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Howden Buys Safeonline, a Cyber and Tech Specialist Broker
Howden, the international insurance broker, announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Safeonline, a London-based cyber and tech specialist broker and Lloyd's coverholder. Financial details of ...
Broker Investor Group Chooses 12 InsurTechs for First Cohort Program
BrokerTech Ventures, an investor group and accelerator program led by nine insurance brokerages, has selected 12 InsurTechs for its first cohort that convenes March 2 in Des Moines, Iowa, for a ...
Customer Focus Is Key Ingredient for Future InsurTech Users
In her 1969 hit song "Both Sides Now," singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell looked at clouds and other metaphors of life both optimistically and pessimistically—and she felt uncertain about the future. ...
Dairy Consolidations Drive Merger in U.S. Midwest Broker Biz
Two traditional U.S. Midwest brokerages serving the dairy market are combining their businesses as the industry consolidates. Chicago-based Rice Dairy LLC and Commodity Risk Management Group of ...
AXIS Re’s New Strategic Partners Team Includes Munich Re Hire
AXIS Re launched a new consulting arm to serve clients and brokers, hiring on a former Munich Re executive and promoting within to staff the division. The new arm – AXIS Re Strategic Partners – ...
Travelers CEO Schnitzer: Agents, Brokers Have a Place, Even With InsurTech Investments
Travelers Chairman and CEO Alan Schnitzer said that independent agents and brokers still have a place with the insurer even as it continues exploring InsurTech innovations for its operations. "Yes, ...
Impatient InsurTechs Will Create MGAs, Carriers On Their Own
More than 1,000 technology startups are seeking a role in insurance and risk management, and they're doing so with or without traditional distribution partner collaboration, an industry panel said ...
Channeling Disruption: Why Underwriters Need to Rally Around Small Biz Insurance Brokers
The role of the small business insurance broker is under assault as the rise of InsurTech disrupts the traditional insurance value chain. With more than $5 billion invested in InsurTech startups ...