All the headlines from our Tech Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 18 2021 // Your agency may have a treasure trove of untapped potential with your unused insurance software. The good news is you can unlock that potential for more value for free, it just takes spending some time to remember why your...
Oct 18 2021 // It’s difficult enough keeping up with the latest trends in agency technology let alone trying to do it during a global pandemic. But industry technology experts say independent agencies made progress, with many...
Oct 14 2021 // A veteran agency insurtech advocate has launched an online directory for property/casualty insurance agents to categorize, compare and connect them with technology companies that support the agency distribution channel.In...
Oct 14 2021 // Right after closing its Series A financing round, Boxx Insurance Inc. announced its expansion to the U.S. and its appointment of Hilario Itriago as Boxx USA president.The digital managing general agency promises that its...
Oct 14 2021 // A weather-roiling La Nina appears to have emerged across the equatorial Pacific, setting the stage for worsening droughts in California and South America, frigid winters in parts of the U.S. and Japan and greater risks for...
Oct 13 2021 // Munich Re Ventures, the venture capital arm of Munich Re Group, has closed its new $500 million investment fund, with plans to focus, in part, on insurtech and cybersecurity.The new financing arm, dubbed Munich Re Fund II,...
Oct 11 2021 // TigerRisk Names Former Harbor Hill Solutions CEO Kilduff to Head MGA UnitTigerRisk Partners LLC, the Stamford, Conn.-based re/insurance broker, announced the appointment of Jim Kilduff to head up the company’s...
Oct 11 2021 // Many startups in the insurance world have long promised to transform every aspect of the industry they touch. Speaking recently before an audience of insurtech entrepreneurs, Chubb CEO Evan Greenberg was having none of...
Oct 11 2021 // North Carolina lawmakers hope a bill that creates a “regulatory sandbox” will spur innovation in the insurance and financial sectors in the state, particularly in the use of blockchain technology.The North...
Oct 8 2021 // Integrated risk management software firm Riskonnect has acquired ICIX, a California-based value chain governance company that helps businesses manage their environmental, social and governance performance.The acquisition...
Oct 8 2021 // Getsafe, a digital MGA based in Germany, raised another $63 million in funds, with plans to use the added cash to fund its own insurance license by the end of 2021 and accelerate its European expansion.A number of new...
Oct 6 2021 // Omaha-based Insurate, a data science-based provider of workers’ compensation, announced a $4.5 million seed round led by HSCM Ventures, the venture capital arm of Hudson Structured Capital Management Ltd.Joining the...
Oct 5 2021 // InsurTech NY, a resource for the InsurTech community in the New York metro area, announced the launch of its Insurance Collaboration Index.Based on input from InsurTech executives, the index scores insurance and...
Oct 4 2021 // New Delhi-based insurtech start up SafeTree has raised $1 million in its seed funding round from angel investors Shams Ahmed Parvaz and Faiz Shams. The startup aims to use the capital infusion to expand its team,...
Oct 1 2021 // JZZ Technologies Inc. has acquired Florida-based Beacon Insurance Solutions, part of its continuing effort to reach the senior adult market with insurance and other services, the companies announced. “Following this...
Sep 29 2021 // UK connected motor insurtech Ticker and Abacai Group have partnered to increase Ticker’s capacity and introduce new levels of pricing sophistication, bringing connected insurance to a much wider market.Founded in...
Sep 28 2021 // Australian insurance startup Cover Genius Pty Ltd. boosted its valuation to A$1 billion ($729 million), after raising A$100 million [$72.8 million] from investors including G Squared and Japanese insurer Sompo Holdings...
Sep 27 2021 // Mexican startup Super, which offers coverage for earthquake property damages, plans to expand into hurricane insurance and possibly raise a fresh funding round next year, according to chief executive officer and founder...
Sep 22 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details promotions and appointments at three insurers: Beazley, Everest Insurance and MGA Pen Underwriting.A summary of these new hires follows here. Beazley Promotes Turk as...
Sep 22 2021 // Swiss Re is partnering with Claim Genius, an insurtech that provides artificial intelligence (AI) insurance claims solutions, to enhance motor claims efficiencies with real-time damage assessment and...