CTO / Technology
Towers Watson Embraces the Cloud with $15M Canadian Tech Company Acquisition
Towers Watson will buy up a Canadian tech company for more than $15 million. The deal is designed to boost its insurance technology/cloud computing offerings for property/casualty carriers as well as ...
Survey Says: Millennials Love Usage-Based Auto Insurance Policies
More drivers aged 18 to 34, commonly known as millennials, are interested in usage-based auto insurance policies than are drivers in all other age groups. Specifically, 88 percent of millennials are ...
Busting Myths About Underwriting Technology
Cutting your hair makes it grow faster. Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. Humans use only 10 percent of their brains. Most people assume those statements to be correct because they are so often ...
Executives On The Move at Zurich, Hiscox and More
We have a number of promotions and new hires to tell you about at Zurich, Generali, Hiscox and Preferred Mutual. *** Zurich Insurance Group is bringing in a new CEO to run its general insurance ...
Cyber Risks Real as Automakers Bring E-Commerce to the Dashboard
Hackers can already take control of a car. And as vehicles become rolling shopping malls, cyber criminals will have an opportunity to snatch your identity, too. Eager for a cut of drivers' purchases ...
Allstate Using Promise of Retail Therapy to Entice Safer Driving
Allstate believes it can entice customers to drive more safely with the promise of retail therapy. In theory, the added benefit could also attract new clients. The Illinois based multi-line insurer ...
Private Companies to Get Crack at U.S.-Developed Anti-Hacking Tech
Anti-hacking technology developed by the U.S. will be offered to banks and other businesses under an initiative to promote cutting-edge research, even as some security specialists question its value ...
Progressive Insurance Survey: Millennials Want Fulfilling IT Jobs More Than Higher Pay
Progressive Insurance discovered one clue about millennials that could make it easier for carriers to bring them on board in the future: they're looking for fulfillment over money. That's ...