Technology/Science
Cyber Insurance Does Not Make Clients Ransomware Targets: Marsh
Cyber insurance remains a useful tool in the fight against ransomware, a new Marsh briefing argues. That may seem like an obvious thing to say, but the briefing points out that some are increasingly ...
Some See Nuclear Power as a Tool to Fight Catastrophic Climate Change
Catastrophic climate change can still be averted even without increasing one of the biggest sources of carbon-free electricity. That was the message sent to International Atomic Energy Agency ...
Next Insurance Pulls in $250M Financing from Partner Munich Re
InsurTech startup Next Insurance has pulled in a $250 million financing round from a single investor: Munich Re. Palo Alto-based Next said it plans to use the Series C cash infusion to scale up its ...
Enterprise Software Startup Gradient AI Raises $6M from MassMutual, Others
Gradient AI said it has raised $6 million in financing to help fuel development of its AI-based enterprise software focused on insurance underwriting and claims management. The Massachusetts-based ...
Tesla’s Summon-Your-Car Feature Draws Attention of U.S. Safety Regulator
The top U.S. road-safety regulator is gathering information about a Tesla Inc. feature that allows customers to remotely call for their car to pick them up. The National Highway Traffic Safety ...
Practical Ways to Make InsurTech Work: ITC Panel
InsurTech is grabbing the attention of carriers and agencies alike, but the level of change it promises also causes anxiety. At the 2019 InsureTech Connect Conference in Las Vegas on Sept. 25, ...
Global Insurance Accelerator Boosts Seed Funding for Participating InsurTechs
The Global Insurance Accelerator said it is nearly doubling its seed funding for participating InsurTechs, starting with companies accepted into the program in 2020. A desire to stay competitive is ...
Cyber Risks Reign Supreme Among Businesses of All Sizes
Cyber risks are the top concern among businesses of all sizes. Of the 1,200 business leaders who participated in an insurer-sponsored survey, 55 percent said they worry some or a great deal about ...