--- title: Top 5 Articles from The Risks of Hazard in 2015 description: What were the top 5 Risks of Hazard blog posts in 2015? 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As with all good ideas, it needs to be copied assimilated. Today, I am counting down the Top 5 articles from last year based on viewership. Without any ado at all, here are the Top 5 Risks of Hazard episodes from 2015: 1. [Is Disruption Really Coming to Insurance?](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/2015/10/is-disruption-really-coming-to-insurance) In October I attended a conference in San Francisco exploring how insurance was about to be disrupted. I wrote this post afterwards, being unconvinced. Meanwhile, a nice debate about it has popped up at ITL, [here](http://insurancethoughtleadership.com/no-insurance-will-not-be-disrupted/) and [here](http://insurancethoughtleadership.com/why-insurance-will-be-disrupted/). 1. [Claims Leakage vs. Underwriting Leakage: Similarities and Differences](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/2015/03/difference-between-claims-leakage-and-underwriting-leakage). This blog post boasts probably the worst title ever, but the message has resonated because it addresses core business problems that need to be understood better than they are.![Flickr_-_David_Hilowitz.jpg](http://www.intermap.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/Flickr_-_David_Hilowitz.jpg?width=320&name=Flickr_-_David_Hilowitz.jpg "Flickr_-_David_Hilowitz.jpg") 1. [What could be the costliest natural catastrophe event in history? You may be surprised.](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/2015/08/new-madrid-fault-line-concerns) Unlike #4, this title drove a lot of eyeballs. But it’s the message that made it #3 – earthquakes in Missouri is definitely a surprising answer to that question. 1. [P & C Needs Innovation to Remain Relevant.](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/2015/10/innovation-or-irrelevance) The impending irrelevance of P & C insurance without innovation is a strong meme, as this blog post proved. The readership has come via copious sharing on large LinkedIn networks – it was an article that readers felt compelled to pass along. 1. [Google Earth Pro is now free. What does that mean for you?](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/2015/03/google-earth-pro-is-now-free). This was the runaway #1 for 2015, guest written by Susan Parks. A lot of underwriters clearly depend (or depended) upon Google Earth for their day-to-day analysis of property, and Google’s decision to stop developing it has been a concern throughout the industry (and beyond). [Location](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/2016/01/where-and-the-internet-of-things) is critical for underwriting, and underwriters continue to be concerned about access to solutions with robust geospatial components. There were other posts that could have made this list – you can check out the archive [here](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/all). I can’t wait to see what’s most popular in 2016! 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