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Tech Sector Sees Softer Insurance Market but Less Comprehensive Policies
Mar 14 2025 // A softer-than-expected market kept insurance premiums for technology companies down or flat in some lines in 2024, according to a new report from business insurance platform Embroker. Embroker’s 2024 Business...
Explosion in Manhole at Texas Tech University Prompts Campus Evacuations
Mar 13 2025 // Several buildings at Texas Tech University in Lubbock were evacuated Wednesday night after officials said an explosion in a manhole near a substation caused multiple fires that could be seen emerging from underground...
What is Insurtech and How is it Transforming the Insurance Industry?
Mar 6 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Darkhorse Insurance. This remarkable transformation is challenging the status quo and pushing the boundaries of what is possible in insurance. Insurtech is not just a buzzword; it...
Insurtech Root Finishes 2024 With First Yearly Profit
Feb 27 2025 // Root Inc. followed up its first ever quarterly net profit in the third quarter with another in the last quarter of 2024, and finished with the first profitable year in the company’s history. The Columbus, Ohio-based...
Claims Service, Tech, Communication Top Independent Agent Concerns
Feb 26 2025 // Claims, communication, and technology are the top three concerns for independent agents when placing new business with a carrier, according to insurtech Vertafore. The findings were the result of a survey of nearly 1,300...
Google’s AI Previews Erode the Internet, Educational Tech Company Says in Lawsuit
Feb 25 2025 // Alphabet’s Google internet search engine is eroding demand for original content and undermining publishers’ ability to compete with its artificial intelligence-generated overviews, a U.S. educational technology...
Google to Be Hit With EU Charges of Breaching Big Tech Rules, Sources Say
Feb 24 2025 // Alphabet unit Google is set to be charged with breaching EU rules aimed at checking the power of Big Tech after proposed changes to its search results failed to address the EU antitrust regulator’s concerns and those...
Insurance and Technology: A Dynamic Duo for Modern Agencies
Feb 20 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Darkhorse Insurance. In the ever-evolving landscape of the insurance industry, a powerful alliance has emerged – the dynamic duo of insurance and technology. This partnership...
Statewide Computer Outage Disrupts Nebraska Government Operations
Feb 13 2025 // A systemwide outage of Nebraska goverment computers shut down everything from the work of the Legislature to driver’s licensing offices for several hours Thursday. The state Office of the Chief Information Officer...
Australia Bans DeepSeek From Government Tech Over Security
Feb 5 2025 // Australia has banned DeepSeek AI services from all government systems and devices, becoming one of the first countries to take direct action against a Chinese artificial intelligence startup that shook Silicon Valley and...
Insurtech Qumis Raises $2.2M to Automate Policy Reviews With AI
Jan 30 2025 // Qumis, a lawyer-built AI-driven platform designed to transform insurance knowledge work, announced the close of an oversubscribed $2.2 million pre-seed funding round. The round was led by Armory Square Ventures with...
Alphabet’s Waymo to Test Autonomous Driving Technology in New Cities
Jan 30 2025 // Alphabet’s self-driving unit Waymo announced on Wednesday it plans to expand testing of its autonomous driving technology in over 10 new cities in 2025. After testing the Waymo Driver in multiple cities, the company...
Tech Update: Aventum Invests $12 Million to Create Proprietary Tech Function
Jan 29 2025 // Aventum, the London-based international re/insurance group, is investing $12 million over two years to create an inhouse proprietary tech function across its global operations. The group now has 25% of its global workforce...
UnitedHealth Says Hack at Tech Unit Impacted 190 Million People
Jan 28 2025 // The cyberattack at UnitedHealth Group’s tech unit last year affected the personal information of 190 million people, the health conglomerate said on Jan. 24, making it the largest healthcare data breach in the United...
Insurtechs’ Approach to Wildfire Insurance: Part III – Faura
Jan 23 2025 // While the Los Angeles wildfires inch closer toward containment, estimates of insured losses continue to creep higher. CoreLogic said the industry price tag of the Palisades and Eaton fires could land between $35 billion...
People Moves: Arch Promotes Thompson to Offshore Energy Underwriting Manager; WTW Names Mamone as Head of Tech Delivery and Strategy
Jan 22 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Arch Insurance International and Willis Towers Watson. A summary of these new hires follows here. Arch Promotes Thompson to Offshore Energy Underwriting...
AXA XL Supports UK’s First Development-Stage Accelerator for Climate Tech Businesses
Jan 22 2025 // AXA XL is partnering with London GreenCity, the UK’s first accelerator for development-stage climate tech entrepreneurs, to offer expertise in insurance and risk management to the accelerator’s members. London...
Insurtechs’ Approach to Wildfire Insurance: Part II – Kettle
Jan 22 2025 // While the Los Angeles wildfires inch closer toward containment, estimates of insured losses continue to creep higher. CoreLogic said the industry price tag of the Palisades and Eaton fires could land between $35 billion...
Insurtechs’ Approach to Wildfire Insurance: Part I – Delos
Jan 21 2025 // While the Los Angeles wildfires inch closer toward containment, estimates of insured losses continue to creep higher. CoreLogic said the industry price tag of the Palisades and Eaton fires could land between $35 billion...
Baltic Sea Cable Cuts Can’t Be Accident, EU Tech Chief Says
Jan 14 2025 // The European Union’s new digital chief, Henna Virkkunen, suggested the repeated damage to undersea cables in the Baltic Sea couldn’t be fully accidental, as leaders from the region prepare to gather for a NATO...
