CTO / Technology
Positive Online Claims Experiences Can Build Customer Loyalty
In the digital age, going online to shop, pay your bills, and do business is the norm. Internet usage and smartphone ownership have risen sharply in the last few years, especially in advanced ...
Commercial Drone Insurance Coverage Coming from Willis Towers Watson Arm
Willis Towers Watson will team with a commercial drone trade association to offer coverage for the sector designed for both owners and operators of the technology. Dubbed DroneGuard, the insurance ...
Inside Travelers’ New Predictive Model: Targeting Chronic Pain, Opioid Use
In response to rising chronic pain claims, Travelers announced the development of a new patent-pending predictive model designed to identify claims and workers most at risk. The company, which ...
Executives On The Move at AmTrust, Ironshore, Everest Re and More
AmTrust hired a former Validus and ACE executive to serve in a key leadership position. Ironshore is bringing on an ex-Swiss Re executive to be head of surety for its Latin American division. A ...
Wide Automation in Underwriting Helps Personal Lines Insurers Most: Celent
Personal lines insurers are most likely to benefit from wide uses of automation in underwriting, a new report has found. "They are more likely to have a homogenous book of business and a standardized ...
State Auto Dives Due to Continued Higher Auto Loss Costs
Ohio-based State Auto Financial Corp. announced first quarter 2016 net income of $3.0 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, versus net income of $24.7 million, or $0.60 per diluted share, for the ...
InsurTech Startups Must Realize They Can’t Disrupt Regulation
The year 2015 marked a substantial shift in insurance: in one year alone, investment in insurance tech reached $2.65 billion. This number encapsulates the immense growth happening in the start-up ...
‘Airbnb for Cars’ Startup Raises $35M; Allianz Covers Participating Drivers
Drivy, a French startup that lets people hire out their cars in much the same way Airbnb runs a market for houses, said Thursday it raised 31 million euros ($35 million) to fund its continued ...