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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 ...
AIG Will Use IPO, Sale to Blackstone, to Unload Pieces of Life/Retirement Biz
American International Group Inc plans to use an IPO to sell part of its life and retirement business, while Blackstone Group Inc agreed to buy a sizeable stake, according to a person familiar with ...
Travelers Makes ‘Strategic Minority Investment’ in Fidelis Insurance Holdings
The Travelers Companies said it has made a "strategic minority investment" in Fidelis Insurance Holdings, a privately-owned global specialty insurer and reinsurer. Neither side disclosed financial ...
Liberty Mutual Acquiring State Auto
Liberty Mutual Holding Company, whose insurance company famously invites customers to only pay for what they need, is paying roughly $1 billion to acquire State Auto Group, a super-regional insurance ...