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InsurTech Developer OmniEarth Acquired by EagleView
OmniEarth, a developer of learning technologies and decision-making tools for insurance and other industries, has been acquired. The buyer: EagleView, a provider of aerial imagery and data analytics ...
InsurTech Hippo Debuts With Promise of Bound Homeowners Policy in 3 Minutes
An InsurTech company launched in California today with the promise of providing online homeowners insurance quotes in 60 seconds in what the Mountain View, Calif.-based company is calling "the most ...
Vertafore Acquires RiskMatch
Insurance technology firm Vertafore said it has acquired RiskMatch, a Connecticut-based business intelligence and analytics company that provides portfolio management and placement services to ...
Valen Summit Takeaway: Insurers Unsure of Who Their Customers Are
Explosive growth in InsurTech, efforts to engage a more demanding, younger consumer base, and ongoing regulatory concerns have combined to create significant hurdles across insurance. When these ...
The Latest Launches From Beazley/Munich Re and Allied World
Beazley and a division of Munich Re have linked up to help bring innovation and capacity to the large cyber market. Allied World Assurance Holdings is adding drone services to its risk management ...
Commercial Lines Insurers Plan Predictive Modeling Embrace: Willis Towers Watson
Predictive modeling is becoming even more widespread among U.S. property/casualty insurers, with rapid gain likely in the coming years for commercial lines carriers. The big news: Two-thirds of the ...
Forget Driverless Cars. How About a ‘Flying Taxi’?
A Bavarian start-up is developing a five-seat "flying taxi" after successful test flights over Germany of a smaller version of the electric jet, the company said on Thursday. Munich-based Lilium, ...
Expect Technology to Become Significant Driver of Future Liability Claims: Allianz Report
Technology is expected to be a major driver of liability claims in the years ahead – cutting frequency and increasing new threats such as cyber, product liability and recall risk, according a ...