Like other white collars professions being transformed by technology, the underwriter's job in the future will be much more information-intensive while remaining an essential corporate function.
Tasks that can be automated will disappear. The ability to interpret big data will become paramount as tomorrow's underwriters employ high-tech tools to manage policy risks more effectively and efficiently.
This was the vision advanced by two panelists, Elizabeth Riczko and Kathleen Zortman, at a break-out session during National Underwriter's 2016 "Annual Insurance Executive Conference" happening December 7-8),in New York City. This pair of insurer executives outlined how technology is disrupting their industry and reshaping the underwriter's role in a quickly-evolving business environment.
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