If you care about what’s happening in the world of property and casualty (P&C), then this is the place to be. Each week, we serve up a bite-size roundup of the latest news, hot topics, and (admittedly subjective) tidbits to keep curious insurance professionals, like you, in-the-know.

P&C insurers can now understand the immediate business impact of hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons, as well as U.S. severe storms with SpatialKey's next iteration of its automated events notifications solution. 

The women of SpatialKey discuss what it's like being a woman working in InsurTech, plus how they're making a difference for insurance organizations and future generations of women 

• Progress is happening on the gender advancement and equality front with women now holding 11% of named officer positions in the insurance industry, up from 8% in 2015

• With the industry facing a talent shortage, role models will be essential to attracting young women (millennials in particular) to insurance professions, especially STEM roles with the rise of InsurTech

• To that end, the tenured women of insurance need to be mentoring and sharing their stories, challenges, and successes with the young women of tomorrow

With the rise of InsurTech, the new world of insurance is indeed a playing field—players jockeying for positions, making plays, aligning their teams, and acquiring new ones. Then, there are those who aren’t really sure what position they’re supposed to be playing. For these reasons and more, the sports world is relevant to the present state of InsurTech—it requires a game plan and guts. You can either stay on the bench and watch it unfold, or get in the game and start making plays.

“We got cows!” This memorable line from the movie Twister came when a cow was hurled by a tornado in front of a truck driven by two storm chasers. A tornado can pick up just about anything, and while flying cows may not be on most insurers’ minds, they do need to worry about the impact 200+ mph winds could have on their books of business.