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Travelers, Amazon to Sell Smart Home Kits, Promote Insurance Info to Clients
The Travelers Companies Inc. is teaming up with Amazon to offer smart home kits and insurance/risk management information through a digital storefront: Amazon.com/Travelers. The property/casualty ...
Building the Right Tech Culture
Technology, at the end of the day, is created by humans for humans. For that reason, one of a technology leader's top priorities should be to assemble the right team and create the right culture. If ...
Amazon Reportedly Considering UK Insurance Comparison Site
Amazon.com Inc. is sounding out some of Europe's top insurance firms to see if they would contribute products to a UK price comparison website in what would be a major foray by the U.S. online retail ...
‘Killer Apps’ and the Amazon Effect on Legacy Carriers
Once upon a time, in 1994, Amazon entered the commercial marketplace as an online bookstore. While Amazon was not the first company to offer this service, it was the first to offer to deliver any ...
What Insurers Can Learn About Customer Success From SaaS Models, Netflix and Amazon
No one purchases insurance from a carrier because he wants to. It doesn't taste good, drive fast, make you thin, keep you warm or save time. Nevertheless, many of the hardworking individuals who are ...
Amazon’s Rumored Interest in Home Insurance Put Into Perspective
As the largest U.S. insurers gathered at the Marriott Marquis hotel in Times Square to discuss the prospects for their industry, a threat to that future emerged from the nation's other coast. ...
Toyota Teams With Amazon, Pizza Hut, Uber on Driverless Delivery Car Concept
Toyota Motor Corp., trying to transform itself into a leader of the new driverless economy, unveiled both the concept vehicle and the big-name partners to make it a reality. Amazon.com Inc. has ...
Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon Give Insurers Innovation Inspiration
As insurers seek inspiration to drive innovation, it makes sense to turn to modern-day tech titans to find useful ideas that might be adapted for the insurance industry. Innovation is the lifeblood ...