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InsurTechs Focused on Insurance Comparison, IaaS Win More Funding
Two InsurTechs attracted new venture funding. One is an insurance comparison site, and the other an MGA that also offers an infrastructure-as-a-service software platform. *** The Zebra, an insurance ...
A Passion for Insurance: Growing Up in the Business
Alex Timm's path to the C-Suite of an InsurTech carrier probably isn't typical. Unlike other InsurTechs headed by technology experts or marketing officers from outside the insurance industry, Timm is ...
Did You Know? Auto and Renters Risks Correlated
To Alex Timm, CEO of Root Insurance Company, the auto insurance carrier's recent move into the renters insurance market seemed like a natural extension for its customer base given that 70 percent of ...
Coronavirus Reportedly Threatens Apple’s iPhone Output
Foxconn could see a "big" production impact and shipments to customers including Apple face disruption if a Chinese factory halt due to the coronavirus outbreak extends into a second week, a person ...
Insurance Value Chain Poised for Big Changes From Data-Driven Business Models
Digital transformation empowers consumers to be more informed and independent, and equips insurers with the tools to develop new tailored products and services and refine existing ones, said the ...
InsurTech Investments Reach New Highs, Even as Many Startups Quietly Shut Down
InsurTech investments reached an historic high in 2019, according to a new briefing on the sector from Willis Towers Watson. But 2019 also capped a three-year period where many InsurTech startups ...
Slice Labs Rolls Out Four AI, Machine Learning-Focused Risk Reduction Services
Slice Labs said it has started marketing four new services centered around artificial intelligence and machine learning that are designed to more proactively and intelligently protect carriers, ...
Corvus CEO Edmundson: InsurTech and Cyber Cover Offer a Potent Mix
Cyber continues to be a fast-evolving risk. But Phil Edmundson, founder and CEO of the Boston-based InsurTech-focused managing general agent, said his company's strategy takes that into account. "The ...