Innovation
Wraight, the New Academy of Insurance Director, Wants Customer Ideas as He Mulls Changes
Patrick Wraight has been named the director of the Insurance Journal Academy of Insurance, a leading property/casualty insurance learning center that is part of the Wells Media Group. Wraight, an ...
Insurer/Investor Group Urges G20 Economies to Phase out Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Investors and insurers with more than $2.8 trillion in assets under management on Wednesday called on the Group of 20 economies to phase out fossil fuel subsidies by 2020 despite U.S. doubts about ...
Insurance Software M&A: Sapiens to Grab StoneRiver for $102M
Sapiens International Corp. has agreed to snatch up StoneRiver Inc. for $102 million in cash – one of the larger recent acquisitions in the insurance software and services space. Plans call for ...
How to Sell Your Next Innovation
Big ideas can be hard to sell, as people are hardwired to protect the status quo, says a recent Kellogg Insight. Loran Nordgren, an associate professor at the Kellogg School, offers tips to help you ...
Lessons On Value and Innovation
My neighbor has Hank Greenberg inscribed on one of his balls; he is inordinately proud of this. You might say he's a fan. The circumstances under which I discovered my neighbor's asset need not ...
InsurTech Startup Hippo and Elafris Partner on Virtual Agent Chatbot
InsurTech startup Hippo, an online provider of home insurance founded in 2015, and Elafris Inc., the developer of an artificial intelligence messaging platform specifically tailored for the banking ...
The Latest Launches From Talbot, Assurant and Marsh
Talbot Underwriting launched three enhanced Lloyd's terror facilities. Assurant found a partner through which it is offering liability and property insurance coverage for vacation homeowners. Marsh ...
Guts, People, Regulatory Education Needed to Innovate Insurance
At an industry conference last month, two insurance executives welcomed news of potential flexibility coming from state regulators as they pursue individual paths to digital and data-driven futures, ...