All the headlines from our Tech Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 15 2020 // BERLIN – German insurance technology startup Wefox expects to achieve revenue of 300 million euros ($365 million) and be profitable at the operating level next year, its founder and CEO, Julian Teicke, said in an...
Dec 11 2020 // UK startup battleface Inc., a company that specializes in tech-enabled global travel insurance, announced a $12-million Series A financing round from Drive Capital, a Columbus, Ohio-based venture capital firm. The...
Dec 9 2020 // Zego, the London-based mobility insurance provider and the first UK insurtech to be awarded an insurance license, has acquired telematics company, Drivit.The deal, which will enable Zego to collect real-time driver...
Dec 3 2020 // The Travelers Companies has agreed to acquire InsuraMatch, a national digital independent insurance agency, from the Plymouth Rock Group of Companies.The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2021 after...
Dec 3 2020 // Huckleberry, a small business insurance purchasing platform, has launched a new offering designed for small businesses impacted by pandemic-related stressors and costs.The Pandemic Business Interruption plan will be...
Dec 2 2020 // Nearly 75% of respondents in a recent survey from the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud and Shift Technology said they believe that among relevant technology, artificial intelligence (A.I.) will have the greatest impact on...
Nov 25 2020 // President-elect Joe Biden’s top technology adviser helped craft California’s landmark online privacy law and recently condemned a controversial federal statute that protects internet companies from liability,...
Nov 24 2020 // Insurance technology provider Zywave announced the acquisition of Insurance Technologies Corporation (ITC), a leading provider of marketing, rating and management software and services to the insurance industry.Zywave said...
Nov 23 2020 // Howden, the international insurance broker, announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Safeonline, a London-based cyber and tech specialist broker and Lloyd’s coverholder.The acquisition underlines the...
Nov 23 2020 // The headwinds that toppled Ant Group Co.’s initial public offering now threaten a $22 billion dream of China’s Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. — to pivot from a finance group to a tech giant and be valued...
Nov 23 2020 // From standup comedy and acting gigs to selling insurance – not the typical career path for the everyday independent agency owner but that is how Jeff Arnold, founder of RightSure Insurance Group, this year’s...
Nov 20 2020 // A new wave of mobile apps that help track exposure to the coronavirus is coming to U.S. states ahead of the holidays as public health officials bet that recently introduced features from Apple Inc. and Alphabet...
Nov 20 2020 // Irish insurtech Blink has launched a hurricane non-damage parametric insurance solution which provides liquidity to small and medium-sized businesses in the immediate aftermath of a natural disaster.Called “Blink...
Nov 19 2020 // The U.S. communications regulator on Wednesday approved a plan to allow a growing number of wireless devices to use part of a spectrum previously set aside for automakers to develop methods for vehicles to communicate with...
Nov 18 2020 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tvRecent research shows that more insurers are taking advantage of Cloud technology for data storage and managing business functions. According to a 2018 report from Novarica called Cloud...
Nov 16 2020 // Alera Group, a Deerfield, Ill.-based insurance and financial services firm, has named Brian Parker as vice president of Employee Benefits Technology & Services, effective November 1, 2020. He will be based out of...
Nov 16 2020 // For independent agents, building a community-based brand has always been a smart way to set themselves apart from their exclusive counterparts. Now, as the next wave of COVID-19 hits the U.S. economy, it’s more...
Nov 13 2020 // Lemonade plans to start selling term life insurance in the next 90 days, adding to its current rental, homeowners and pet insurance offerings, the company said in an earnings report this week.During an investor conference...
Nov 12 2020 // Insurance systems and data analytics provider Insurity reported that it has completed the acquisition of California-based CodeObjects, which offers a management program for personal lines.The deal expands Hartford-based...
Nov 5 2020 // AXIS Insurance, the specialty insurance business segment of AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., announced the hiring of three lead underwriters and three senior underwriters within its U.S. Cyber and Technology team.The three lead...