Technology & Analytics
Government Can and Should Help Reduce Cybersecurity Risks: ITC 2021 Highlights
It's no secret that cyber insurance rates keep rising into the stratosphere. But the U.S. government can take specific actions to help reduce risk and stabilize the market, a former federal official ...
Executive Viewpoint: Ethical AI and Data Transparency in Insurance
As environmental, governance and social (ESG) concerns permeate corporate agendas, businesses of all types need to be especially sensitive about how they use customer data. Insurance companies are ...
Who Will Be Sued? Praedicat Scores Ease Underwriting for Emerging Risks
Last week, Praedicat, a liability risk analytics company, announced that it launched a new Company Risk Score designed to simplify the underwriting of complex emerging risks for liability insurance. ...
Auto MGA Loop Raises $21M, With 10 More States in Its Sights
Loop, a managing general agency InsurTech focused on auto insurance, raised $21 million in new financing from multiple investors to help fuel ongoing expansion plans into additional states. "Their ...
Cyber Insurer Coalition Raises $205M; Push Into Public Markets Among Future Plans
Coalition, a San Francisco-based cyber insurance and security company, has already been focused on rapid growth. Its new $205 million venture capital financing will help supercharge that strategy ...
CEO Viewpoint: Seeing the Light Through the Mountain of Paper
Imagine explaining the concept of insurance to an alien. After the end of the elevator pitch, I guarantee they would think it was a pretty cool idea. At its heart, insurance is a simple and great ...
Zurich Joins $10 Million Venture Round for Cyber InsurTech BOXX; Partnership Planned
Zurich Insurance has joined a $10 million venture investment round for BOXX, a Toronto-based cyber insurer for small businesses, individuals and families. The startup said it has also formed a global ...
Staffing Crunch Makes Risk Assessment a Challenge for Commercial Insurers
Over the past two years, the challenges prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic have forced businesses to scramble as new issues arise almost every day. The one challenge that has remained stagnant is the ...