All the headlines from our InsurTech Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 6 2009 // Tony Campisi and Bill Kronenberg used to tease each other about merging their two Pennsylvania brokerage organizations. Just about a year ago, they started talking for real. On the last day of December, 2008, the deal was...
Oct 28 2009 // Today, it’s all about doing more with less. But how do insurance agencies increase productivity while decreasing expenses?For many agencies, technology solutions are critical. If the focus in the first half of the...
Oct 15 2009 // According to Marsh, the UK’s largest communication and technology firms are continuing to enjoy price reductions on their professional indemnity (PI) insurance during the recession, due to aggressive competition...
Oct 5 2009 // Today, it’s all about doing more with less. But how do insurance agencies increase productivity while decreasing expenses? For many agencies, technology solutions are critical. And if the focus in the first half of...
Sep 28 2009 // Dismayed by ice and storms, British explorer Captain James Cook had no regrets when he abandoned a voyage searching for a fabled southern continent in 1773.Finding only icebergs after he was the first to cross the...
Sep 21 2009 // Data breaches have hit an all time high and with that have been a dramatic increase in new data security and privacy laws and regulations. Both state and federal regulations have been in place for several years with...
Sep 15 2009 // A Pennsylvania pharmacy technician who says she was traumatized when a masked gunman burst into her store demanding the painkiller OxyContin is suing her employers for arranging the mock holdup.Babette Perry says in a...
Sep 7 2009 // A poor economy, natural catastrophes and an extended soft market have all combined to nip growth in the excess and surplus lines (E&S) insurance market over the last year.Although there are a few bright spots at the...
Jul 20 2009 // Newly signed legislation in Tennessee will provide venture money for new companies with high growth potential, such as those involved in biotechnology and other innovations.The money will come from insurance companies that...
Jun 25 2009 // A new report from Marsh concludes that the senior management at “85 percent of Europe’s leading communications, media and technology (CMT) companies have indicated they are placing increased importance on risk...
May 21 2009 // Brenda Wallace joined Atlanta, Ga.-based Risk Innovations’ workers’ compensation division. Wallace has more than 25 years insurance experience including more than 20 years working with a national insurance...
Apr 20 2009 // Today’s senior ranks of insurance professionals are retiring at the pace of approximately one every 10 minutes, taking a wealth of experience and knowledge out of the profession at a startling pace. Agencies and...
Jan 25 2009 // Before the 1980s, employers bore all the risks associated with employment litigation. As this litigation and the financial costs associated with employee claims against employers increased, employers began investigating...
Jan 13 2009 // Zurich North America named Ty R. Sagalow as executive vice president and chief innovation officer in the company’s North America Commercial Marketing unit.In his new position, Sagalow will oversee all of North...
Dec 11 2008 // Researchers have developed a trio of pole-climbing serpentine robots designed to take the place of construction workers tasked with dangerous jobs such as inspecting high-rises or underwater bridge piers.The Robotics and...
Dec 9 2008 // Honolulu , HI – December 9, 2008 – BlueWave Technology, the Honolulu-based claims management software company, announced today that Gary LaFond has joined the organization as Director of Account Management. Mr....
Oct 27 2008 // Best-of-Breed Solution Will Streamline Claims Operations, Enhance CommunicationHonolulu, HI – October 27, 2008 – BlueWave Technology™, a provider of property and casualty insurance solutions, today...
Oct 10 2008 // Real time technology is giving agencies immediate access to carrier information on their clients, allowing agencies to quickly and efficiently transact quotes, billing inquiries, endorsements, loss runs, policy views, and...
Oct 6 2008 // MarketScout presented its second eInsurance Symposium in Dallas, Texas, in September 2008. The symposium was preceded by hurricane Ike by a day and then the conference was held during “hurricane AIG.” Bill...
Sep 22 2008 // Real time technology is giving agencies immediate access to carrier information on their clients, allowing agencies to quickly and efficiently transact quotes, billing inquiries, endorsements, loss runs, policy views, and...