Barbara Gipson

8/28/2023 - 4 min read

Maintain ITV in a volatile market with property-level insights

Insurers must explore changes affecting their risk portfolio and leverage component- and property-level insights to help them maintain ITV.

6/29/2022 - 1 min read

Keeping up with home improvements—and insurance to value

Knowing when a property has been updated is critical, as these changes can add new liability risks and insurance-to-value considerations.

4/27/2022 - 2 min read

Three renovation trends that are important for insurers to monitor

By uncovering property change events during the policy life cycle, insurers can better understand their book of business.

8/2/2021 - 5 min read

The big build: How a rise in renovations may affect property insurance

People spending more time at home seemed to ultimately help many insurers, as loss frequency declined in 2020 year over year across several categories.

3/22/2021 - 8 min read

The COVID-19 journey for homeowners insurers: Building on lessons learned and new-normal strategies

Economic turmoil, lifestyle changes, and transitions to remote work amid the COVID-19 pandemic created a “new normal” for personal property insurance.

1/22/2021 - 2 min read

How old is that roof?

Validating roof age is an ongoing challenge for homeowners insurers that demands a range of reliable sources to verify age, condition, and characteristics.

11/13/2020 - 2 min read

Four reasons to pay close attention to your homeowners renewal book

Applying an inflation-based index to reconstruction cost estimates (RCEs) can cause homeowners insurers to miss important property changes at policy renewal.