All the headlines from our InsurTech Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 5 2019 // Swiss Re Corporate Solutions is expanding its cyber offering by launching CyberSolution 360°, a risk management solution that combines insurance with cyber attack protection services.Developed in the exclusive...
Feb 4 2019 // Cyber incidents join business interruption as the top risks facing global businesses, according to a survey conducted by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS).The impact of business interruption (which includes...
Feb 4 2019 // A Regulatory Sandbox is the title given to the concept that regular regulations should not apply to insurtech companies. The reasoning is that technology can provide a better consumer experience than traditional carriers...
Feb 4 2019 // Automation won’t be replacing the entire workforce but about one-quarter of U.S. jobs could be severely disrupted as artificial intelligence (AI) takes hold in the near future.According to a new Brookings Institution...
Feb 4 2019 // How Insurtechs Can Help Attract Millennial Talent to Agencies, CarriersThe rules of the game are changing for companies wishing to attract top, young, qualified talent. Millennials, Generation Y, Gen Next, Boomerang...
Feb 4 2019 // Ely Kaplansky, President, Kaplansky Agency, MAIncreased market share. Rate increases.Continued profitable growth.Crag Shink, Managing Partner, C.H. Shink & Associates, NYA harder market in some segments.Increasing...
Feb 4 2019 // It should not be a surprise that drones fly over disaster areas for property inspection, and some insurers use chatbots to answer policyholders’ claims questions. Claims applications and supporting documents are...
Jan 31 2019 // Des Moines, Iowa-based The Global Insurance Accelerator announced a recent investment by Global Atlantic Financial Group Ltd.GIA is a business accelerator focused solely on innovation and technology for the insurance...
Jan 30 2019 // A startup focused on rewarding drivers and fleet owners that use autonomous vehicles and semi-autonomous car safety features has raised $5 million in seed funding.California-based Avinew’s technology uses artificial...
Jan 28 2019 // French engineering consultancy Altran Technologies was the target of a cyber attack last Thursday that hit operations in some European countries, it said on Monday.Altran said it had shut down its IT network and...
Jan 28 2019 // Robots aren’t replacing everyone, but a quarter of U.S. jobs will be severely disrupted as artificial intelligence accelerates the automation of existing work, according to a new Brookings Institution report.The...
Jan 25 2019 // Online seller Pie Insurance has started offering its workers compensation insurance in five more states, bringing the total to 14.The Washington, D.C.-based managing general agent disclosed it has begun marketing its...
Jan 25 2019 // Columbus, Ohio-based Root Insurance, says it plans to expand into additional states in 2019 and increase its workforce by 150 percent.The insurtech in 2018 added 12 states — Louisiana, Montana, New Mexico, Arkansas,...
Jan 24 2019 // Cyber incidents join business interruption as the top risks facing global businesses, according to a survey conducted by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS).The impact of business interruption (which includes...
Jan 24 2019 // The importance of drones and aerial imagery rose to a new level in the wake of 2018 natural catastrophes as insurers made them an integral part of their disaster recovery procedures, particularly following the hurricanes...
Jan 23 2019 // Specialty insurer Tokio Marine HCC announced that Shilpa Strong has joined the company as Business Innovation Officer to pursue continued investment in operational efficiencies, customer experience and digital...
Jan 23 2019 // American Family Insurance joined a new $43 million financing round for Clearcover, a managing general agent with an artificial intelligence-driven platform focused on car insurance.The Chicago-based insurtech startup said...
Jan 21 2019 // According to some pundits, the agency system should be dead by now. However, it appears not everyone got that memo. Here are some recent examples of companies, techies and investors putting their money where their mouth is...
Jan 16 2019 // Cyber incidents join business interruption as the top risks facing global businesses, according to a survey conducted by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS).The impact of business interruption (which includes...
Jan 16 2019 // ArgoGlobal Assicurazioni S.p.A, a subsidiary of specialty re/insurer Argo Group International Holdings Ltd., is working with insurtech startup Axieme to provide on-demand, pay-as-you-go insurance for temporary and...