Strategy
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Invests in Biogen and Kroger
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. piled funds into biotechnology company Biogen Inc. and supermarket operator Kroger Co. as it trimmed some of its bank wagers in the last few months of 2019. ...
AIG CEO Duperreault on P/C Insurance Turnaround: ‘This Inflection Point Was Critical to Achieve’
In a world of giant public companies with a global reach, $12 million may not seem like much. For American International Group, it's a very big deal. In the 2019 fourth quarter, AIG reported $12 ...
AIG Will Spend $1.3B Over 3 Years on Modernization Initiative
American International Group said it will invest $1.3 billion over the next three years in its massive AIG 200 initiative, which is designed to revamp and improve core processes, technology ...
Carriers Rush to Exclude Coronavirus Epidemic From Event-Cancellation Policies
Businesses looking to buy cancellation insurance for events around the world will not be able to get cover for the new coronavirus outbreak, industry sources said, as insurers rush to exclude the ...
Metromile, Tokio Marine Group Expand Claims Partnership
Metromile and Tokio Marine Group said they are expanding their claims partnership. Metromile, an InsurTech insurance carrier centered around machine learning, said that Tokio Marine is now using its ...
SkyWatch.AI, Starr Begin Usage-Based Drone Insurance in Canada
InsurTech SkyWatch.AI and Starr Insurance Companies have launched a usage-based drone insurance product in Canada. The coverage debuted in Ontario, Canada, and it includes on-demand hourly, monthly ...
The Story of Cover Genius
Among the predictions delivered toward the end of 2019, one long-term forecast stood apart from the rest. "I think insurance will actually start to just disappear into the ether," an industry ...
XCover and XClaim: The Nuts and Bolts of Cover Genius
Cover Genius has a broad vision: To protect all the customers of the world's largest online companies. According to the InsurTech's website, it currently sells "millions of policies per year in ...