Strategy
Kin CEO Harper Views SPAC Deal as ‘Time-Efficient’ Expansion Tool
Kin Insurance co-founder and CEO Sean Harper is aiming for the big leagues for his company, an InsurTech home insurance startup focused initially on catastrophe-prone regions. He envisions Kin, which ...
Carriers, InsurTechs Plot a Complicated Return to the Office
After more than 17 months of working from home due to COVID-19 safety concerns, many carriers and InsurTechs are planning a collective return to the office. The pandemic isn't over yet, of course, ...
AIG Chooses Sept. 14 as Global Post-COVID Return-to-Office Date
American International Group Inc , one of the largest U.S. insurers, has set Sept. 14 as its global return-to-office date, Chief Executive Officer Peter Zaffino told employees on Wednesday in a memo ...
Former Tesla Exec Joins Metromile as Head of Data Operations
Metromile hired former Tesla executive Colleen Qiu as its new vice president and Head of Data, representing another recent high-profile executive hire from outside the insurance industry. In May, the ...
Home Coverage InsurTech Kin Will Go Public in SPAC Deal; National Expansion on Tap
Kin Insurance Inc., an insurance-technology startup that counts golfer Rory McIlroy among its investors, has agreed to go public through a merger with Omnichannel Acquisition Corp., a blank-check ...
Investors With China’s Anbang Insurance, Now Dajia; to Sell Controlling Stake For $5.2B
Two Chinese state investors plan to sell a combined 98.78% of their stakes in Dajia Insurance Group, the revamped entity of embattled Anbang Insurance Group, for 33.6 billion yuan ($5.19 billion), ...
P/C Insurers Plan to Boost Their Use of Actuarial Automation: Willis Towers Watson
Property/casualty insurers plan to accelerate their use of automation for actuarial work, a new Willis Towers Watson survey found. What's more, COVID-19 has been a major factor in the trend. The ...
Two InsurTechs Merge, With a Focus on Broadening Embedded Insurance Reach
Two InsurTechs plan to merge in an effort to more broadly tap into embedded insurance demand for travel and other e-commerce businesses. Seeto, which focuses on helping e-businesses build embedded ...