-skilled employees in India. Even with zero copays and deductibles and free travel for the patient and a chaperone for 1-2 weeks, insurers would save a lot of money. health care.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

At Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare , ensuring the alignment of all these things to provide extraordinary care requires a constant regimented focus across our 23 hospitals, 170 clinics, and 850,000-member health insurance plan. On the business side, the escalation process has provided improved visibility into operations.

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BCG

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Article Thursday, December 15, 2016 Life insurers are feeling the squeeze. In their efforts to adapt to this upside-down world, life insurers are focusing on optimizing their investment strategies and operations. The industry’s overall business growth has stalled, and investment income has become a critical mainstay.

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Harvard Business

MAY 30, 2017

In response, hospitals are increasingly making analytics and new technologies an integral part of hospital operations. Business analytics widely used in the transportation industry by airlines and shipping companies are beginning to be employed to schedule operating rooms and staffing.

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Management Consulted

APRIL 2, 2017

The firm’s main capabilities include: actuarial, business & organization transformation, digital, marketing and sales, operations & technology, risk management, and strategy & value sourcing. The firm has four offices in the region: in Abu Dhabi, Doha, Dubai, and Riyadh. Roland Berger.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 22, 2018

María Luisa: Our businesses were able to operate immediately after Maria because we planned for redundancy — generators, diesel, tech infrastructure. We didn’t know if we had enough diesel to operate. None of our businesses stopped running, but the moment we were able to be fully operational was a big deal.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 5, 2016

As a result, companies continue to misjudge which cybersecurity capabilities they should prioritize and often obtain insufficient cybersecurity insurance protection. The main culprit is that companies quantify cyber risks the same way they do other operational risks — focusing narrowly on potential direct revenue losses.

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