Innovation
Editor’s Letter: Reflections on the Year Without a Summer
It wasn't until mid-July this year that I had ever heard the term "lava bomb" or thought about the prospect of a Category 6 hurricane. But both were in the news around the time I read about another ...
Meet CM’s Guest Editor: Karen Morris
For the Sept/Oct edition of Carrier Management, we welcome Karen Morris as a guest editor of our features about Future Trends and Emerging Risks. Morris is a strategic adviser specializing in all ...
The Latest Launches From Nationwide, Starr Insurance and Hippo
Nationwide will debut an online insurance platform targeted toward businesses with fewer than five employees. Starr Insurance Companies said it is launching a construction-related insurance policy ...
InsurTechs, Mutual Insurers Gain Plenty by Joining Forces: A.M. Best
Technology-oriented insurance startups and established small mutual property/casualty insurers may find they are better off partnering than competing. Mutual P/C insurance companies continue to face ...
Fitbit Needed: John Hancock Moving Fully to Interactive Life Insurance Dependent on Devices
John Hancock, one of the oldest and largest North American life insurers, will stop underwriting traditional life insurance and instead sell only interactive policies that track fitness and health ...
Assurant Invests in Mojio, a Startup Focused on Building Connected Car Services
Assurant, a niche market specialty insurer, has invested in a technology startup focused on connected car services. The New York-based company declined to disclose the level of investment in Mojio, a ...
VW Reportedly Talking With Rivals About Common Self-Driving Car Standards
Germany's Volkswagen is in talks with other carmakers to set common standards for self-driving vehicle technology, Automotive News reported on Friday. The Volkswagen Group is discussing the ...
The Latest Launches From MS Amlin/Envelop Risk and Verisk’s PCS
MS Amlin and Envelop Risk formed a new underwriting partnership focused on cyber reinsurance. Verisk's Property Claim Services beefed up its PCS Global Cyber service with coverage for cyber ...