Technology & Analytics
Cybersecurity Firm Optiv Expands Into Europe, Seeks Acquisitions
Optiv Security, an acquisitive Denver-based company backed by private equity firm KKR, is expanding into Europe, where it will offer its cybersecurity management and consultancy services, executives ...
AXIS Capital Weaves Greater Tech Use Into New Reorg Plan
AXIS Capital Holdings is reorganizing its operations in a bid to focus more on technology and innovation, with an eye on long-term profitable growth. Executives hope to put the new changes in place ...
Guidewire Software Teams With Global Startup Platform Plug and Play
Guidewire Software said it joined up with global startup platform Plug and Play to help promote technology innovation in P/C insurance. Specifically, Guidewire will work with certain Plug and Play ...
Captive vs. Independent Agents: Carriers Are Committed to Multiple, Evolving Distribution Channels
Despite the grim outlook forecasted for U.S. agents in a 2013 report by McKinsey & Company, both captive and independent agents remain a viable segment of carrier distribution channels. Even with ...
Emerging Tech Deployment Still Rare: Novarica CIO Study
Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, sensors, robotic process automation, smart home automation, and chatbots are not yet widely deployed among property/casualty insurers, according to ...
The Future of Small Business Insurance Distribution: What Can We Expect?
In the United States today, there are almost 28 million small businesses, all requiring a wide array of insurance coverage to confidently conduct daily business. Insuring these businesses has always ...
Machine Learning From the Insurance Trenches
There has never been a book that changed my world view like "The World Is Flat" by Thomas Friedman. I was in my early 20s, and the book helped me realize I was competing with other workers throughout ...
Advanced Climate Analytics: New Approaches for Managing Risk
The increased availability of real-time data, and improved processing power to cost-effectively collect, decipher and evaluate this information, is changing the face of many industry sectors. This ...