Leadership & Strategy
Nationwide Boosts Venture Capital Fund to $350 Million
Nationwide plans to more than triple its venture capital fund and also increase the division's alignment with its corporate development strategy. The Ohio-based property-casualty insurer is growing ...
AI, Privacy, Racial Bias Among State Insurance Regulator Priorities for 2021
The country's insurance regulators are vowing to prioritize the monitoring of the use of consumer and non-consumer data by companies, the use of artificial intelligence, and the availability and ...
After several years in which much of P&C was focused on restoring rate adequacy and profitability, the market is finally...
The Latest Launches From QBE North America and Zego
QBE North America has new custom property coverage targeted to mid-sized companies. Mobility insurance provider Zego is partnering with a company to help expand its fleet offering of e-mopeds, ...
Startups Focused on Data Observability, Digital Wallet Tech and Risk Management Obtain Financing
Tech startup Monte Carlo raised $25 million in new Series B financing to help build its Data Observability platform. New York-based InsurTech Marble raised $2.5 million in early-stage funding that ...
Toyota Teams With Two Companies on Autonomous Minivans for Ride Hailing Networks
Toyota Motor Corp and longtime supplier partner Denso Corp will team up with self-driving car startup Aurora to develop and build autonomous minivans for ride hailing networks, the companies said on ...
What We’re Doing to Attract Talent to the Industry: AM Best Rating Services CEO
Ten years ago, I started asking myself a question: What have you done to attract talent to the insurance industry? It was around that time we began hearing about the impending "talent gap," the ...
U.S. Private Equity Buyers Boost Increased Insurer Sales of Annuities, Other Assets
U.S. insurers are stepping up sales of annuities and other capital-intensive assets amid a surge in interest from new and established private equity buyers hungry to boost the amount of money they ...
The Latest Launches From Slice Labs and Cowbell Cyber
Slice Labs is debuting an automated claims settlement feature in its cloud services platform for carriers. Cowbell Cyber launched a new program designed to boost risk management services for its ...