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Markets/Coverages: Swiss Re, Insurtech Benekiva Partner to Offer L&H Claims Solution
Apr 28 2023 // Swiss Re Reinsurance Solutions has formed a strategic partnership with Benekiva to offer an end-to-end digital claims management solution. The solution combines Benekiva’s state-of-the-art claims administration...
Verisk Acquires German Motor Claims Insurtech SV Krug
Apr 27 2023 // Verisk, a leading global data analytics and technology provider, has acquired Krug Sachverständigen GmbH, a Germany-based motor claims solutions provider. The acquisition expands Verisk’s claims and casualty...
Insurtech Policygenius to Be Acquired by Zinnia
Apr 25 2023 // Online insurance marketplace Policygenius is being acquired by Zinnia, a life and annuity insurance technology and digital services company. Zinnia said the acquisition expands its reach into digital distribution...
Carrier Management announces agenda and speakers for its 2023 InsurTech Summit
Apr 25 2023 // San Diego, CA. April 25, 2023 — Today Carrier Management announced the agenda and speakers for The InsurTech Summit 2023. These experts will share their knowledge and experiences, making your own InsurTech journey much...
Tech Firms Try to Muzzle Workers With NDAs, SEC Tipsters Say
Apr 20 2023 // Some top US technology companies are forcing workers to sign allegedly illegal labor agreements, according to complaints filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, despite years of enforcement by the agency against...
New York Names InnSure to Manage Clean Tech Insurance Innovation Project
Apr 19 2023 // New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the nonprofit InnSure will administer the state’s $6.5 million insurance innovation fund that includes grants to encourage the development of new insurance policies and...
Will Insurtech Help the Insurance Industry Survive a Hardening Market?
Apr 19 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Supply chain disruptions, increased consumer demands, a tight labor market, a global pandemic, a couple natural disasters, and a war. These are just a few of the causes...
Nine More States Join Federal Lawsuit Against Google Over Ad Tech
Apr 18 2023 // Nine states, including Michigan and Nebraska, have joined a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against Alphabet’s Google which alleges the search and advertising company broke antitrust law in running its digital...
Can Insurance Carriers Stem the Bleeding from Tech Layoffs?
Apr 17 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. In January 2023 alone, Amazon laid off 18,000 people; Google laid off 12,000 people; Microsoft laid off 10,000 people; and Salesforce laid off 7,000 people. And these...
Robot Dog. Stolen Car Tracker. Security Cone. New York Police Go High-Tech
Apr 14 2023 // New York City officials unveiled three new high-tech policing devices Tuesday, including a robotic dog that critics called creepy when it first joined the police pack 2 1/2 years ago. The new devices, which also include a...
Business Moves: Arch Insurance Acquires Insurtech Thimble
Apr 11 2023 // Arch Insurance today said it has acquired Thimble, an insurtech platform that enables small businesses to get insurance coverage by the job, month or year using app, website, or over the phone. Terms were not disclosed....
UK’s FCA Hires More Than 150 Staff for Data Unit to Ramp Up Tech Capabilities
Apr 11 2023 // The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority hired more than 150 people into its Data, Technology and Innovation division in the past year as the regulator looks to ramp up its tech capabilities. The hires are part of...
U.S. Airports’ Outdated Tech Leaves Planes Vulnerable to Runway Near-Misses
Apr 6 2023 // A crucial safety system that’s relied on to avoid potentially fatal collisions at major US airports is aging and plagued by outages that have left travelers unprotected for months at a time. At some airports, it...
Biden Eyes AI Dangers, Says Tech Companies Must Make Sure Products Are Safe
Apr 5 2023 // U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday it remains to be seen whether artificial intelligence (AI) is dangerous, but underscored that technology companies had a responsibility to ensure their products were safe before...
Markets/Coverages: Insurtech Parsyl Launches $20M Lloyd’s Consortium for Perishable Cargo
Apr 5 2023 // Parsyl, the Denver-based insurer of essential supply chains, announced the launch of its new Essential Consortium at Lloyd’s of London. The multi-year arrangement initially will bring $20 million in new capacity to...
The Underwriter’s Edge: Using Data & Technology to Discover What’s Possible in Commercial P&C Insurance
Apr 3 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Insurance Quantified. Underwriting commercial P&C insurance is complex – each industry looks different, small businesses are different than medium-sized ones, and each...
Lloyd’s Lab Selects 13 Insurtechs for Its Next Innovation Accelerator
Mar 30 2023 // The Lloyd’s marketplace announced it has invited 13 insurtechs to join the next cohort of its innovation accelerator, the Lloyd’s Lab, following a competitive pitch process where the firms presented innovative...
Markets/Coverages: Reinsurance Tech Firm Tremor Launches Cat Bond Issuance Platform
Mar 30 2023 // Tremor Technologies Inc., the Boston-based reinsurance pricing and placing platform, has launched a catastrophe bond issuance platform called Tremor Issuer™. Tremor Issuer is part of the suite of Tremor services that can...
Markets/Coverages: CFC Adds Professional Liability, Tech E&O to Admitted Offerings
Mar 27 2023 // Specialist insurance provider CFC recently announced the expansion of its admitted product suite with the addition of professional liability and technology E&O. The company has been trading its admitted solution for...
A-Rod-Backed Insurtech Ranger Insurance Launches in Arizona
Mar 23 2023 // Ranger, an “agent-first insurance technology company,” has launched in Arizona in what is planned as the first state in a multi-state national rollout. Ranger touts itself as an insurtech to elevate the role of...
