Strategy
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 ...
Chubb CEO Greenberg Continues Push for a More Humane (and Business-Savvy) Immigration Policy
For the second year running, Chubb Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg is railing against the U.S.'s current immigration policy. Greenberg, without mentioning U.S. President Donald Trump by name, used ...
The Latest Launches From AXA XL and Everest Insurance
AXA XL's North America marine insurance business added to its inland marine coverage. Everest Insurance revamped its Multinational coverage form. *** AXA XL's North America marine insurance business ...
Why Insurers Need to Offer Customers Self-Service Options
Today's smartphones are more powerful than the computer that once dealt a world-champion chess player his first loss. But when it comes to using the power of mobile to enhance the customer ...