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Insurer, Tech Services Firm Settle Claim for Business Lost While Helping Clients Recover From Breach

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...

People Moves: Insurtech Send Expands With Riley in Marketing; NFP Hires Smith for Employee Benefits

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...

Climate Tech Startup Aims to Narrow Insurance Protection Gap for Flood Risks

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...

Markets/Coverages: kWh Analytics, Aspen Partner on Property for Renewables; Hub Starts People & Tech Consulting; DUAL New Fine Art Program

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....

US Targets Google’s Online Ad Business Monopoly in Latest Big Tech Lawsuit

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...

Laid Off Tech Workers Are About to Get Help—From Allstate

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...

Canada’s Westland Insurance Acquires Broker RiskTech From Excel

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...

Britain’s Royal Mail Faces Severe Disruption to Export Services After ‘Cyber Incident’

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...

Ohio Insurtech battleface Launches Platform Supporting Travel Insurance

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...

Big Tech Layoffs May Further Disrupt Equity and Diversity Efforts

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...

Markets/Coverages: CNA Hardy Offers Enhanced Product Suite for UK Tech Businesses

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...

Southwest Airlines is Discovering the True Cost of Outdated Tech

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...

Riding the Waves of Insurtech

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...

Verisk to Acquire Swedish Claims Insurtech Mavera

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...

GEICO, Location-Tech what3words Partner to Enhance Roadside Assistance

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...

Bridging the Insurtech Divide with Data in 2023

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...

Chubb to Launch Technology Hub in Thessaloniki, Greece

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...

People Moves: Chubb Global Mkts Promotes O’Brien to Head of Cargo; AXIS Promotes Maher to Head of Cyber and Technology, London

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...

Many Insurtechs Exit the Marketplace, and Other 2023 Predictions From Forrester

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...

UK Insurtech, Send Technology, Raises £9 Million to Expand in UK and U.S.

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...