All the headlines from our Tech Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 14 2023 // New York City officials unveiled three new high-tech policing devices Tuesday, including a robotic dog that critics called creepy when it first joined the police pack 2 1/2 years ago.The new devices, which also include a...
Apr 11 2023 // Arch Insurance today said it has acquired Thimble, an insurtech platform that enables small businesses to get insurance coverage by the job, month or year using app, website, or over the phone.Terms were not disclosed....
Apr 11 2023 // The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority hired more than 150 people into its Data, Technology and Innovation division in the past year as the regulator looks to ramp up its tech capabilities.The hires are part of...
Apr 6 2023 // A crucial safety system that’s relied on to avoid potentially fatal collisions at major US airports is aging and plagued by outages that have left travelers unprotected for months at a time. At some airports, it...
Apr 5 2023 // U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday it remains to be seen whether artificial intelligence (AI) is dangerous, but underscored that technology companies had a responsibility to ensure their products were safe before...
Apr 5 2023 // Parsyl, the Denver-based insurer of essential supply chains, announced the launch of its new Essential Consortium at Lloyd’s of London.The multi-year arrangement initially will bring $20 million in new capacity to...
Apr 3 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Insurance Quantified.Underwriting commercial P&C insurance is complex – each industry looks different, small businesses are different than medium-sized ones, and each...
Mar 30 2023 // The Lloyd’s marketplace announced it has invited 13 insurtechs to join the next cohort of its innovation accelerator, the Lloyd’s Lab, following a competitive pitch process where the firms presented innovative...
Mar 30 2023 // Tremor Technologies Inc., the Boston-based reinsurance pricing and placing platform, has launched a catastrophe bond issuance platform called Tremor Issuer™.Tremor Issuer is part of the suite of Tremor services that can...
Mar 27 2023 // Specialist insurance provider CFC recently announced the expansion of its admitted product suite with the addition of professional liability and technology E&O. The company has been trading its admitted solution for...
Mar 23 2023 // Ranger, an “agent-first insurance technology company,” has launched in Arizona in what is planned as the first state in a multi-state national rollout.Ranger touts itself as an insurtech to elevate the role of...
Mar 23 2023 // Kin, the direct-to-consumer home insurance company, announced it conducted a third close, an incremental $15 million, to its Series D round in the fourth quarter of 2022. The investment came from Geodesic Capital, QED...
Mar 22 2023 // InsurTech Joyn Insurance announced the addition of industry veteran Brian Duperreault to its board as an independent director.Duperreault previously served as executive chairman for AIG’s Board of Directors and as...
Mar 10 2023 // Mercury General Corp. named Wilson Pang chief technology officer to lead its technological transformation efforts. As part of Mercury’s executive leadership team, Pang will develop and drive digital transformation...
Mar 8 2023 // Insurer Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter, and the data technology firm ICEYE have teamed up with New York City government agencies to develop a pilot parametric flood recovery assistance...
Mar 8 2023 // Azur Group, the UK-based insurtech, has agreed to sell its technology services business to its senior managers, backed by prominent angel investors. The new company will be called Azur Technology and will focus on the...
Mar 8 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. The Southwest Airlines catastrophe that rounded out 2022 may have been a nightmare for everyone involved, but there was one positive that came out of it. The debacle...
Mar 6 2023 // Technology is a double-edged sword that can drive fear as much as excitement for the future. Game-changing tech, though, allows us to make our imaginations a reality. Let’s take a spin down Future Lane to see what...
Feb 21 2023 // US enforcement agencies are forming a “strike force” to combat adversaries trying to steal advanced technology, hack for financial gain or use new tools to collect intelligence.The move comes as government...
Feb 14 2023 // OpenEyes, an insurtech serving commercial automotive fleets, today emerged from stealth with $18 million in Series A funding led by global software investor Insight Partners and Pitango First, with participation by MoreVC,...