--- title: "What to do about Amazon?" url: "https://www.guidewire.com/fr/resources/blog/industry-trends/what-do-about-amazon.md" language: "fr" locale: "fr" --- # What to do about Amazon? 2018-03-27T00:30:15Z Rumors and debate abound in the UK property and casualty (P&C) insurance market about what Amazon’s intentions are for this industry, especially after the furor that has been caused over the last several months by observers noting the company’s hiring campaign to attract experienced insurance professionals... ## What to do about Amazon? ### Directeur Marketing Brian Desmond dirige la stratégie marketing, la génération d’opportunités, la stratégie de marque, et la communication. Brian a rejoint Guidewire en 2006, et au cours de son mandat, la société a été reconnue comme une marque leader du secteur au service de clients dans plus de 30 pays. Il était auparavant Vice-Président du marketing pour la division de la chaîne d'approvisionnement de PeopleSoft et a occupé des postes de direction du marketing et de marketing produit chez Ketera, Ariba et Tradex. Brian siège au conseil d'administration de Betterview, une insurtech qui fournit une plateforme d'analyse prédictive géospatiale pour l'assurance IARD. ![](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/guidewiresodb06-guidewire0f2e-productioncd91-5186/media/project/guidewire/guidewire/people/brian-desmond.jpeg?h=380&iar=0&w=505) ![](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/guidewiresodb06-guidewire0f2e-productioncd91-5186/media/project/guidewire/guidewire/people/leadership-image-brian-desmond.png?h=540&iar=0&w=540) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-desmond-8b933a/) Brian Desmond dirige la stratégie marketing, la génération d’opportunités, la stratégie de marque, et la communication. Brian a rejoint Guidewire en 2006, et au cours de son mandat, la société a été reconnue comme une marque leader du secteur au service de clients dans plus de 30 pays. Il était auparavant Vice-Président du marketing pour la division de la chaîne d'approvisionnement de PeopleSoft et a occupé des postes de direction du marketing et de marketing produit chez Ketera, Ariba et Tradex. Brian siège au conseil d'administration de Betterview, une insurtech qui fournit une plateforme d'analyse prédictive géospatiale pour l'assurance IARD. "" [Facebook](http://) Brian Desmond «Après 14 ans chez Guidewire, j'ai une profonde appréciation du rôle que joue l'assurance IARD dans notre société. Cela me motive à jouer mon rôle pour m'assurer que nous continuons à nous améliorer chaque jour pour mieux servir nos clients. —Brian Desmond "" [Twitter](http://) ### Industry Trends Rumors and debate abound in the UK property and casualty (P&C) insurance market about what Amazon’s intentions are for this industry, especially after the furor that has been caused over the last several months by observers noting the company’s [hiring campaign](https://www.postonline.co.uk/insurer/3377871/analysis-why-amazon-is-ready-to-eat-your-lunch) to attract experienced insurance professionals. According to Shai Wininger, Co-founder and Chief Lemonade Maker at Lemonade, Amazon has been [actively poaching people](https://www.postonline.co.uk/technology/3394741/amazon-criticised-for-trying-to-poach-lemonade-staff) from his team, enticing them with “obscene” amounts of money. The company’s recent partnership with Berkshire Hathaway and JP Morgan Chase to disrupt the healthcare insurance industry is only lending fuel to the fire. Naturally, the key question is what is Amazon’s intent? Will it merely extend its existing warranty business, branded Amazon Protect? Will Amazon become an aggregator? Will Amazon become a distributor of insurance, underwriting itself or via white-labelling products from conventional insurers? If Amazon sells insurance, what products will they provide? Where, ultimately, do their ambitions lie? Insurers are stressing about these questions, and they are right to do so, not just in the hyper-competitive U.K. market, but globally. Amazon is a [frightening competitor](http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/29/books/the-everything-store-jeff-bezos-and-the-age-of-amazon.html), has the power to change industries, and apparently only funds internal initiatives that have a realistic chance of reaching $1B in revenue. To learn about what insurers can do to reduce their worry about what Amazon will do and how to use it to their advantage instead, please read my [Insurance Innovation Reporter](http://iireporter.com/what-should-insurers-do-about-amazon/) article. Guidewire can help you with some of these strategic questions. We make money from selling software. But our mission – *what drives us* – is to help the P&C insurance industry adapt and succeed at a time of rapid change. We have helped many of our 330+ customers in refining their strategy and getting the most out of our software in service of their journey. [See More Articles](/fr/resources/blog) ## "" [See All](/fr/)