Technology & Analytics
UK Mobility Insurance Startup Zego Acquires Telematics Maker Drivit
Zego, the London-based mobility insurance provider and the first UK insurtech to be awarded an insurance license, has acquired telematics company, Drivit. The deal, which will enable Zego to collect ...
Despite InsurTech Successes, IT Modernization Faces Many Obstacles
If you just read the headlines, you'd think the Golden Age of technological integration has arrived in our industry. After all, less than six months ago, Lemonade—the app that boasts the ability to ...
Travelers Will Buy Plymouth Rock’s Digital Agency InsuraMatch for Undisclosed Price
The Travelers Companies has agreed to acquire InsuraMatch, a national digital independent insurance agency, from the Plymouth Rock Group of Companies. Neither side disclosed financial terms. The ...
Partnerships or Acquisitions? How Carriers Can Speed Their Digital Evolutions
While most carriers have embarked on the digital innovation journey, the results have been mixed. Although personal insurance carriers have made more headway over the past several years, the ...
Root Loses $85M, Secures P/C Shell Company for Further Growth
Root lost more than $85 million in its 2020 third quarter – its first as a public company following an initial public offering in October that raised $724.4 million. The Ohio-based digital auto ...
VIDEO: Experts Urge InsurTech-Like ‘Outside-In’ Thinking From Insurers
Are you using your vehicle to transport people? That's just one of the "archaic questions" that insurers might be still be asking, Chetan Kandhari, Chief Innovation and Digital Officer for ...
InsurTechs vs. Incumbents: Trends to Watch
Panelists speaking at a recent Carrier Management Virtual Roundtable agreed that InsurTechs are sprinting ahead of insurance industry incumbents on the innovation spectrum but said that investments ...
P/C Tech Trends to Watch: CB Insights NExTT Framework
What's NExTT? It's a question that CB Insights analysts asked—and answered—in a recent report about trends in property/casualty insurance technology, finding that eight of the 17 emerging ...