Technology/Science
CROs Will Become Key in Hacker Attack Battles, and Other Aon Cyber Predictions
As cyber attacks increasingly threaten business and grow in volume and scale, companies will be forced to take new measures to address cybersecurity risk holistically, integrating it more ...
Insurers, Reinsurers Are Taming InsurTech Startups to Suit Their Investment Needs: Willis Towers Watson
Traditional insurers and reinsurers played a big part in fueling InsurTech startup investment momentum in 2017. By doing so, they tamed potential rivals, turning them into a source of technology to ...
A market conduct examination is a formal review by a state insurance department of how an insurer operates in the...
AmTrust Allies With Israeli Tech Startups to Modernize Customer, Agent Processes
AmTrust Financial Services, which is in a bid to take itself private, is linking up with a number of Israeli technology startups to help modernize its customer and agent interactions. The New ...
Chubb, XL Catlin Among Large Carriers Now Offering Cover for Cryptocurrency Theft
Major global insurers are starting to offer protection against cryptocurrency theft, willing to tackle daunting challenges it brings rather than miss out on this volatile and loosely regulated, but ...
Disruption Survival Guide: Why Insurers Need to Craft Broader Business Definitions
How companies define their businesses can help determine their long-term success and even survival. Turn-of-the-previous-century buggy whip and bicycle manufacturers are often cited as examples of ...
UK InsurTech Startup Inzura Raises $1M to Fuel Machine Learning/AI Growth Plans
Inzura, the London-headquartered InsurTech startup, announced the completion of its first major funding round, raising $1 million to pursue what it said will be ambitious growth plans. Investors ...
Line Corp. Japan’s Biggest Messaging Service, Is Expanding Into Insurance and More
Line Corp., Japan's biggest messaging service, is expanding into cryptocurrency trading, insurance and other financial services, according to people familiar with the matter. The company established ...
Generali Goes for Artificial Intelligence in Spain Via New Expert System Agreement
Generali is planning to inject the use of artificial intelligence into its work processes in Spain. The Italian insurer will do this by way of an agreement with Expert System, an artificial ...