Innovation News
Celent Report: P/C Innovation Picking Up Steam But Not ‘Disruptive’ Yet
The people specifically charged with moving innovation forward at property/casualty insurance companies are more optimistic about reaching their goals and garnering organizational support for their ...
USAA’s Goal: Make Innovation Part of Its Cultural Fabric
Wal-Mart gave Jon-Michael Kowall some of his earliest lessons in innovation. The USAA executive was in his early 20s, a Wal-Mart manager-in-training in metro Austin and Corpus Christi, when new ...
Handling Cyber as Standalone Insurance Could Benefit Carriers, Buyers Alike
Treating cyber risk as a standalone insurance market holds the promise of unlocking the potential for meaningful coverage for both insurers and buyers, according to a new report by JLT Re and JLT ...
Time Constraints Can Boost Ingenuity
Constraint can be one of the most powerful forces behind ingenuity—and no constraint is more powerful than time, says Kellogg School's David Schonthal. He offers four suggestions for how innovators ...
Trov, an On-Demand Insurance Startup, Raises $45M to Fuel Global Expansion
On-demand insurance startup Trov raised $45 million in Series D financing, with plans to use it for an accelerated global expansion. The money will also fuel an expansion of what items Trov covers ...
Slice Labs’ Pay-Per-Use Rideshare Insurance App Enters Real-World Test Phase
About a year after its debut, insurance tech startup Slice Labs said it has completed a pay-per-use rideshare insurance app. The next step: testing the technology with "a select set" of rideshare ...
Progressive Gives Google Home Customers Chance to Get Auto/Home Tips Through Their Voices
Progressive is getting into the voice-activated customer service game through a new deal with Google. The property/casualty insurance giant says it is now giving Google Home customers the opportunity ...
Feline Agility and Innovation Can Help Companies Differentiate Themselves
Companies must innovate constantly and be customer-centric to differentiate themselves, realizing that product life cycles don't last forever, advises Leonard Sherman, author of "If You're In A ...