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UK Travel Insurance Policies May Not Cover Flight Disruptions Due to Strikes: Report
Jul 6 2022 // Insurance may not save you from summer travel misery. Four in 10 policies don’t protect against strikes, the UK consumer watchdog Which? reported in its annual review. If your airline goes bankrupt, only half will...
Insurance Technology: OneShield Adds Betterview Analytics; Novidea Takes Certificates of Insurance Digital; Verisk Claims Integrates IMGING Data
Jul 5 2022 // Betterview Analytics Now Offered via OneShield Property data firm Betterview, which serves property/casualty insurance companies, is now partnering with core system provider, OneShield Software, to make the its property...
Cyber Insurtechs and Insurers ‘In This Together,’ Not in Competition
Jul 4 2022 // Insurtechs and insurance companies are “breaking down the wall” that stood between them as competitors in favor of working together to tackle dynamic cyber risk. Lori Bailey “We’re all trying to...
Quantum Computing, Lower Construction Quality, Legal Tech Seen as Emerging Risks: Swiss Re
Jul 4 2022 // The global community continues to deal with known challenges such as the pandemic, the war in Ukraine, economic turmoil and failing trust in established social institutions. But a report from Swiss Re reminds re/insurers...
New NHTSA Chief: Agency to Scrutinize Auto-Driver Technology
Jul 1 2022 // The new head of the government’s road safety agency says it will intensify efforts to understand the risks posed by automated vehicle technology, so it can decide what regulations may be necessary to protect drivers,...
ReSource Pro Acquires Commercial Lines Technology Platform towerIQ
Jun 30 2022 // Insurance business services firm ReSource Pro reports it has completed its acquisition of towerIQ, a property/casualty insurance focused technology platform designed to streamline workflows and capture market...
People Moves: BMS Promotes Gormley to UK CEO; Schepers Named Head of WTW Insurance Consulting and Technology as Underwood Retires
Jun 29 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the brokers BMS and Willis Towers Watson (WTW). A summary of these new hires follows here. BMS Promotes Gormley to UK CEO BMS, the London-based independent...
Don’t Count Out Insurtech Disrupters, Carrier CEOs Say
Jun 29 2022 // Insurtechs bent on disrupting the insurance industry haven’t succeeded so far, but a future wave of insurtechs might emerge to accomplish a similar goal, carrier executives said recently. Speaking at the 38th Annual...
Cyber Insurtechs and Insurers ‘In This Together,’ Not in Competition
Jun 24 2022 // Insurtechs and insurance companies are “breaking down the wall” that stood between them as competitors in favor of working together to tackle dynamic cyber risk. “We’re all trying to solve the same...
Emerging Risks: Quantum Computing, Lower Construction Quality, Legal Tech etc.
Jun 24 2022 // The global community continues to deal with known challenges such as the pandemic, the war in Ukraine, economic turmoil and failing trust in established social institutions. But a report from Swiss Re reminds re/insurers...
Insurance Technology: BirdsEyeView Wins Funds for Parametric Cover; Audatex Adds Live Car Valuation Data
Jun 22 2022 // Parametric Insurtech startup BirdsEyeView has closed a seed funding round for an undisclosed amount led by SFC Capital, with the funds matched by the European Space Agency (ESA). BirdsEyeView uses satellite data to...
Preparing for InsurTech’s Second Act: Embedded Insurance
Jun 20 2022 // The insurtech industry has been around for about a decade, and experts say that while it has succeeded in bringing new entrants into the industry, it has struggled at times with distribution and customer acquisition. This...
Insurance Technology: eDriving Adds Safety App Without Telematics; Notion Offers Sensor Upgrade; HUB Debuts Personal Lines Platform VIU
Jun 20 2022 // eDriving Launches Non-Telematics Version of Mentor Driver App New Jersey-based eDriving announced the availability of Mentor Insight, the non-telematics version of its driver safety app, Mentor. Mentor Insight offers many...
Insurtech Faces ‘Leveling Out Period’ Amid Market Challenges
Jun 20 2022 // The insurtech industry is facing what experts say is a “leveling out period” after investment in the space accelerated during the pandemic due to changes in the workplace and a greater focus on the use of...
Tesla Leads in Driver-Assisted Technology Crashes: NHTSA
Jun 16 2022 // Tesla Inc. reported 273 vehicle crashes since July involving advanced driving assistance systems, more than any other automaker, according to data U.S. auto safety regulators released on Wednesday. Automakers and tech...
Legal Technology Firm TCDI Agrees to Acquire Aon’s eDiscovery Practice
Jun 10 2022 // TCDI, theGreensboro, N.C.-based provider of legal services, software and cyber security, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire insurance broker Aon’s eDiscovery practice. The acquisition will...
InsurTech EasySend strengthens in Japan by establishing a Japanese entity in order to accelerate digitization within the Japanese financial industry
Jun 9 2022 // No-code platform speeds up service delivery and significantly enhances customer experience for insurance, banking and other financial institutions Tokyo, June 09, 2022 – EasySend Ltd. (Headquarters: Israel, CEO &...
Insurtech MGA Loadsure Offers Smart Annual Cargo Insurance
Jun 7 2022 // InsurTech MGA Loadsure announced the launch of its new smart annual cargo product, Cargo Plus. The new offering is an annualized ocean cargo product that will deliver the financial convenience of a pay-as-you-go policy...
LexisNexis Acquires Home Inspection Tech Firm Flyreel
Jun 3 2022 // LexisNexis Risk Solutions has acquired Flyreel, a Denver-based property technology firm that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to enable self-service property inspections. Flyreel says its technology...
Insurance Technology: Flood Data From Arturo and ICEYE; Weather Intelligence From Verisk; Home Valuations from CAPE Analytics
Jun 2 2022 // Arturo and ICEYE Offer Near Real-Time Flood, Property Damage Insights Property analytics firm Arturo and sensor data provider ICEYE hope to change what’s possible with insurance response to flood events....
