Innovation
General Motors Mass Produces Self-Driving Chevy Bolt Test Vehicles
General Motors Co. says it has built 130 self-driving Chevrolet Bolt electric cars at a factory in suburban Detroit, making it among the first automakers to mass produce self-driving vehicles. The ...
Celent Report: P/C Innovation Picking Up Steam But Not ‘Disruptive’ Yet
The people specifically charged with moving innovation forward at property/casualty insurance companies are more optimistic about reaching their goals and garnering organizational support for their ...
Insurers Lead The Pack in Appointing Chief Digital Officers
Insurers – both from the property/casualty and life sectors – are far ahead of other industries in appointing a chief digital officer, according to Strategy&, PwC's strategy consulting ...
American Express Boosts Next Insurance’s Series A Round to $35M
Next Insurance, a digital insurance agency for small to medium businesses, announced that American Express Ventures has joined its previously announced Series A Round led by Munich Re/HSB Ventures. ...
It Can Take a Movement to Transform Company Culture
Property/casualty insurers often talk about the need to transform their companies into a culture unafraid to embrace change that's also able to develop new ideas beneficial for their peers and ...
Insurance Industry Disrupters Lead to New Risks, Uncertainty Among Insurers
Disruptive trends in the insurance industry are changing the risk landscape and creating an atmosphere of uncertainty as insurers seek to move forward in the wake of new technology and transforming ...
Reinsurer Scopes Out Innovations on the Horizon
As the world has advanced, we have seen some astonishing developments in technology. Computers used to fill a room; now one can sit on the palm of your hand. Phones once required an operator in a ...
A Pop-Up Lab Project: The Washington State Transit Insurance Pool Example
"On many of our projects, we work with tech startups and our clients," said Wendi Bukowitz, Innovation Lab leader at Munich Re, US. "We work with tech startups because the future of risk management ...