Technology/Science
Agent Efficiency, Analytics and AI Top Trends at InsurTech Week
Against the backdrop of the Global Insurance Accelerator's 5th Annual InsurTech Week, nearly 200 insurance company executives, InsurTech startup founders, and industry influencers spent the better ...
Financial Firms, Regulators Urged to Be More Agile on Cybersecurity Risks
Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester said on Thursday that financial firms and regulators should be more agile and share information to better combat cybersecurity threats. Financial ...
How ‘Intelligent’ Insurers Grow and Create Value: ACORD Study
Some insurance carriers grow but do not create value. Others shrink but still create value. Some fail at both. Then there are the "intelligent growers"—those that succeed at both, not only growing ...
Hippo Makes an Acquisition Intended to Strengthen Its Home Insurance Services
Hippo Insurance has acquired an early-stage startup designed to beef up its digital home insurance services for clients. The InsurTech startup and managing general agent said it snatched up Sheltr, a ...
Aon Acquires CoverWallet, Coveting the Growing Small Biz Digital Insurance Marketplace
Aon said it has agreed to acquire InsurTech startup CoverWallet in a bid to boost its presence in the growing digital insurance market for small and medium-sized business customers. Neither side ...
CyberCube Analytics Pulls in $35M Financing, With Plans to Broaden Marketing Efforts
CyberCube Analytics, a cyber risk analytics startup focused on the insurance industry, pulled in a $35 million financing to help fuel further growth. The San Francisco-based InsurTech said it will ...
The Latest Cyber Launches From Zurich and Brit Ltd.
Zurich Insurance rolled out new, industry-specific endorsements to its cyber insurance policy designed to expand coverages provided to the manufacturing industry. Brit Ltd. said it has launched an ...
Daimler, Acknowledging Obstacles, Lowers Expectations for Self-Driving Robotaxis
Daimler has taken a "reality check" on self-driving "robotaxis," acknowledging that making them safe is proving harder than first thought amid questions over their future earnings potential. Chief ...