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InsurTech in the Public Markets: Lessons From the Rush That Put Them in Hot Water
For the last eight years, InsurTech has had an incredible run. Capital has poured into privately-held companies tackling opportunities across the industry. Every quarter seemed to attract more and ...
What About Independent Agents? Root’s Focus on Embedded Insurance, CEO Says
While he didn't say that distribution of Root Insurance products through independent agents was off the table in 2022, the InsurTech's chief executive officer did say the company is now laser-focused ...
Root Implements Organizational Realignment, Lays Off 330 Employees
Technology company Root Inc., the Columbus, Ohio-based parent company of Root Insurance, announced yesterday that it has laid off approximately 330 team members throughout its business. Co-Founder ...
Regulators Can Learn AI; New InsurTech Groups Will Help
It was the mid-1990s. Karen Clark's Applied Insurance Research and Hemant Shah's Risk Management Software were InsurTechs in their early stages of development—before the term for insurance ...
Root Promises 2022 Improvements After Losing $415M This Year Through Sept. 30
Root has lost more than $415 million from January through September 2021, almost double the same period a year ago. The Ohio based digital auto insurer also took year-to-date hits on net premiums ...
Lemonade’s Metromile M&A Deal Could Presage More InsurTech Acquisitions to Come: S&P
Lemonade's plan to snatch up Metromile isn't necessarily a one-off InsurTech M&A deal. Many more in the sector are likely in the future, particularly with newly-public startups burdened by anemic ...
Beyond the Hype: How to Value InsurTechs
Why is it so hard for property/casualty insurance carrier professionals to accept the idea that InsurTechs are bringing value to the insurance industry—and changing it for the better? I have found ...
InsurTech Lessons From ITC: Take the Stock App Off Your Phone
Alex Timm, the chief executive officer of Root, has some advice for InsurTechs that go to the public markets: "You cannot let the stock price or Wall Street tell you what your value is." When ...