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InsurTech Betterview Pulls in $7.5M Financing Round From Guidewire, Others
InsurTech startup Betterview raised $7.5 million in new funding to fuel expansion of its AI technology that helps P/C carriers spot and manage property risk. Guidewire Software led the round, which ...
Self-Driving Cars May Not Prevent Many U.S. Crashes After All
Self-driving cars, long touted by developers as a way to eliminate road deaths, could likely only prevent a third of all U.S. road crashes, an analysis of traffic accidents released on Thursday has ...
How Smart Technology Creates New Home Insurance Opportunities
While the average American home hasn't changed much on the outside, the devices and lifestyles inside have changed dramatically in the last 50 years. As transmitter radios were replaced with ...
The Latest Launches From Root Insurance and Marsh/AXA XL
Root Insurance added homeowners coverage to its platform. Marsh and AXA XL are debuting a new usage-based policy that lets businesses meet a surge in demand for the same-day delivery of their ...
P/C CEOs and Their Companies Pledge a Renewed Fight for Social Equality
Property/casualty insurers and their CEOs are pledging to help their communities and employees find a meaningful way forward after the Memorial Day death of George Floyd in Minneapolis that sparked ...
A Possible No-Deal Brexit Places the UK’s Fragile Coronavirus Recovery at Risk
The threat of a no-deal Brexit is back — and with it the risk that the UK economy's shaky recovery from the coronavirus pandemic will be hobbled. As British and European Union negotiators head into ...
Hippo Continues Expansion With Plans to Acquire Spinnaker Insurance
The InsurTech Hippo plans to snatch up Spinnaker Insurance Company following a multi-year partnership. The deal is designed to help Hippo – a managing general agent focused on home insurance - ...
Executives On The Move at Liberty Mutual, BHSI and AXIS Capital Holdings
A former executive with The Hartford is joining Liberty Mutual in a leadership role. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance appointed a new executive to lead its Medical Stop Loss business. AXIS ...