Innovation
COVID-19 Narrows VC Window to InsurTechs That Meet Urgent Industry Needs: Deloitte
InsurTech venture financing held its own in the first half of 2020, essentially matching robust levels reached over the same period last year despite economic shocks created by the coronavirus ...
Chubb Debuts Global Platform Designed to Simplify Distribution Through Partners’ Digital Channels
Chubb is debuting a global platform designed to simplify and streamline the distribution of its insurance products through partners' digital channels globally. The company refers to the offerings as ...
The Latest Launches From Metromile and Dovetail
Metromile, a pay-per-mile auto insurer, is teaming with a major auto company to provide car insurance to owners of some of its vehicles. Dovetail, a digital MGA in the small commercial insurance ...
The Insurance Jobs ‘Revolution’
Early in 2020, I wrote a series of articles about insurance carriers that got top ratings on an online job site. To do my research, I had to sign up to provide information about my job. Ever since, I ...
AI Insurance: Who Is Insuring the Algorithms?
There are some algorithms in life that, even with the very best marketing, don't really matter too much. For example, if Netflix's recommendation algorithm points me toward the first episode of a ...
A Tale of Two Realities: Insurance Tech, Investment and Innovation Under COVID-19
As if our lives and the world in which we find ourselves aren't confusing enough, for those of us working in the insurance industry there are also less obvious threats that we should understand ...
The Latest Launches From Cowbell Cyber and Mercury Insurance
Cowbell Cyber said it has beefed up its signature insurance platform. Mercury Insurance is now offering New York and New Jersey homeowners an app that allows for touchless DIY inspection services.
The Latest Launches From Coalition and Nationwide
Coalition is now doing business in Florida, marketing its combined cyber insurance/cybersecurity tool offering. Nationwide is launching a new annuity through a partnership with Annexus, a developer ...
Progressive Adds Pet Insurance Coverage as Voluntary Employer Benefit
Progressive now offers pet insurance, with an eye on selling it by way of an employer-offered voluntary benefit. The Ohio-based property/casualty insurer said the new product comes through a ...