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Argo Group CEO Watson: InsurTechs Are Better Versions of 1990s Startups
Argo Group CEO Mark Watson compared InsurTech companies to the dot-com startups from the late 1990s, many of which crashed and burned. He argued that these newer models, however, come with a lot more ...
Emerging Tech Deployment Still Rare: Novarica CIO Study
Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, sensors, robotic process automation, smart home automation, and chatbots are not yet widely deployed among property/casualty insurers, according to ...
Lemonade Co-Founder Calls Out Amazon for Poaching Employees
With two social media posts, Lemonade Co-Founder Shai Wininger called out Amazon for poaching the employees of his insurance carrier powered by artificial intelligence and behavioral economics, also ...
Deutsche Bank, Digital Broker Friendsurance Form Partnership
Deutsche Bank and digital insurance broker Friendsurance have formed a partnership designed to make it simpler and more transparent and convenient for clients to arrange for their insurance needs. To ...
Hippo, an InsurTech Focused on the Homeowners Market, Readies an Expansion
Hippo, an InsurTech focused on providing super-quick homeowners insurance, said it is gearing up for U.S. expansion enabled by a new strategic partnership. The California-based startup said it has ...
Toyota Teams With Amazon, Pizza Hut, Uber on Driverless Delivery Car Concept
Toyota Motor Corp., trying to transform itself into a leader of the new driverless economy, unveiled both the concept vehicle and the big-name partners to make it a reality. Amazon.com Inc. has ...
Preparing for Unimagined Possibilities: A Guide to Future Strategy Planning for Insurers
Imagine that your car, acting on information from your AI-powered virtual assistant that you didn't get enough sleep, suggests driving itself to your morning meeting—and if you refuse, talks to ...
A Look Back at Carrier Management’s Top Features of 2017
For Carrier Management's most popular features of 2017, one thing is clear: Our readers, confronted with major technological changes in the property/casualty industry, are trying to figure out what ...