All the headlines from our InsurTech Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 11 2014 // Travelers Cos., the lone property- casualty insurer in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, agreed with a partner to buy a majority stake in a startup surety provider based in Colombia. The joint venture with Brazil’s...
Dec 9 2014 // Scientists know only two credible ways to prevent temperatures from rising to dangerous levels: stop burning fossil fuels or capture and bury the carbon dioxide byproduct before it gets into the atmosphere.The second idea,...
Dec 1 2014 // Underserved populations and market niches are ripe with potential for insurance innovators who are willing to take on the challenge of creating opportunities in areas that may seem unprofitable at first glance, says the...
Nov 17 2014 // Underserved populations and market niches are ripe with potential for insurance innovators who are willing to take on the challenge of creating opportunities in areas that may seem unprofitable at first glance, says the...
Oct 27 2014 // For two decades, companies that buy software patents to sue technology giants have been the scourge of Silicon Valley. Reviled as patent trolls, they have attacked everything from Google’s online ads to Apple’s...
Oct 20 2014 // Insurance broker Marsh has agreed to acquire Torrent Technologies Inc., which serves Write Your Own (WYO) insurers participating in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).Torrent’s approximately 100 employees...
Oct 20 2014 // Autonomous or “driverless” cars generate a lot of media buzz because of the public’s fascination with new technology and what vehicles may be like in the future. Yet, there’s a revolution underway...
Oct 6 2014 // In the next 10 years, the clean technology market is expected to increase by more than 60 percent to nearly $400 billion worldwide, according to Clean Edge’s Clean Energy Trends 2014 Report – creating an enormous...
Oct 2 2014 // San Francisco, CA, October 2, 2014– Paper-based document management systems are inefficient — insurance agencies are stuck with incomplete forms, increased NIGO errors and lost revenue from extended cycle times...
Sep 30 2014 // Emergency planners say a digital library developed by Idaho researchers has become a critical tool in preparing for major disasters.The Infrastructure Protection Digital Library is a searchable database that gathers and...
Sep 8 2014 // General Motors Co., the largest U.S. automaker, will introduce a Cadillac model in two years that can travel on the highway without the driver holding the steering wheel or putting a foot on a pedal.The 2017 Cadillac model...
Sep 5 2014 // Be careful when you grab that office bagel. The Internal Revenue Service may be watching.The U.S. tax agency is taking a closer look at a popular tax-exempt perk offered by companies such as Google Inc.: free meals....
Aug 18 2014 // The U.S. Transportation Department moved forward on writing rules that may mandate automakers’ use of talking-car technology, saying more than a thousand lives a year might be saved on the nation’s roadways.Two...
Aug 14 2014 // Technology is not an incentive when it comes to attracting and retaining millennials to the insurance industry but it can provide overall job satisfaction in terms of flexibility and career growth opportunities, according...
Aug 1 2014 // Year two of Obamacare “won’t be perfect,” a top Obama administration official said as the government’s website to sell health insurance plans continues to be developed.Andy Slavitt, the principal...
Jul 31 2014 // Aon plc announced the appointment of John G. Bruno as Executive Vice President of Enterprise Innovation and Chief Information Officer for Aon, effective September first. He will also become a member of the Executive...
Jul 18 2014 // Kathryn Powell has joined wholesale insurance broker, Risk Innovations, to lead its personal lines division. She is based in Atlanta. Powell formerly was with Chubb Insurance in its personal lines enterprise and American...
Jul 15 2014 // Ginny Majer has joined insurance wholesaler Risk Innovations as territory manager for Illinois.Based in Chicago, Majer will develop workers’ compensation and personal lines business with retail agents in Illinois....
Jul 10 2014 // Jonathan Danial is a concierge, making sure guests have bottled water, crisp linens and the signature house banana bread — in his home.David Pavel has been a classic limo driver, chatting up his passengers as he gets...
Jul 10 2014 // A bulletin from Aon’s London headquarters notes that as “part of its global strategy to empower human and economic possibility for clients, colleagues and communities,” it is launching its...