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Executives on the Move at Allstate, USAA, AGCS, Gallagher Re
Allstate has hired the chief technology officer of CVS Health, Zulfi Jeevanjee, into the newly created role of executive vice president and chief information officer. He will be responsible for all ...
The Latest Launches From NEXT, Celent, Safeco, HOVER and Trellis
Recent product launches in the property/casualty insurance world include embedded insurance offerings from NEXT and Trellis matching customers of non-insurance companies with insurers, a tool to ...
The answer to an underwriting or claims question may already be in the file. Getting to it can mean opening...
Report: While Hackers Eye Small Businesses, Ransomware Attacks Decline
A new cyber trends mid-year report released by cyber insurer Coalition suggests that while small businesses continue to be targeted, overall incidents are down and ransomware attacks are declining as ...
Rising Auto Rates Affecting ‘Bundle’ Strategy: J.D. Power
Bundling home and auto insurance may have hit a roadblock as consumers have started to break up policies largely due to increases in auto insurance premiums, according to J.D. Power. Overall ...
Pie Insurance Raises $315M in Largest U.S. InsurTech Financing Round of 2022
Pie Insurance, an InsurTech specializing in workers compensation insurance for small businesses, said it raised a $315 million Series D round of funding — the largest round of financing for any ...
InsurTechs Planck, Federato, CoverTree, Bamboo Connect With Investors
In the days leading up to the Insuretech Connect conference in Las Vegas in mid-September, InsurTechs Planck, Federato, CoverTree and Bamboo were among those announcing fund raises in double-digit ...
U.S. Traffic Deaths in First Half 2022 Hit 16-Year High
U.S. traffic deaths rose 0.5 percent in the first half of 2022 to 20,175, the highest number killed in the period since 2006, according to an early estimate released by U.S. regulators. Traffic ...
Autobrake Performance Dips After Sundown: IIHS
A nighttime test of pedestrian automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems to address the high percentage of pedestrian crashes that occur on dark roads has been introduced by the Insurance Institute ...