Technology & Analytics
Mobile Sales Assistant Vymo Raises $19M; AXA, Allianz Among Customers
Vymo, a technology company whose mobile app captures and automates data for insurance sales reps and others on the go, has raised $18 million in new financing. The India-based SaaS (software as a ...
Root Insurance Enters California Market, Where Telematics Underwriting Tool Doesn’t Apply
Root Insurance, an auto insurance startup that does business via smartphone, has entered the California market. But there's a catch. Root's app uses smartphone technology, telematics and data science ...
GEICO, Following Progressive and Others, Adds Telematics to Track Driver Behavior
Berkshire Hathaway's GEICO auto insurer has joined the ranks of carriers using telematics to track and improve driver behavior—after resisting for years. Berkshire Hathaway's GEICO has been one of ...
AI and Bionic Eyes Poised to Be the Latest Wildfire Risk Reduction Tools
On a tower in the Brazilian rain forest, a sentinel scans the horizon for the first signs of fire. Only these eyes aren't human. They don't blink or take breaks, and guided by artificial intelligence ...
AI, Accuracy and the Pursuit of Perfection
For an industry that, let's face it, isn't known for putting itself at the vanguard of innovation, the pace at which commercial insurance companies are embracing artificial intelligence is ...
The Great Hustle: Protecting Insurers From Fraud
Insurance fraud is as old as the insurance industry itself. Efforts to combat fraudulent insurance schemes can be traced back to the Middle Ages, but the menace still persists centuries later. In the ...
11 InsurTech Startups Join Lloyd’s Innovation Accelerator Program
Eleven new InsurTech startups are joining Lloyd's of London's innovation accelerator program. More than 130 applications came in from across the world for the third cohort of the Lloyd's Lab, its ...
How AI Advances ‘No-Touch’ Resolution of Workers Compensation Claims: Opinion
Many human hours are needed to sort, analyze and process workers compensation claims—the vast majority of which are low in value.
The U.S. workers comp ...
