CTO / Technology
AI, Machine Learning Increasingly Embraced by U.S. Carriers: LexisNexis
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are increasingly embraced by U.S. carriers as they seek to remain competitive and modernize their operations, a new LexisNexis Risk Solutions study has ...
Octo Telematics Deepens Connected Car Focus With Nebula Systems Acquisition
Italy's Octo Telematics has acquired Nebula Systems, Ltd., a UK-based company that develops advanced cloud-based technologies for the automotive and connected car industries. The acquisition brings ...
Driverless Auto Development Spreads as Hyundai Commits Billions Toward Development
Hyundai Motor Co. will spend 20 trillion won ($17 billion) over the next six years on new technology to help make the switch to electric and autonomous vehicles. Announcing its strategic plan to ...
Insurance Tech Firm Applied Systems to Grab Indio Technologies for Undisclosed Price
Leading insurance technology firm Applied Systems has agreed to acquire digital insurance technology startup Indio Technologies. The move will enable Applied Systems to offer Indio's digitized ...
InsurTechs to Watch (The Distribution Channel): Veruna
In spite of numerous predictions to the contrary, agents have a future in the property/casualty insurance business, and Veruna aims to give them control over their technology and their future, ...
InsurTechs to Watch (The Distribution Channel): AVYST
AVYST is a tech firm on a mission to clean up the non-digital clutter of the pre-submission and submission processes for carriers and for their agent and broker partners, according to Kitty Ambers, ...
InsurTechs to Watch (The Distribution Channel): Bold Penguin
A former Allstate agent, Ilya Bodner, CEO and Founder of Bold Penguin, came to recognize that one thing was missing in the industry that would help agents and carriers both meet their goals—a ...
InsurTechs to Watch (The Distribution Channel): Hi Marley
Mike Greene, the CEO and Co-Founder of Hi Marley, has a unique vision for the insurance industry. "What if insurance were to become more 'trusted'—and even 'loved'—in the future?" he asked, back ...