All the headlines from our Tech Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 11 2019 // When Evgeny Barkov owned a car, the 31-year-old software salesman would often look out of his Moscow window at it with disgust. His possession sat unused more than 90 percent of time, while sucking up money and causing him...
Feb 8 2019 // Hartford InsurTech Hub, powered by Startupbootcamp, has welcomed its 2019 cohort of startups to Hartford, Conn.The chosen startups cover a range of abilities, from property insurance claims to peer-to-peer insurance (P2P)...
Feb 8 2019 // Two months after calling for laws to regulate facial-recognition software, Microsoft Corp. is lobbying on behalf of a first-of-its-kind bill in its home state of Washington. The question is whether cross-town rival...
Feb 8 2019 // Zurich Insurance Group announced that the gold and silver winners for its first global insurtech competition were startups that have developed artificial intelligence-based solutions.Toronto-based Chisel AI was the gold...
Feb 6 2019 // Technology-driven health plan Oscar has named former American International Group executive Sid Sankaran as its new chief financial officer.Sankaran, who will join Oscar on March 1, was named chief financial officer at AIG...
Feb 6 2019 // A huge fire at Ocado’s flagship robotic distribution center will hit sales growth, the British online supermarket pioneer warned on Wednesday, sending its shares sharply lower.Around 20 fire engines and 200...
Feb 5 2019 // Digital property/casualty insurance platform CoverHound announced it has raised a $58 million Series D funding round. Global specialist insurer Hiscox led the round, along with additional investors including Chubb, Aflac...
Feb 5 2019 // Swiss Re Corporate Solutions is expanding its cyber offering by launching CyberSolution 360°, a risk management solution that combines insurance with cyber attack protection services.Developed in the exclusive...
Feb 4 2019 // Cyber incidents join business interruption as the top risks facing global businesses, according to a survey conducted by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS).The impact of business interruption (which includes...
Feb 4 2019 // A Regulatory Sandbox is the title given to the concept that regular regulations should not apply to insurtech companies. The reasoning is that technology can provide a better consumer experience than traditional carriers...
Feb 4 2019 // How Insurtechs Can Help Attract Millennial Talent to Agencies, CarriersThe rules of the game are changing for companies wishing to attract top, young, qualified talent. Millennials, Generation Y, Gen Next, Boomerang...
Feb 4 2019 // Ely Kaplansky, President, Kaplansky Agency, MAIncreased market share. Rate increases.Continued profitable growth.Crag Shink, Managing Partner, C.H. Shink & Associates, NYA harder market in some segments.Increasing...
Feb 4 2019 // It should not be a surprise that drones fly over disaster areas for property inspection, and some insurers use chatbots to answer policyholders’ claims questions. Claims applications and supporting documents are...
Feb 1 2019 // Ford Motor Co. and other manufacturers want to help their workers take a load off. Or at least make it easier to lift a load up.Ford is among several companies providing wearable technology to elevate and support their...
Jan 31 2019 // Des Moines, Iowa-based The Global Insurance Accelerator announced a recent investment by Global Atlantic Financial Group Ltd.GIA is a business accelerator focused solely on innovation and technology for the insurance...
Jan 31 2019 // Metro Atlanta-based InsuranceHub’s Lee LeBaigue has transitioned from vice president of Sales to the role of vice president of Technology.LeBaigue originally joined InsuranceHub in 2011 with a background in SEO and...
Jan 30 2019 // A startup focused on rewarding drivers and fleet owners that use autonomous vehicles and semi-autonomous car safety features has raised $5 million in seed funding.California-based Avinew’s technology uses artificial...
Jan 28 2019 // French engineering consultancy Altran Technologies was the target of a cyber attack last Thursday that hit operations in some European countries, it said on Monday.Altran said it had shut down its IT network and...
Jan 25 2019 // Online seller Pie Insurance has started offering its workers compensation insurance in five more states, bringing the total to 14.The Washington, D.C.-based managing general agent disclosed it has begun marketing its...
Jan 25 2019 // Columbus, Ohio-based Root Insurance, says it plans to expand into additional states in 2019 and increase its workforce by 150 percent.The insurtech in 2018 added 12 states — Louisiana, Montana, New Mexico, Arkansas,...