Technology & Analytics
RMS Unleashes Open Data Modeling Standard With No License or Fee Required
Catastrophe modeler RMS said it is debuting an open data standard that doesn't require a license, fees or permissions for usage. Known as the Risk Data Object, or RDO, the data structure is designed ...
Insurers Dabbling With Smart Home Tech, but No Winning Model Has Emerged
An instinct for self-preservation has carriers dipping their toes into the smart home technology space, but no U.S. insurer has taken a full plunge so far. The industry hasn't settled on how it ...
Risk Alerts: Mississippi Homeowner Premiums, Hacked Scooters, Seat-Back Cameras on Airplanes
Mississippi homeowners could see premiums rise up to 25 percent thanks to Hurricane Katrina-related subrogation litigation being brought by the Mississippi attorney general. Lime electric scooters in ...
InsurTech Investments Break Further Records in Q1
InsurTech investors worldwide executed the highest number of transactions, the highest number of property/casualty transactions, and the highest volume of Series B and Series C funding rounds during ...
Determining Lemonade Investors’ Likely Exit Strategy
Now that Lemonade has raised nearly $500 million in financing to date and is pursuing an international expansion, speculation has begun as to what the exit strategy will ultimately be for investors ...
6 Side Effects of AI in Insurance and 6 Principles for Handling Them
Artificial intelligence, with its ability to analyze large amounts of data, may be the next great thing that is going to transform insurance and perhaps the world. But whatever good AI brings will be ...
‘Project Owl’ Wi-Fi Network May Be Easy Way to Save Lives During Natural Disasters
From a cramped living room in Brooklyn, New York, a handful of young computer nerds has developed a new way to use technology to help save lives in natural disasters. They have designed tiny ...
Veruna Raises $6M With Carrier Backing; Startup Has Cloud-Based Agency Management Platform
InsurTech Veruna said it has raised $6 million in Series A financing, with plans to use the money to propel expanded use of its Salesforce-based agency management platform. The Boston-based startup ...