All the headlines from our Tech Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 13 2022 // KYND, the London-based provider of cyber risk management solutions for the insurance industry, announced a £3.25 million ($4.4 million) investment from BGF, a growth capital investor.The insurtech will use the investment...
Jan 12 2022 // Great American’s Alternative Markets Names Guidry Vice PresidentGreat American Insurance Group announced that Jennifer C. Guidry has joined the Alternative Markets Division as vice president of Business Development...
Jan 4 2022 // Corvus Insurance, the Boston-based, cyber-focused managing general agent, announced it has acquired Tarian Underwriting Ltd. from Beat Capital Partners Ltd.Tarian operates a cyber underwriting platform that provides cyber...
Dec 30 2021 // The Executive Liability Division of Great American Insurance Group and the Austin, Texas-based insurtech, Assurely will offer Directors and Officers Liability (D&O) insurance to private companies raising capital via...
Dec 29 2021 // While car buyers say new vehicle technology is a leading reason they choose one vehicle over another, there are some tech features that they would just as soon do without.“New-vehicle prices are at an all-time high,...
Dec 29 2021 // Critics of tech giants like Alphabet’s Google pressed Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo for a January meeting after she expressed concern about proposed legislation in Europe aimed at reining in the U.S....
Dec 28 2021 // A powerful storm rammed western Japan with record snowfall, disrupting flights, train travel and leaving hundreds without power. Snowfall surpassed 70 centimeters (28 inches) in the cities of Hikone and Maizuru, in the...
Dec 21 2021 // The resilience of America’s critical infrastructure networks has been tested over the last year by a number of serious disasters – both natural and manmade — including winter storms shutting down electrical grids...
Dec 21 2021 // When the Florida insurance world heard that a newly formed homeowners’ insurance carrier was stepping into the troubled Florida waters, reactions ranged from cynical to apoplectic.Few people have given the new...
Dec 20 2021 // A commercial insurance brokerage technology company that is up and running in the UK is targeting the U.S. after raising more than $7.9 million in a Series A funding round.Broker Insights, which is based in Scotland,...
Dec 15 2021 // Global specialty insurer SiriusPoint said it is investing in LuckyTruck Corp., a digital broker and aggregator specializing in commercial trucking insurance. The two did not disclose the investment amount.LuckyTruck vows...
Dec 13 2021 // Managing general insurance agency and cyber security company Coalition has launched a captive insurer to begin taking risk on its cyber insurance programs.The captive, domiciled in Hawaii, will provide capacity in addition...
Dec 9 2021 // MJ Insurance Names Braden Pitts as Vice President of TechnologyMJ Insurance, a risk management and employee benefits agency, has hired Braden Pitts as vice president of technology. Pitts joins MJ Insurance with more than a...
Dec 8 2021 // LONDON – 7th December, 2021 – Specialist global insurer is working with RMS, the world’s leading catastrophe risk solutions company, to extend and increase its use of groundbreaking RMS Location Intelligence API...
Dec 8 2021 // Big Tech platforms Meta Platforms Inc, formerly known as Facebook, and Google have been hit with a series of antitrust lawsuits by the U.S. federal government and states on charges they are operating monopolies and abusing...
Dec 7 2021 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), Allianz’ entity for large-scale corporate and specialty risks, announced the launch of an online marine insurance service designed for UK leisure vessel owners in...
Dec 2 2021 // Chubb Ltd. is joining with insurance-tech startup Betterfly for offerings in Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile and Argentina as the companies seek to tap into under-served Latin American markets.The partnership will focus...
Dec 1 2021 // Chubb Enhances Cyber Risk Service OfferingsChubb has expanded its cyber risk service offerings to further support all commercial clients in reducing exposures and mitigating potential losses. Russ Cohen, vice president,...
Nov 24 2021 // Kettle, the San Francisco-based reinsurance startup that uses artificial intelligence to better protect people from the growing wildfire risks of climate change, announced it has been reinsuring homes during the 2021...
Nov 24 2021 // IncubEx Inc., a Chicago-based company that is chaired by industry veteran Neil Eckert and designs and develops new financial products in global environmental, climate risk and related commodity markets, announced the...