Technology & Analytics
Venture Funding Drop Leaves Digital Insurers Vulnerable to Takeover
Some digital insurers will be in serious jeopardy as standalone companies in the months ahead, thanks in part to a big coronavirus crisis-related drop in venture funding. That reality, in turn, could ...
Fifth-Generation Wireless Technologies: Suspicion vs. Evidence
One of the more surprising recent conspiracy theories to make the rounds of the Internet and social media is that the COVID-19 pandemic is actually a hoax perpetrated by corporations to cover up the ...
InsurTechs Focused on Structural Data, Vehicle Title Digitization Attract Financing
An American Family spinout raised $8 million in Series A financing that will help expand the reach of its residential and commercial property characteristic data and predictive analysis products. ...
How On-Demand Tech Will Help Insurers Show Their Value Post Crisis
Since I started this series, the world's perception of insurance and its value has changed. There are countless stories bashing the inability of insurance to protect during a pandemic. Hopefully, the ...
Turning Intelligent Sensors and Signals Into Insurance Customer Value
Amazon's futuristic Go stores caught the world by storm with a new vision for advanced shopping customer experiences. In fact, 7-Eleven felt the heat and recently announced their plans to build ...
New InsurTech Venture Capital Financings Dropped by Half in Q1
Already, the coronavirus pandemic has taken a big bite out of InsurTech venture capital financings. Venture capital investments in the sector reached $760 million in the 2020 first quarter, about 50 ...
Lemonade Enters the Netherlands Insurance Marketplace
Lemonade is now doing business in the Netherlands, its second European country after debuting in Germany nine months ago. The New York-based InsurTech said that Dutch customers can purchase contents ...
Ageas Goes AI for Claims Process Via Tractable Partnership
UK insurer Ageas will start using artificial intelligence to create end-to-end assessments and estimates of vehicle damage during a claims process. The move comes thanks to a partnership with ...