Technology & Analytics
Hippo Partners With SimpliSafe to Give Customers Home Alarm Options
Hippo Insurance will enhance its customer offerings through a new partnership with home alarm company SimpliSafe. Hippo, an InsurTech and managing general agent, said the arrangement will add ...
InsurTechs Focused on Claims Handling, Business Insurance Raise New Venture Funding
A Berlin-based InsurTech that provides artificial intelligence for cognitive claims handling pulled in an additional $13 million for a Series A financing. A Cincinnati startup raised an ...
Using Behavioral Economics to Improve P/C Insurance Outcomes
The sensors in your house track your habits and convey them to your insurer, who underwrites your homeowners policy. A customer signs an "honesty pledge" and then reports a claim to the insurer. ...
How Silence May Impact Commercial Insurers on COVID Cover
Silence may be deadly for property/casualty insurers writing commercial insurance, an executive of an InsurTech that specializes in analyzing insurance policy language suggested recently, explaining ...
Future InsurTech Venture Financings Could Face a Coronavirus Slowdown
InsurTech venture capital financings in the pipeline appear to be going forward, but the likelihood of future deals could be an open question in light of the coronavirus pandemic, according to an ...
Getsafe CEO Sees Coronavirus as Opportunity for InsurTechs to Prove Their Worth
Getsafe CEO and founder Christian Wiens recently responded to the coronavirus pandemic by touting the benefits his and other InsurTechs can offer the insurance industry now and in the months ahead. ...
The Latest Launches From Swiss Re and Trov
Swiss Re formed a strategic alliance with Microsoft Corp. that will give it access to some digital tools. Trov said its technology will be used to help manage risk data for a car-share fleet of Tesla ...
Say ‘No’ to Shiny Objects
In their quest to stay ahead of the curve, business leaders might instead be throwing their employees a curve ball. Today's business world prizes innovation. Companies don't want to be left behind, ...