Strategy
‘New Recipe’ Could Make Innovation Easier
Two years ago, when Michael Fitzgerald, a senior analyst at Celent, was interviewing Tim Attia, the CEO of Slice Labs, Fitzgerald asked Attia how much it cost to launch the InsurTech's first product. ...
Argo Urges Shareholders to Reject Voce’s ‘Poorly Researched Claims’ at Annual Meeting
Argo Group is urging shareholders to reject allegations of "reckless behavior" and "poorly researched claims" from activist stockholder Voce Capital Management when the company's annual shareholder ...
Uber Spent More than $1B on Driverless Cars So Far
Uber Technologies Inc. has spent more than $1 billion on autonomous vehicle technology to compete with giants such as Alphabet Inc., Apple Inc. and General Motors Co. The ride-hailing company ...
Lemonade’s New $300M Financing Will Propel Expanded Insurance Offerings, European Push
Tech-driven insurance startup Lemonade Inc has signed a $300 million funding round led by Japan's SoftBank Group Corp, the company said on Thursday. Other investors included insurer Allianz SE, ...
Improve Retention and Increase Conversion by Getting the Most Out of Credit Data
In an era when insurers are increasingly reliant on data to automate underwriting and segment risk, lower new business application conversion has put pressure on company expense ratios. This is due ...
Embroker Eyes Expansion in Multiple Ways After Securing $28M Series B Round
Embroker has raised $28 million in new venture financing designed to help the digital insurance company and brokerage startup expand. Plans call for using the Series B funding round, in part, to ...
Build a Better Company by Recognizing Employees Who Do Things the ‘Right’ Way
One way to be a good leader is to proactively search for and recognize employees who are doing things the right way. That's a tip from Bruce Jones, senior cast development director at the Disney ...
QBE North America Adds AI Virtual Assistant to Claims Reporting Process
Some QBE North America customers will now interact with an artificial intelligence virtual assistant while reporting claims. The specialist insurer said its TextQBE services will improve and enhance ...