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Germany’s Rhine River at Dangerously Low Levels, Which Could Disrupt Shipping
Jun 9 2020 // Germany’s Rhine River is entering dry summer months with water levels at their lowest in two decades, prompting fears of shipping disruption on Europe’s most important inland waterway. After spring showers...
About-Face: IBM to Exit and Oppose Facial Recognition Technology
Jun 9 2020 // International Business Machines Corp. will no longer offer general purpose facial recognition or analysis software, new Chief Executive Officer Arvind Krishna said in a letter to the members of the United States Congress...
Stadiums May Test Fans’ Privacy Boundaries With Virus Prevention Technologies
Jun 5 2020 // The metal detectors every sports fan has become accustomed to at the gate might soon be accompanied by thermal body scanners as part of the gargantuan task of preventing the spread of the new coronavirus and other airborne...
Insurtech MGA Hippo to Buy Its Carrier Partner Spinnaker Insurance
Jun 5 2020 // Home insurance insurtech agency Hippo plans to acquire New Jersey-based Spinnaker Insurance Co., an insurer with which it has has had a three-year partnership. The deal, first reported by Carrier Management, is designed to...
Zebra Technology Adds Social Distancing Alerts to Warehouse Workers’ Scanners
Jun 4 2020 // Zebra Technologies Corp., which sells barcode scanners and other computers used in warehouses globally, introduced a feature on Thursday that sounds an alert when workers breach physical distancing guidelines over the...
Tech Group Sues Trump Over Order Weakening Social Media Immunity
Jun 3 2020 // An advocacy group backed by the tech industry sued President Donald Trump on Tuesday over his executive order that would weaken a law protecting online platforms including social media companies that label or fact-check...
Cyclone Nisarga to Disrupt India’s Mumbai Financial Hub
Jun 2 2020 // Mumbai, the financial capital of Asia’s third-largest economy, is likely to be affected by a cyclonic storm Wednesday, potentially causing widespread disruption in business and hurting efforts to fight the virus...
Homeowners Insurtech Openly Expands into Kentucky
Jun 1 2020 // Openly Insurance, a tech-forward company that specializes in premium homeowners insurance, is expanding into Kentucky, the fifth state it is offering its product in to date. Kentucky makes it the fifth state to now offer...
New Lawsuit Filed Against Virginia Tech Over Hazing
May 29 2020 // Another former cadet has filed a lawsuit against Virginia Tech over being suspended in connection with a blood-pinning ceremony. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court alleges the university violated the due process...
Workers’ Compensation Insurtech Pie Raises $127 Million With Plan to Acquire Carriers
May 28 2020 // Workers’ compensation provider Pie Insurance announced the closing of $127 million in new financing and capital commitments. Gallatin Point Capital joined the insurtech’s current investors in the capital raise,...
Insurtech Trov Partners with LatAm Insurer Sura to Bring On-Demand Insurance to Brazil
May 28 2020 // Trov, the San Francisco-based insurtech company, is partnering with Latin American insurer Seguros Sura to bring on-demand insurance products to the Brazilian market. Recent regulatory changes in Brazil have enabled...
Trump Executive Order Aims to Shrink Liability Shield for Social Media Giants
May 28 2020 // Donald Trump has been raging against Twitter Inc. since the social media platform that helped vault him to the presidency slapped fact-check links on a pair of his tweets. Now, he’s poised to take action Thursday...
Openly, Premium Home Insurance Company, Rapidly Expanding into New States
May 27 2020 // Boston, MA, MAY 27, 2020— Openly Insurance, a tech-forward company that specializes in premium homeowners insurance and is backed by powerhouse investors such as Gradient Ventures, Google’s AI investment fund, is...
Cyber Seller Coalition Counters Insurtech Funding Dip, Raises $90 Million for Expansion
May 21 2020 // Coalition, an insurtech managing general agency focused on cyber insurance and security, disclosed it raised $90 million in new venture financing earlier this year to fuel development of new products and a global...
COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps Proving Not Much of a Help Thus Far
May 21 2020 // Harnessing today’s technology to fight the coronavirus pandemic is turning out to be more complicated than it first appeared. The first U.S. states that rolled out smartphone apps for tracing the contacts of COVID-19...
Navigating today’s uncertain insurance climate using Automation. How one company is helping Texas Agents figure it all out!
May 20 2020 // West Palm Beach, FL, May 20, 2020 – Challenging times call for new strategies; these days the keystone for professional success lies with innovation! One tech company based out of South Florida blazes a trail for...
Aon Promotes Petrevski to Data, Analytic Services Leader
May 19 2020 // Global insurance broker Aon has promoted Steve Petrevski as senior vice president and general manager of Data & Analytic Services. Petrevski will be responsible for developing and executing Aon’s data and...
Insurtechs Will Not Shape the Industry’s Future Alone
May 18 2020 // Insurtech was once the Wild West of the insurance industry. Many of Insurtech’s early players came from outside insurance after observing the industry struggle to deliver what was, in their view, a competitive...
Generali and Insurtech Descartes Underwriting to Develop Parametric Insurance Cover
May 15 2020 // Generali’s P&C unit Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C) and insurtech company Descartes Underwriting have formed a strategic partnership to develop parametric products designed to help close the growing...
Insurtech Zego Expands Partnership with RSA to Provide Cover for UK Van Fleets
May 14 2020 // London-based insurtech Zego has expanded its partnership with RSA Insurance to provide flexible cover for van fleets. Zego is offering usage-based policies to delivery, courier or trade van fleets of 20-200 vehicles in the...
