Strategy
Not-So-Strange Bedfellows: Agents and Digital Insurers
Amazon distributes e-books on iPads. Samsung supplies smartphone screens to Apple. "Coopetition" is nothing new in the business world. In fact, new partnerships are constantly forming that ultimately ...
ESG in Insurance Underwriting: European Insurers Lead the Way
There's a gripping moment in Shakespeare's "Othello" when Cassio, hoodwinked by Iago into losing Othello's trust, repeats, "Reputation, reputation, reputation! O, I have lost my reputation! I have ...
Allianz Wins China Approval to Launch Insurance Asset Management Firm
Allianz said on Thursday it had obtained regulatory approval to set up China's first wholly foreign-owned insurance asset management company, as the German insurer steps up expansion in the world's ...
Hallmark Financial Explores Splitting Off Specialty Commercial
Hallmark Financial Services, a specialty property/casualty company, announced Thursday that it is exploring the separation of its specialty commercial business to unlock its value and improve access ...
Insurance Today and Tomorrow: A Deep Dive Into RPA, AI and Blockchain
Carriers will find themselves facing another series of unprecedented challenges heading into 2021. S&P predicted in July that the U.S. P/C industry will see a 100.7 combined ratio in 2020, ...
P/C InsurTech Lemonade Quietly Debuts Term Life Insurance
Lemonade has quietly debuted term life insurance, according to its website. The New York-based InsurTech appears to be going the soft-launch route without major promotion of the launch, after first ...
Data Analytics Startup Confianza Makes Its Debut
Confianza has launched – a new data analytics company focused on smaller insurers. Two insurance industry veterans are behind the New Mexico company's launch. One co-founder – Jeffrey Glazer – ...
Lemonade Plans to Sell 3 Million Shares in Secondary Offering
Digital insurer Lemonade has announced plans to sell 3 million shares of common stock to raise money for "general corporate purposes." The New York-based InsurTech could raise as much as $808 ...