Latest InsurTech Headlines
All the headlines from our InsurTech Topic Page, ordered by recency.
It’s Not Just Factories Turning to Automation to Stem Wage Growth, Boost Earnings
Oct 23 2019 // U.S. companies are responding to the lowest unemployment rate in almost 50 years by increasing their focus on automation in order to maintain healthy margins as labor costs tick higher, a Reuters analysis of corporate...
B3i’s Blockchain Re/Insurance Network Begins to Offer Real-Life Industry Solutions
Oct 22 2019 // The author Douglas Adams once said, “We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that works.” Many of us can relate, especially with new technology such as distributed ledger technology...
FTC’s Chopra Tells House Antitrust Panel Big Tech’s Data Practices Threaten Competition
Oct 21 2019 // U.S. technology companies sent tens of thousands of documents to the House committee investigating whether they’re using their dominance to thwart competition, as the panel looks to develop recommendations by next...
Reinsurers Take the Technology Lead
Oct 21 2019 // When it comes to innovation and utilization of emerging technologies in the insurance industry, reinsurance companies once led the way as early adopters of technology. But recently, the primary insurance sector has...
Female Entrepreneur Forging Path in Insurtech Space with AI-Powered Chatbot ‘LeO’
Oct 21 2019 // Like many people, entrepreneur and former Israeli tech journalist turned insurtech founder Liri Halperin never expected she would end up in the insurance business. But an insurance buying experience almost four years ago...
Insurtechs Discovering the Value of Agents
Oct 21 2019 // Insurtechs have been making headlines for several years with how they are changing the insurance business and the threat they pose to traditional insurance distribution. But as these fledgling insurance technology firms...
Privacy Law Favored by Tech Firms Gains Support Among House Democrats
Oct 17 2019 // A group of more than 100 centrist Democratic House lawmakers is throwing its weight behind a privacy bill that has been praised by alliances of software and internet giants. The move is one of the first large-scale...
Bipartisan Group Calls for Pulling Internet Firms’ Liability Immunity
Oct 17 2019 // A bipartisan group of lawmakers is stepping up efforts to have U.S. trade officials eliminate a legal liability shield that tech companies are pushing to keep in new agreements, including a deal to replace the North...
Facebook Loses Backers for Its Libra Digital Currency But Could Still Proceed
Oct 14 2019 // Facebook faces a rough road ahead with Libra, but defections by high-profile partners are still unlikely to spell the end for the digital currency. On Friday, Visa and MasterCard announced their departures from the Libra...
Travelers Joins MIT Research Groups Focused on Autonomous Transportation
Oct 10 2019 // The Travelers Companies has joined the Advanced Vehicle Technology (AVT) Consortium at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Partners for Automated Vehicle Education (PAVE), organizations working to advance...
Replacing Car Mirrors With High-Tech Cameras May be Closer Than It Appears
Oct 10 2019 // Drivers in the U.S. may one day no longer have to crane their necks to check their blind spots if regulators agree to let high-tech cameras and screens replace the humble side-view mirror. The National Highway Traffic...
Just Get Started: Chad Hawkinson and Your Data Journey
Oct 10 2019 // Denver, CO, October 10, 2019 – It’s all about data and analytics in the insurance industry today, and agencies are leaning into advancements in InsurTech to better their business. The transition to a data-driven...
How The Hanover Is Investing in Digital Tools for Agents, Customers
Oct 8 2019 // As insurers embrace insurtech in multiple ways, The Hanover Insurance Group’s Richard Lavey offers some advice: Not everything works as initially envisioned, and that’s OK. “‘If you build it, they...
Insurtech FRISS and Munich Re Extend Partnership to Support Insurers Fighting Fraud
Oct 8 2019 // FRISS, the insurtech provider of AI-powered anti-fraud solutions for the P&C insurance industry, has extended its partnership with Munich Re to now support insurers in their fight against fraud. Following their...
How Drones Are Digitally Transforming Insurance Claims Inspections and Workflows
Oct 7 2019 // Somewhere in central Michigan, a pickup truck drives into a sleepy suburban neighborhood. An autonomous drone takes flight off the truck’s flatbed and, nearly silently, heads a half-mile east, slowing above a...
Munich Re Backs Small Business Insurtech Next Insurance with $250 Million
Oct 7 2019 // Insurtech Next Insurance has pulled in a $250 million financing round from a single investor: Munich Re. Palo Alto-based Next said it plans to use the Series C cash infusion to scale up its small business insurance...
InsureTech Connect: The Insurance Industry Needs to Understand What Business It’s In
Oct 7 2019 // People who buy gasoline generally don’t care for the product or enjoy the experience of pumping gas: They just want to drive. Chris Colborn, chief experience officer for the Lippincott creative consulting firm,...
Iowa’s BrokerTech Ventures Adds Four New Investment Partners
Oct 4 2019 // Des Moines, Iowa-based BrokerTech Ventures, a broker-led investor group and accelerator program, is has added four new investor partners, including Assurance, Graham Company, InterWest Insurance Services, and Hylant...
Insurers, Tech Firms Scramble to Keep Up With Cyber Risks
Oct 4 2019 // Despite progress, carriers are still falling short in how they approach cyber insurance and also how they cover events when they happen. How can this be? The unique makeup of cyber risks continues to hold them back,...
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Grows by Another State
Oct 3 2019 // Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday ordered his administration to start working on regulations to bring Pennsylvania into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. The initiative is a nine-state consortium that sets...
