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  • Wake-up call from the insurance industry
    By Karen Rothwell
    This article will explore how the insurance industry uses competitive intelligence to recognize the threats posed by new entrants, anticipate future industry conditions, and correctly interpret the future strategies of competitors. While it may be surprising that insurers are in fact among the best users of competitive intelligence in corporate America, there are several ways all insurance companies could be using competitive intelligence more...

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