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Slice Labs, Marketing On-Demand Insurance Platform, Raises Another $20M From Multiple Carriers
Slice Labs disclosed it has pulled in another $20 million in venture financing, with plans to use the money to accelerate globalization of its platform that enables on-demand insurance. The ...
Cautious Carriers Often Pursue Innovation Warily: A.M. Best
Insurers are reluctant pursuers of innovation, cautious about disruption that new technology and systems can cause, even as they see the need for such changes. A new A.M. Best survey found that most ...
Editor’s Letter: Reflections on the Year Without a Summer
It wasn't until mid-July this year that I had ever heard the term "lava bomb" or thought about the prospect of a Category 6 hurricane. But both were in the news around the time I read about another ...
InsurTechs, Mutual Insurers Gain Plenty by Joining Forces: A.M. Best
Technology-oriented insurance startups and established small mutual property/casualty insurers may find they are better off partnering than competing. Mutual P/C insurance companies continue to face ...
Fitbit Needed: John Hancock Moving Fully to Interactive Life Insurance Dependent on Devices
John Hancock, one of the oldest and largest North American life insurers, will stop underwriting traditional life insurance and instead sell only interactive policies that track fitness and health ...
Homeowners Insurers’ Investment in Digital Channels Produces High Customer Satisfaction Scores: J.D. Power
Homeowners insurance companies are faring rather well when it comes to customer satisfaction. Consultants at J.D Power think the carriers' investments in improved digital channels and bundled ...
Direct Distribution, Car Technology Advances Transforming Personal Auto Insurance
Technological advances in personal auto insurance distribution and vehicle safety are helping to drive significant transformation of the sector over the coming months and years, Conning said in a new ...
Germany’s Manufacturers Sustain Nearly $50B in Cyber Attack Costs: Study
Two thirds of Germany's manufacturers have been hit by cyber-crime attacks, costing industry in Europe's largest economy some 43 billion euros ($50 billion), according to a survey published by ...