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U.S. Crop Writers Post Record Premium Growth on Commodity Prices, Innovation: AM Best

Jul 29 2022 // Premiums in the federal multi-peril crop insurance (MPCI) program surged in 2021 to a record high of $14.9 billion, an increase of nearly 40% over the previous year, according to an AM Best report.The new Best’s...

EU Mulls New Unit With Antitrust Veterans to Enforce Tech Rules

Jul 28 2022 // The European Commission is considering creating a new directorate that may be headed by two top antitrust officials to enforce tough new rules aimed at reining in the powers of Big Tech, two people familiar with the matter...

Insurtech Funding Levels Hold Steady in Q2 vs. Q1: CB Insights

Jul 26 2022 // Funding for the insurtech sector held steady in the second-quarter of 2022, coming in at roughly $2.4 billion, the same as the overall funding figure recorded for first-quarter 2022, according to data released by CB...

Insurance Technology: Zurich Adds Workplace Culture Tool; DriverPremium App Transforms Phone; Kenzen Develops Heat Wearable

Jul 21 2022 // Zurich Resilience Solutions Combats Toxic Work CultureZurich Resilience Solutions (ZRS) in North America is now offering customers a platform that can help them combat toxic work cultures and improve employee retention....

NEXT, Thimble Latest Insurtechs to Announce Layoffs This Year

Jul 20 2022 // NEXT Insurance and Thimble are the latest insurtechs to lay off part of their workforce this year, with NEXT citing challenging economic conditions and both insurtechs pointing to an increased focus on profitability.NEXT...

Program Data Insurtech Noldor Raises $10M

Jul 18 2022 // New York-based Noldor, said it recently closed on a $10 million seed funding round from a group of well-established insurance investors. According to CEO John Horneff, Noldor’s seed funding positions the company for...

Scrutiny of Alibaba in Record Cyber Breach May Ensnare All China Tech

Jul 15 2022 // Questions surrounding Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s role in China’s largest known cybersecurity breach may fuel Beijing’s resolve to clamp down on domestic tech giants and accelerate a move away from their...

German Insurtech wefox Raises $400M, Increasing Valuation to $4.5B

Jul 12 2022 // Berlin insurtech wefox reports it has closed a Series D funding round of US$400 million and increased its valuation to US$4.5 billion.The round included both equity and debt. Abu Dhabi sovereign investor Mubadala...

Insurtech Venture Capital Fund Seeks Digital MGA Startups for Lab

Jul 8 2022 // InsurTech Fund, a venture capital fund associated with InsurTech NY, has announced that it will be accepting applications for its first Digital MGA Lab, a three-month program focused on managing general agents.The program...

Tech Giants Brace for Legal Mess of Abortion Data Subpoenas

Jul 8 2022 // Technology giants including Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Google, facing questions about whether they’d hand over users’ personal data to authorities pursuing evidence on abortion seekers, are bracing for the...

EU Lawmakers Pass Landmark Rules to Rein In Tech Giants, but Enforcement a Concern

Jul 6 2022 // EU lawmakers gave the thumbs up on Tuesday to landmark rules to rein in tech giants such as Alphabet unit Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft, but enforcement could be hampered by regulators’ limited...

Insurance Technology: OneShield Adds Betterview Analytics; Novidea Takes Certificates of Insurance Digital; Verisk Claims Integrates IMGING Data

Jul 5 2022 // Betterview Analytics Now Offered via OneShieldProperty data firm Betterview, which serves property/casualty insurance companies, is now partnering with core system provider, OneShield Software, to make the its property...

Cyber Insurtechs and Insurers ‘In This Together,’ Not in Competition

Jul 4 2022 // Insurtechs and insurance companies are “breaking down the wall” that stood between them as competitors in favor of working together to tackle dynamic cyber risk.“We’re all trying to solve the same...

Quantum Computing, Lower Construction Quality, Legal Tech Seen as Emerging Risks: Swiss Re

Jul 4 2022 // The global community continues to deal with known challenges such as the pandemic, the war in Ukraine, economic turmoil and failing trust in established social institutions. But a report from Swiss Re reminds re/insurers...

Texas-Based Injury Insurance Startup Spot Raises $33 Million

Jun 30 2022 // Spot, an Austin, Texas-based tech startup offering on-demand injury insurance, announced it has raised $33 million in funding, including $25 million in equity and $8 million in debt. The round was led by Ensemble VC, with...

Don’t Count Out Insurtech Disrupters, Carrier CEOs Say

Jun 29 2022 // Insurtechs bent on disrupting the insurance industry haven’t succeeded so far, but a future wave of insurtechs might emerge to accomplish a similar goal, carrier executives said recently.Speaking at the 38th Annual...

Cyber Insurtechs and Insurers ‘In This Together,’ Not in Competition

Jun 24 2022 // Insurtechs and insurance companies are “breaking down the wall” that stood between them as competitors in favor of working together to tackle dynamic cyber risk.“We’re all trying to solve the same...

Emerging Risks: Quantum Computing, Lower Construction Quality, Legal Tech etc.

Jun 24 2022 // The global community continues to deal with known challenges such as the pandemic, the war in Ukraine, economic turmoil and failing trust in established social institutions. But a report from Swiss Re reminds re/insurers...

People Moves: MMC Names Jones, Hageman to Senior Posts; Lockton Welcomes Marsh’s Millett for Innovation; Applied Financial Builds Cyber Risk Team

Jun 24 2022 // Marsh McLennan Creates New Senior Leadership PositionsMarsh McLennan announced the appointment of John Jones as chief marketing and communications officer and Pat Hagemann as chief of staff to the chief operating officer....

How a Bankruptcy ‘Innovation’ Halted Thousands of Lawsuits from Sick Plaintiffs

Jun 24 2022 // Attorney Greg Gordon sat before a packed hotel ballroom of bankruptcy lawyers who had come to hear him hold court on his pioneering strategy for companies seeking to dodge billion-dollar lawsuits: the “Texas...