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The labor shortage is forcing companies to adapt and find innovative ways to fill staffing needs. One fun example of this is Matradee, a robot capable of opening kitchen doors and delivering food to tables.

The world is underinsured, this is yet another example of how innovative products can help people get the coverage they need. It’s an interesting approach that covers the universities expected return in investment with insurance.

For industries like insurance and trucking that are already having challenges with recruiting, this is going to make the problem worse. This may force some companies to hire under-qualified individuals, exposing such companies to new risks.

A recent study from The Hartford found that 31% of US employers believe that the strain on employee mental health is having a significant financial impact, and 52% said that substance misuse or addiction is causing workplace issues. Both figures are about 20% higher than March 2020.

Dais and Semsee are partnering to expand products available for carriers and agents. The collaboration will increase the variety and availability of insurance products on Semsee’s platform, while providing Dais customers immediate distribution opportunities with broad groups of agents.

Almost everyone has experienced an embedded insurance sales pitch at this point — such as when buying a phone or a plane ticket. Embedded insurance is one of the fastest growing and most exciting ways the industry is tackling the underinsured problem.

Cyber is likely to be one of the dominant perils insurers are going to struggle with, and they’ll be looking for innovative advantages to manage loss ratios. A very logical first step is to …

We estimate that the world is at least one-third underinsured, and simple products like this are examples of how to fix that problem. The clever use of data makes this a simple and customer-friendly product that will likely result in more travel insurance policies for Chubb.