Technology/Science
Virtual Currency Firm Gemini Launches In-House Insurer to Boost Crypto Asset Cover
U.S. virtual currency firm Gemini Trust Company announced on Thursday that it has launched its own insurance unit to boost coverage against theft of crypto assets. Gemini's new in-house insurer, ...
AI Adoption High But Staffing an Obstacle for Carriers
Sixty-two percent of carrier professionals recently surveyed said their companies have already adopted artificial intelligence and machine learning initiatives, but a high percentage of those ...
China’s Ping An Insurance Teams With Intel to Launch Joint Innovation Laboratory
A division of China's Ping An Insurance Group is teaming with American global tech giant Intel Corp. to establish a joint innovation laboratory. The arrangement is between California-based Intel and ...
Cambridge Mobile Telematics’ New Smartphone Tech Lets Auto Insurers Reconstruct Crashes
Cambridge Mobile Telematics is launching a new product that lets auto insurers use smartphones reconstruct crashes as part of the claims process. The company said its new Claims Studio product line ...
Beazley and RenaissanceRe Debut Cyber Catastrophe Cover Backed by Capital Markets
Specialist insurer Beazley and reinsurer RenaissanceRe have jointly launched a product that provides Beazley with additional catastrophe cover for cyber events. The majority of the security behind ...
Big Tech Is Helping Transform Cars Into Smartphones
Technology companies transformed smartphones and televisions into continuous fountains of revenue. Now, big tech wants to work with automakers to do the same thing for your car. With the widespread ...
InsurTech MGA Corvus Raises $32M, With Plans to Counter Complex Cyber Risks
Corvus Insurance disclosed it has attracted $32 million in new financing that will fuel further growth, in part by countering complex cyber risks. The InsurTech-focused managing general agent based ...
Ransomware Attack Knocks Out Systems at Foreign Exchange Firm Travelex
Staff at foreign exchange firm Travelex are using pen and paper to serve thousands of customers after the company said cyber hackers were holding its systems to ransom, leading to a global blackout ...