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Russ Banham

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Mythos Proportions

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By Russ Banham
| Carrier Management Verified
In late March, rumors of a new Anthropic Claude AI model called Mythos triggered a sudden sell-off in cybersecurity stocks. Panic mounted weeks later when the company confirmed that the software was too dangerous for standard public release. Anthropic warned that Mythos could independently map out an organization’s entire digital infrastructure and exploit invisible security flaws. Even worse, the model could mount cyber attacks itself, sending shock waves across the global insurance sector.
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Two for One

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By Russ Banham
| Carrier Management Verified
The line between traditional indemnity insurance and parametric solutions is fading. Executive Summary Nonadmitted insurance carriers are increasingly integrating parametric solutions into traditional coverage, dissolving the historic silos between these distinct products and skill sets.
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Predicting the Insurability of Prediction Markets

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By Russ Banham
| Insurance Journal Verified
Could a market that facilitates millions in wagers on how many times Vice President JD Vance claps during a State of the Union address, or whether Elon Musk will finally be unmasked as Satoshi Nakamoto—the elusive, pseudonymous creator of bitcoin—actually provide a serious hedge for global insurers? Although the insurance industry has always been in the business of calculating the odds, it has long been uneasy with the optics of betting.
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