Technology/Science
Parametric InsurTech Startup FloodFlash Raises $15M for International Expansion
FloodFlash, the UK parametric insurance technology company that pays catastrophic flood claims within 48 hours, announced a Series A capital raise of $15 million. The round was led by Chicago-based ...
NASA Concerned About SpaceX Satellite Deployment Plan
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) raised concerns about SpaceX's plan to deploy about 30,000 satellites for its Starlink, as have some major companies. Elon Musk's SpaceX ...
A Sign of Ransomware Growth: Gangs Now Arbitrate Disputes
Cyber criminal gangs are getting increasingly adept at hacking and becoming more professional, even setting up an arbitration system to resolve payment disputes among themselves, according to a new ...
10 Cyber Attacks in 2021 Cost $600M With 40,000 Businesses Put at Risk: TMHCCI Report
In just 10 cyber incidents last year, over $600 million in cash was stolen or taken as ransom, tens of millions of citizen records stolen, 40,000 businesses' IT operations put at risk, one billion ...
Tokio Marine Invests in Satellite Imaging Specialist ICEYE, Enters Nat-Cat Collaboration
ICEYE, the Helsinki-based synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data provider and specialist in natural catastrophe solutions, announced that Tokio Marine Holdings has made a strategic investment in the ...
New Auto Insurer Sensa’s Device Analyzes Accident, Triggers Emergency Services to Crash Site
A new auto insurer is turning the tables on car manufacturers that offer insurance with their roadside and emergency services by including these accident services with its auto insurance policy. ...
Insurers Making Waves With Wider Use of IoT Leak, Temp Sensors
Wouldn't it be nice if, instead of relying on adjusters and restoration companies to surmise how much damage was actually caused by a water leak, an insurer could stop the leak almost before it ...
Court Siding With Merck Over War Exclusion for Cyber Attack a Warning to Insurers
Last month the Superior Court of New Jersey ruled insurers cannot use a policy exclusion to avoid covering about $1.4 billion in damages Merck & Co. said it suffered from a spring 2017 cyber ...