Global Economy
EasySend Raises $16M for ‘No Code’ Digitization Platform
InsurTech EasySend has raised $16 million, and the startup will use the money to fuel a global expansion of its AI-based platform designed to help insurers and others digitize their processes without ...
Daimler Will Pay $2.2B to Resolve U.S. Govt. Diesel Emissions Case
Daimler AG will pay $2.2 billion to resolve a U.S. government diesel emissions cheating investigation and claims from 250,000 U.S. vehicle owners, court documents show. The German automaker and its ...
Pandemic Leaves Many Workers Anxious About Returning to Office
The coronavirus pandemic has left a majority of workers feeling worried and anxious about returning to the office once their workplaces reopen, according to a new University of Phoenix survey. ...
ITC Promises to Maximize Networking With One-Month Virtual Conference Delay
InsureTech Connect has postponed its annual (now virtual) fall conference by one month, four days before it was scheduled to go live. ITC, which produces one of the world's largest insurance ...
Dozens of Businesses Urge U.S. Carriers to Stop Covering Fossil Fuel Producers
A group of about 60 American businesses on Thursday urged their insurers to stop providing coverage to and investing in fossil fuel producers. In a letter, companies including outdoor-gear producer ...
Arcadian Risk Capital Launches New Bermuda Underwriting Operation
Arcadian Risk Capital is launching as a new underwriting operation based in Bermuda that will initially underwrite excess casualty and professional lines insurance. John Boylan, a 30-year veteran of ...
How Insurance Industry Might Respond if a Pandemic Is an Act of Terror
Imagine a scenario where COVID-19 was manufactured in a lab and was released as an act of terror. Tracey Gibbons, senior vice present, Underwriting, at Third Point Re, considers this possibility ...
Canada’s Manulife Will Start Selling COVID-19 Related Travel Insurance Product
Canadian insurer Manulife Financial Corp will restore some coverage for coronavirus-related trip interruptions in a new travel insurance policy that also includes COVID-19 in its emergency medical ...