Strategy
A Global Pandemic Hasn’t Changed the Mission of InsurTechs and Insurers to Help Their Customers
We're living through unprecedented times. Just a few short months ago, no one had ever heard of COVID-19. Now, a simple trip to the grocery story is an existential threat. Most of us are sheltering ...
QBE Plans $825M Capital Raise to Help Weather COVID-19 Uncertainty
QBE Insurance is planning to raise about $825 million in capital as a result of the economic and investment market uncertainty created by the coronavirus crisis. The company will raise approximately ...
Turning Intelligent Sensors and Signals Into Insurance Customer Value
Amazon's futuristic Go stores caught the world by storm with a new vision for advanced shopping customer experiences. In fact, 7-Eleven felt the heat and recently announced their plans to build ...
InsureTech Connect’s CEO Has Added Coronavirus Contingencies Into 2020 Fall Conference Planning
For now, the InsureTech Connect website offers this reassuring statement: "ITC Is on Track for Sept. 21-23-2020." But with the coronavirus pandemic spreading aggressively around the world, ITC CEO ...
Greenlight Re Decides Not to Sell Itself After All
Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd., the Cayman Islands-headquartered reinsurer, announced it has decided to continue with its existing business plan after completing a strategic review of transaction ...
InsurTech Wefox Part of European Efforts to Ready Smartphone Tech Tracing Coronavirus Exposures
A group of European experts said on Wednesday they would soon launch technology for smartphones to help trace people who had come into contact with those infected with coronavirus, helping the health ...
Coronavirus Reportedly Dashes National Bank of Greece’s Sale of Ethniki Insurance Unit
National Bank of Greece SA has halted the sale of its Ethniki Insurance unit after the coronavirus pandemic dashed any lingering hopes of a successful auction, according to people familiar with the ...
Managing Remote Workers
Don't look now, but the trend toward working remotely has just found solid footing in the form of a global pandemic. Companies around the world have been forced to conduct business in new ways since ...