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Network Opportunity Squares by the Number of Nodes

Jeremiah Kiefer

Network Opportunity Squares by the Number of Nodes

Metcalfe’s Law posits that the value of a network is proportional to the square of its number of nodes. This concept holds whether you're defining network value in terms of access to new opportunities...

Industry Technology

Sep 20, 2024

Shrinkflation in the Property Insurance Market: Short-Term Relief or Long-Term Concern?

Florida, one of the most hurricane-prone states in the U.S., has been grappling with a severe property insurance crisis. What used to be an industry adjusting to natural disasters and market volatilit...

Industry Technology

Sep 20, 2024

Property Insurance is Expensive and Will Only Get More Expensive: Deal With It (Literally)

Jeremiah Kiefer

Property Insurance is Expensive and Will Only Get More Expensive: Deal With It (Literally)

Now, hear me out. This certainly isn't what anyone residing in catastrophe-prone states like Florida, California, Texas, Louisiana, Colorado and Friends wants to hear, but it is a fact. Don’t just tak...

Industry Technology

Aug 26, 2024

Property Insurance Market in Florida: A Look at Recent Trends and Future Sustainability

The property insurance market in Florida has been a topic of intense discussion in recent years, marked by a mix of challenges and fleeting relief. As we move through 2024, it’s crucial to reflect on ...

Industry

Aug 26, 2024

Predict and Prevent, or Bust

Jeremiah Kiefer

Predict and Prevent, or Bust

For those who haven't been paying attention, Deft has aggressively pivoted from a firm historically focused solely on complex post-loss matters to one centered on a claims handling model that begins a...

Industry

Jul 17, 2024

Preparing for the Storm: Lessons from Hurricane Otis

Jeremiah Kiefer

Preparing for the Storm: Lessons from Hurricane Otis

As an insurance professional who come this time each year lives with the reality that a hurricane could strike resulting in weeks, if not months, of personal entrenchment while leading Deft's overall ...

Industry

Jun 18, 2024

Maximizing Efficiency Through Collaboration

As we navigate the facets of complex insurance loss claims, the importance of collaboration with contractors cannot be overstated. By working together, we can ensure that our processes are efficient, ...

Industry Technology

Jun 18, 2024

Keep Up or Get Out of the Way: AI is Here to Stay

Jeremiah Kiefer

Keep Up or Get Out of the Way: AI is Here to Stay

Artificial intelligence (AI) remains grossly underutilized in property insurance underwriting and claims, largely due to a lack of engagement and expectations for explicit out-of-box usage instruction...

Industry Technology

May 14, 2024

Pioneering Efficiency in Claims Management

Greetings Team, It's time for another exciting update on the development of the Deft Dashboard, our revolutionary solution poised to transform the landscape of claims management. Since our last commun...

Industry Technology

Apr 17, 2024

Deft at a Crossroads

Jeremiah Kiefer

Deft at a Crossroads

Deft is at a crossroads influenced largely by my own extensional crisis of owning an independent adjusting firm while passionately motivated by predicting and preventing losses from occurring through ...

Industry

Apr 15, 2024

Unlocking Efficiency: Deft's Journey to Revolutionize Claims & Risk Management

Greetings Team, With a slower claim volume nearly nationwide, we continue to navigate through the current landscape of the insurance industry and our commitment to innovation remains unwavering. At De...

Industry Technology

Mar 15, 2024

It Won't Be Slow Forever

Jeremiah Kiefer

It Won't Be Slow Forever

It won't be slow forever. While there are a few exceptions within our overall consultant network, we realize that most of you are slower than you would like. While predictable in a year that follows a...

Industry

Mar 15, 2024

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