Essays about: "innovation in Insurance"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 24 essays containing the words innovation in Insurance.

1. 6. Exploring Idea Selection in Innovative Early- Stage Startups : A Framework for Analyzing Ideas in a Lean Development Context

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : EMIL FRÖBERG; [2020]
   Keywords : Front End of Innovation; Idea Selection; New Product Development; Lean Development; startup;

   Abstract : Innovation is a key factor for companies in order to survive in the long-term and to stay competitive. However, it can be challenging to know what ideas (or innovations) to pursue. Large incumbent companies can be slow to innovate, but startups on the other hand, are a great source of innovation. However, many startups fail. READ MORE

3. 7. The effects of technological and digital development on the insurance industry - A multiple case study of the Swedish insurance industry

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Erica Olsson; [2020]
   Keywords : Digitalization; technological development; insurance industry; value chain; innovation; competition; market structure.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : In recent years, the insurance industry has undergone a transformation where new technologies and digitalization has impacted the competitive structure of the industry and the value chain. The competitive structure in its turn may affect the incentives to innovate. READ MORE

4. 8. THE IMPACT OF THE INTERNET OF THINGS ON ESTABLISHED BUSINESS MODELS - A multiple case study of Swedish insurance companies

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Simon Emanuelsson; [2019-07-09]
   Keywords : Insurance; Internet of Things; IoT; Business Model; Business Model Canvas; Business Model Innovation;

   Abstract : The insurance industry has long been suffering from profitability and growth issues due to the increasing commoditization of insurance solutions, which has forced insurers to engage in destructive “premium wars”. Digitalization and technology advancements are only set to increase these pressures even further by shifting market boundaries and increasing the level of “digital sophistication” expected by customers. READ MORE

5. 9. Risk, Resilience and Insurance in Sudanese Pastoralism

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Alla Safieldin; [2019]
   Keywords : Climate change adaptation; Disaster risk management; Drought; Index-based livestock insurance; Pastoralism; Risk; Resilience; Sudan; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The nomadic pastoralists of the Sahel are often identified as a group at the frontline of global climate change. Their existence in arid and semi-arid regions and their reliance on seasonal rainfall are among the factors that contribute to their vulnerability to drought and climate shocks. READ MORE

6. 10. The Impact of FinTech Companies on Financial Institutions in Sweden

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Moayad Almoustafa Alterkawi; Tamer Bittar; [2019]
   Keywords : FinTech companies; IT; Innovation; FinTech applications; Financial institutions; Business model; Regulation; Cooperation; Co-opetition;

   Abstract : FinTech companies have grown tremendously during the last decades and generated great impacts on traditional financial institutions and led to enormous alteration in the ways of providing the financial services. The continuous development of the financial services has stepped into a new stage, where new entrants impact incumbents even more and many challenges accompanied by threats might come to light. READ MORE