Technology/Science
AI Tech Firm Expert System Raises $29.4M; Clients Include AXA XL, Lloyd’s, Zurich
Expert System, a global artificial intelligence company with many property/casualty insurance industry clients, raised $29.4 million in a new financing round. Of that total, $20 million came from ...
Buckle Raises $31M; Seller of Digital Rideshare Insurance Is Going National
Buckle disclosed it has raised $31 million in new venture financing, and the digital seller of rideshare insurance will use the money to expand operations nationally. HSCM Bermuda and Eos Venture ...
How to Compute Car Insurance Discounts for Automated Safety: Enter Swiss Re
A car owner should be able to pay lower insurance premiums for driving a car with safety features, such as automated braking that stops the car when the driver is distracted or lane keep assist ...
CoreLogic Bidders Seek Shareholder Backing to Replace 9 Directors
The investors seeking to take over CoreLogic Inc. plan to solicit support from fellow shareholders to replace nine directors, after the company rejected their $7 billion proposal to take it private. ...
Commercial Lines Insurers Investing in AI and Analytics to Improve Claims and Customer Experience: Novarica
Commercial lines insurers are intent on maintaining underwriting discipline as they grow, using data, AI, predictive analytics and business rules to align pricing actions with risk quality and make ...
InsurTech Financings Rebound in Q2; A Longer Recovery Remains in Question
InsurTech venture capital investments rebounded strongly in the second quarter after a pummeling earlier in the year due to growing pandemic-related uncertainty in the financial markets. Firms in the ...
Sapiens to Acquire Rival Delphi Technology, With Eye on MPL Space
Sapiens International Corp. said it plans to pay nearly $20 million for rival software company Delphi Technology in order to more deeply penetrate the medical professional liability insurance space. ...
Why Commercial Digitization Is a Pandemic Priority: Planck CEO
While other companies have struggled during the coronavirus pandemic, Planck sees opportunity. In June—well into the ongoing COVID-19 crisis—Planck announced it had raised $16 million in venture ...