Technology/Science
InsurTech HomeZada Wins NAIC Startup Pitch Competition
A consumer home management software startup won the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' startup pitch competition. The winner is California-based HomeZada, an InsurTech whose consumer ...
The Latest Launches From AIR Worldwide, Ironshore and AXA XL
AIR Worldwide has expanded an inland flood model for Central Europe and updated part of its coastal flood model for Great Britain. An Ironshore division streamlined a policy offering so it can be ...
Chubb, Chaucer, Other Lloyd’s Underwriters Team to Develop Products for New and Emerging Risks
Lloyd's underwriters including Chubb, Chaucer, Beazley and Hiscox are teaming up on a new initiative designed to quicken insurance/reinsurance product development for new and emerging risks. Known as ...
Executives On The Move at CSAA, Liberty Mutual and AXIS
CSAA Insurance Group promoted two executives to handle responsibilities involving information and information security. Liberty Mutual Re appointed a senior underwriter and product leader for Marine ...
Nationwide: Solid Strategy Is Key to Finding a Compelling InsurTech Partner
Carriers are increasingly looking for InsurTechs that would serve as good partners or investments, but how do they pick the right ones? That's a vital question for carriers to address so they can ...
State Farm Boosts Its Use of ‘Real Time’ Telematics
The nation's largest insurer has stepped up its investment in telematics, announcing this week an upgrade to its usage-based insurance program that allows policyholders to check on their driving ...
Anti-Hacking Company Claims It Took Over a Tesla Model 3’s GPS
An autonomous systems defense company contends it has successfully spoofed the GPS mechanism of a Tesla Model 3 using the automaker's latest Autopilot technology, sending the vehicle off its intended ...
Is the IoT the Future of Workers Comp?
Internet of Things capabilities, already familiar to insurers from personal lines applications like auto telematics, are emerging in the workers compensation space through purpose-built monitoring ...