Strategy
SkyWatch, a Drone Data Risk Analysis Startup, Raises $2M With Insurance Industry Support
SkyWatch, a startup focused on analyzing data and risk for the drone industry, has reeled in $2 million in seed funding from a number of investors including insurance industry vets. The company plans ...
Slice Labs’ On-Demand Digital Insurance Platform Now Available to Carriers Via the Cloud
Slice Labs, the developer of on-demand, pay-per-use insurance for homeshare companies and others, started licensing use of the platform it created to outside insurers and startups. The New York-based ...
Digital Startup Neptune Flood Raises $2M to Fuel Private Flood Insurance Market Expansion
Neptune Flood, a digital startup private flood insurance provider, has secured $2 million in seed round funding and has plans to "aggressively expand" nationwide by offering its platform to carriers, ...
The Content, Not the Technology, Determines the Success of Transformational CX Projects
News about ever-increasing dollars of InsurTech funding can't help but drive property/casualty insurers to seriously consider tech modernization projects to drive growth and efficiency in 2018. That ...
AXIS Capital Weaves Greater Tech Use Into New Reorg Plan
AXIS Capital Holdings is reorganizing its operations in a bid to focus more on technology and innovation, with an eye on long-term profitable growth. Executives hope to put the new changes in place ...
JLT Specialty USA Chooses Chicago as U.S. Headquarters
JLT Specialty USA has chosen Chicago as its U.S. headquarters. The U.S. subsidiary of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc announced the news on Jan. 18, along with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. JLT's US ...
For Executives, Transparency Isn’t Always a Good Thing
Transparent decision-making processes aren't necessarily a good thing for executives and the companies they run. The reason: Company heads may end up never hearing honest, valuable perspectives. ...
The Hartford, Travelers Among Companies Offering Trump Tax Law-Related Bonuses
Hartford, Conn.-based The Hartford and New York City-headquartered Travelers confirmed they are among several companies giving their employees bonuses of $1,000 each if they earn $75,000 or less ...