Strategy
Munich Re Will Buy an IoT Startup Focused on Business Clients’ Digital Needs
Munich Re said it will acquire relayr, an Internet of Things-focused software company the reinsurer claimed is valued at $300 million. The acquisition is taking place through Munich Re subsidiary ...
Zurich Insurance Begins Competition to Find Cutting-Edge InsurTech Collaborators
Zurich Insurance Group believes a competition will help it find cutting-edge startups and entrepreneurs with whom to collaborate in the InsurTech space. The Swiss insurer launched what it is calling ...
Church Mutual Launches Online Subsidiary Targeted to Smaller Religious Organizations
Church Mutual Insurance Co. has launched an online subsidiary targeted to smaller churches and other religious organizations. CM Select Insurance Co. will allow those clients to get quotes, purchase ...
TransRe Grabs Some U.S. Renewal Rights From Maiden Re, Whose North America Arm Is for Sale
TransRe has acquired the renewal rights to Maiden Re's U.S. treaty reinsurance underwriting business for an undisclosed price, even as talks to sell Maiden's North America arm are in "advanced ...
Building the Right Tech Culture
Technology, at the end of the day, is created by humans for humans. For that reason, one of a technology leader's top priorities should be to assemble the right team and create the right culture. If ...
For QBE, a Focus on Profitable Underwriting Begins to Pay Off
QBE's restructuring over the last year has focused on exiting loss-making businesses and portfolios, while rigorously emphasizing profitable underwriting across the group. Good progress has been made ...
The Hartford, Eyeing Specialty Markets, Will Grab Navigators in $2.1B Cash Deal
The Hartford plans to snatch up The Navigators Group in a $2.1 billion cash deal that will boost its specialty insurance and reinsurance offerings while giving it a larger global reach. Plans call ...
Opportunity in Disruption: Preparing for InsurTech’s Elon Musk or Steve Jobs
I recently wrote an article for Carrier Management offering some thoughts about the possibility that an InsurTech would develop a killer app. A killer app, as its name suggests, slays the ...