Technology/Science
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 ...
The Latest Launches From SSP/Willis Towers Watson, PURE, and Berkshire Hathaway/GUARD
Insurance Software Company SSP joined a Willis Towers Watson program designed to help boost what it can learn from data. Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange, or PURE, has launched PURE Gold, a ...
InsurTech NY Is Accepting Applications for October Cohort
InsurTech NY announced that it will be accepting applications for the October cohort of its growth-stage InsurTech accelerator. The application window will be open from July 21 to Aug. 17. The ...
Insurance Software Firm Majesco Will Be Acquired by Private Equity Outfit for $594M
Cloud insurance software firm Majesco said it has agreed to be acquired by Thoma Bravo, a private equity firm focused on the software and technology services sectors, in a transaction valuing the ...
Rather Than Gamble, ITC Shifts From Vegas to the Digital World
A surge in COVID-19 cases is forcing InsureTech Connect – one of the world's largest insurance technology conferences – to go fully digital for its annual fall gathering. ITC has scheduled ITC ...
COVID-19 Pandemic May Worsen Antibiotic Resistance Epidemic: Risk Alerts
Health care providers may be overprescribing antibiotics in an effort to ward off infections in COVID patients confined to the hospital for prolonged periods of time. The pandemic is increasing ...
LinkedIn Accused of Secretly Reading Apple Users’ Clipboard Content in New Suit
Microsoft Corp's LinkedIn was sued by a New York-based iPhone user on Friday for allegedly reading and diverting users' sensitive content from Apple Inc's Universal Clipboard application. According ...