All the headlines from our Tech Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 3 2023 // A technology and cybersecurity services firm and its insurer have settled a business interruption claim linked to a data breach one month after a federal judge denied the insurer’s bid to have the claim dismissed.The...
Jan 27 2023 // Insurtech Send Announces Senior Hire for North American ExpansionInsurtech Send Technology Solutions Ltd. has appointed New York-based Charlie Riley as vice president of marketing, North America, following a $10 million...
Jan 26 2023 // Flooding is the most common weather hazard globally and 83% of the damage it causes isn’t covered by insurance. A startup technology company on Thursday launched a new global flood-risk data service that its founders...
Jan 25 2023 // kWh Analytics, Aspen Partner on Property Insurance for RenewableskWh Analytics, a leader in climate insurance, announced the launch of property insurance for renewable energy assets with capacity partner Aspen Insurance....
Jan 25 2023 // The US Justice Department accused Alphabet Inc’s Google on Tuesday of abusing its dominance in digital advertising, threatening to dismantle a key business at the heart of one of Silicon Valley’s most...
Jan 23 2023 // Allstate Corp. plans to tap the pool of recently fired tech workers to help the insurer overhaul its business.The company—best known for auto and home policies—is investing in technology including artificial...
Jan 17 2023 // Westland Insurance announced that it has acquired the Edmonton brokerage RiskTech Insurance Services as of January 1.Risk Tech was a member of Excel Insurance Group. It specializes in serving large and mid-market...
Jan 12 2023 // Britain’s Royal Mail said on Wednesday it was facing severe disruption to its international export services following what it described as “a cyber incident.”“We are temporarily unable to despatch...
Jan 11 2023 // Columbus, Ohio-based travel insurance provider battleface announced the launch of Robin Assist, a new tech-driven platform as a service. Built for insurance carriers, brokers, managing general agents (MGAs) and...
Jan 6 2023 // 2023 is shaping up as a challenging year to be a woman or minority working in the tech sector, or even a person with one too many years under their belt.Surging firings by technology companies last year are...
Jan 5 2023 // CNA Hardy, a specialist commercial insurance provider for clients within the Lloyd’s and company markets, announced the latest addition to its specialist technology product suite.The product, called “Technology...
Jan 5 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync.If you’re looking for proof that outdated technology, manual processes, and data silos can result in catastrophe, all you need to do is peek under the hood of...
Jan 4 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. The evolution of technology in any industry follows a similar pattern. Transformation doesn’t happen overnight. Rather, we see a progression from infancy to...
Dec 22 2022 // Verisk, the global data analytics provider, has entered into an agreement to acquire Mavera, a Sweden-based insurtech firm that operates a personal injury claims management platform.Financial details of the transaction...
Dec 15 2022 // GEICO and location-technology provider what3words announced a new partnership to provide enhanced roadside assistance to customers across the U.S. With what3words, GEICO teams can pinpoint a customer’s precise...
Dec 15 2022 // The magic word to bridge a widening gap between successful and underperforming insurtechs in 2023 is “data,” according to a group of insurtech experts who spoke with Carrier Management about their predictions...
Dec 12 2022 // Property/casualty insurer Chubb announced it will launch a new technology services center in Thessaloniki, Greece, in early 2023, aiming to deliver innovative technologies that enhance the customer experience, increase...
Dec 9 2022 // Chubb Global Mkts Promotes O’Brien to Head of CargoChubb announced the appointment of Alex O’Brien as head of Cargo for Chubb Global Markets (CGM), the company’s London Market wholesale and specialty...
Dec 6 2022 // More than a quarter of insurtechs will leave the insurance marketplace in 2023 – just a couple years after investments in the space were at an all-time high, according to predictions from research and consulting firm...
Nov 16 2022 // Send Technology Solutions Ltd., the London-based insurtech, announced it has closed a Series A funding investment of £9 million ($10.7 million). The round was led by Venture Capital firm Breega with participation from...