Leadership & Strategy
As InsurTechs Make Waves, Consumers Still Trust Traditional Insurers More
InsurTechs are changing the face of insurance, Capgemini and Efma said, announcing results of a consumer survey last month in which nearly one-third of respondent said they now rely on InsurTechs. ...
‘Class of ’96’ IPO Analysis: Only 100 of 800 ‘Survived’ the Decade
Twenty years after the largest number of initial public offerings in one year took place, a new study from The University of Alabama's Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration ...
Insurance Industry Acquirers Underperformed in 2016: Willis Towers Watson
Research from Willis Towers Watson announced earlier this month revealed that insurers doing acquisitions in 2016 underperformed peers that stayed away from M&A. WTW used a performance measure ...
Now Open: Lemonade Shares API Platform With ‘The World’
Lemonade announced Tuesday that it launched a public API (application programming interface), allowing anyone to seamlessly offer Lemonade policies through their apps or websites. "Today, we're ...
Channeling Disruption: Why Underwriters Need to Rally Around Small Biz Insurance Brokers
The role of the small business insurance broker is under assault as the rise of InsurTech disrupts the traditional insurance value chain. With more than $5 billion invested in InsurTech startups ...
Willis Towers Watson Selling Telematics Tech to Octo; Both Will Jointly Develop More
Willis Towers Watson plans to sell its usage-based insurance assets to Octo Telematics, a UK telematics company focused on the auto insurance industry. Once the deal concludes, both companies will ...
Corporate Social Responsibility Can Get a CEO Fired: Research
CEOs are increasingly encouraged and even pressured to invest in reducing a company's carbon foot print, make the firm more diverse and focus on product safety. But researchers from the University of ...
UK, EU Clash Over Blocked Brexit Talks
Britain and its European Union partners clashed on Monday over which side should make the next move to unblock Brexit talks, despite concerns they will miss a deadline for a divorce deal and that ...