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For Many Carriers, IoT Remains an Untapped Data-Gathering Tool
Most insurance carriers lack a strategy to capitalize on data generated by the Internet of Things (IoT), even as they realize the importance of having one. Making matters worse, a majority lack ...
The Latest Launches From XL Catlin and Bold Penguin/TechCanary
XL Catlin's London-based insurance operations have introduced a Brexit contract continuity clause. Bold Penguin and TechCanary are partnering to use their respective technology to streamline ...
Without Consumer Trust, Insurers Could Lose Out to Tech Companies
A future in which technology companies have access to online consumer data and data from the Internet of Things while insurers are shut out could emerge if insurers don't earn the trust of consumers. ...
Actuarial Career Popular For Grads But Mid-Level Talent Gap Snowballing
Although insurers are finding it a little easier to recruit candidates for actuarial positions than insurance technology jobs in 2018, "the actuarial arena is set to reach a breaking point in terms ...
Marsh Joins World’s Largest Open Source Blockchain Initiative
Marsh said it has joined the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA), the world's largest open source blockchain initiative with more than 400 member companies. The EEA is focused on creating open ...
Specialty, Niche Business Lines Are 2018’s Insurance M&A Targets: Conning
Targeted P/C insurance mergers and acquisitions should continue in 2018 after they slowed down to a trickle last year, Conning said in a new report. The predicted M&A behavior for the rest of ...
Insurers Pursuing IT Transformations Must Up Their Recruiting Game
Insurance industry demand for talent in areas such as big data will likely "exceed available supply by a factor of four," according to a new blog posting from McKinsey & Company. That reality ...
Cyber Insurance Startup Coalition Raises $10M
San Francisco-based insurance startup Coalition has raised $10 million in new financing. The company, which launched in late 2017, sells cyber insurance and offers cybersecurity tools to small and ...