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State Auto Eyes Startups and Innovators With New $25M Investment Fund
State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co. is rolling out a $25 million venture fund designed to back innovative P/C industry ideas and startups, but there's a twist. The project is launching through the ...
V2V Driverless Technology Regulations Stall Under Trump
The technology that gives cars superpowers to see around corners and through walls won't be on the first self-driving rides hitting the road in the next few years. Vehicle-to-vehicle communication ...
Commercial Lines P/C Portal Bold Penguin Hires Ex-Ohio Deputy Treasurer as CFO
Bold Penguin, an InsurTech portal for commercial lines property/casualty agents, named a former State of Ohio deputy treasurer as its new chief financial officer. Seth Metcalf will be tasked with ...
InsurTech Investment Is Surging in Europe as Carriers Modify Customer Interactions
Insurers are counting on real-time technology to help them cut back payouts, from a system warning ships of nearby pirates to an app offering to buy sleepy drivers a coffee on the motorway. The lure ...
China Online Insurer ZhongAn Begins $1.5B Hong Kong IPO
ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance Co., China's largest online insurer, started taking orders for a Hong Kong initial public offering that could raise as much as $1.5 billion. The Shanghai-based ...
Next Insurance Portal Allows Small Businesses to Manage, Cancel Own Policies
Digital small business insurance provider Next Insurance has unveiled a new online portal giving small businesses more control over their insurance policies. The portal offers what Next says are ...
AmTrust Monetizes Tech Prowess With $200M Sale to National General
AmTrust Financial Services is pocketing $200 million by selling to National General Holdings Corp. a personal lines policy management system it developed for the insurer. National General will pay ...
The Latest Launches From Travelers, AGCS and Liberty Mutual/Ironshore
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty launched a new online distribution platform targeted to small commercial business accounts. Travelers is beefing up its coverage for directors and officers ...