Technology/Science
Cowbell Cyber Starts Using APIs to Broaden Capacity for Cyber Coverage Distribution
Cowbell Cyber has begun using APIs, technology that it said will drastically streamline the distribution of its cyber coverage and expand the company's market reach. "Providing API [application ...
Executives On The Move at Zurich North America and Verisk
Zurich North America appointed its first-ever Head of Casualty, filling the position with a rising executive within its ranks. Verisk hired a new Chief Human Resources Officers, someone who has ...
Goosehead Insurance Aims Beyond Agents With New Online Consumer Platform
Insurance technology company Goosehead Insurance Inc will launch on Wednesday a web-based service aimed at people shopping for personal coverage online, extending its reach beyond traditional agents ...
Chubb, Liberty Mutual, More Participate in Amazon’s New Insurance Network Cover for Online Sellers
Amazon has launched a new digital insurance network designed to help small businesses selling on its platform more easily purchase affordable product liability coverage. Dubbed the Amazon Insurance ...
IVANS Buys Ask Kodiak to Accelerate Commercial Lines Digital Distribution Efforts
Applied Systems' IVANS division has acquired Ask Kodiak, a Massachusetts-based InsurTech that provides commercial lines market appetite and search capabilities for the independent agency channel. ...
While Funding Levels Rise, So Do InsurTech Death Rates
While the aggregate InsurTech funding level for the first-half of 2021 soared past the amount raised for InsurTech businesses for the entire year 2020, InsurTechs continued to quietly shut their ...
Within 80 Years, Global Warming Could Kill 83M
A population equivalent to that of Germany—83 million people—could be killed by 2100 because of rising temperatures caused by greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study that might ...
Robo-Lawyer DoNotPay Valued at $210M; Expanding to Small Biz Customers
DoNotPay, a startup that describes itself as a robot lawyer striving to beat bureaucracy, has more than doubled its valuation to about $210 million, according to Chief Executive Officer Joshua ...