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The Underwriter’s Edge: Using Data & Technology to Discover What’s Possible in Commercial P&C Insurance

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...

Lloyd’s Lab Selects 13 Insurtechs for Its Next Innovation Accelerator

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...

Markets/Coverages: Reinsurance Tech Firm Tremor Launches Cat Bond Issuance Platform

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...

Markets/Coverages: CFC Adds Professional Liability, Tech E&O to Admitted Offerings

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...

A-Rod-Backed Insurtech Ranger Insurance Launches in Arizona

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...

Insurtech Kin Increases Series D Funding Round to $109 Million

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...

Former AIG CEO Duperreault Joins Board of InsurTech Joyn

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...

Mercury Insurance in California Names Pang Chief Technology Officer

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...

New York City Launches Parametric Flood Program With Insurance, Tech Firms

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...

UK Insurtech Azur Group Sells Tech Services Unit to Senior Managers, Creating New Firm

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...

The Proof is in the (Expired) Pudding: 7 Ways Legacy Insurance Technology May Be Holding you Back

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...

Spying, AI and Hacking, Oh My… 7 Agent Technology Trends to Watch in 2023

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...

‘Strike Force’ to Thwart Theft or Use of Disruptive Technology

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...

Commercial Auto Insurtech Startup OpenEyes Emerges From Stealth

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,...

Indian Insurtech Startup InsuranceDekho Raises $150 Million to Grow SME Business

Feb 14 2023 // Indian fintech startup InsuranceDekho raised $150 million from a clutch of investors led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, an unusually large investment round that will help it target an under-served domestic market.TVS...

In Insurance Technology, A Little User Empathy Goes a Long Way

Feb 8 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Insurance Quantified.Technologists have the challenging job of providing their companies with holistic technology and data strategies that satisfy needs today while accounting for...

Rethink Needed on How to Regulate Big Tech in Finance Services: BIS Official

Feb 8 2023 // A rethink is needed on how to directly regulate activities of Big Tech companies in financial services, given their size and influence, a top official at an international forum for central banks said in Wednesday.Data-rich...

Zurich Insurance Leads Series B Fundraise for Cyber Insurtech BOXX Insurance

Feb 7 2023 // BOXX Insurance, the Toronto-headquartered insurtech that combines cyber insurance and security, announced a US$14.4 million Series B funding round, led by Zurich Insurance Co. Ltd.This latest funding round brings the total...

Tech Trends Unpacked at Insurtech Summit

Feb 6 2023 // A new event recently brought insurtech experts together to explore trends and share tips.On Jan. 20, industry groundbreakers, forward-thinking agents and other digital thought leaders in the independent agency space...

Workers Comp Insurtech Pie Transitions to Full-Stack Carrier

Feb 3 2023 // Small-business workers compensation provider Pie Insurance has completed its transition to a full-stack carrier.Effective Jan. 1, the company said it acquired nationally licensed insurance company The American Insurance...