Innovation
Tech Innovators Threaten to ‘Disrupt’ Asset Mgmt., Financial Services Industries
Tech companies pose a growing threat to traditional asset managers and the financial services industry needs to up its game to meet the challenge, even though the hurdle of regulation is holding back ...AIG Endorsement Responds to Supreme Court ‘Fraud on the Market’ Ruling in Halliburton
American International Group, Inc. insurers have introduced a new policy endorsement that ensures primary directors and officers (D&O) policy funds are immediately available to clients named as ...
Tech Startup AssureStart Selling Small Business Insurance in 3 More States
AssureStart, a Seattle-based technology startup that sells general liability and property insurance to small businesses on the Internet, has expanded its service footprint to include Colorado, ...
Spotlight on London, Innovation at 50th International Insurance Society Seminar
The International Insurance Society has come a long way since its first meeting in a conference room in Austin, Texas. The 50th edition of its annual conclave opened Monday morning in London at the ...
American Family, Microsoft Team Up on Startup Accelerator; Ventures to Create Smarter Homes
On Tuesday, Microsoft Corp. and American Family Insurance announced they are launching a unique business accelerator for startups focused on home automation. The accelerator will help the next ...
Ironshore’s Pembroke Goes Way Out There—With Personal Accident Cover for Space Tourists
Ironshore International announced Wednesday that its Pembroke Managing Agency Limited through its Lloyd's Syndicate 4000 ("Pembroke") is introducing insurance coverage for passengers and participants ...
Hancock Replacing Benmosche as CEO Sept. 1; Taking First Board Role
When Peter Hancock spoke at the Professional Liability Underwriting Society D&O Symposium in February 2012, he may not have foreseen yesterday's announcement that he would ascend to the highest ...Munich Re’s Auto Carve-Out
Rob Barnett, SVP and Casualty Underwriting Manager for Munich Re America's casualty lines national accounts division, believes that innovation is the key to success for reinsurers in the current ...