With $100M in New Financing, Digital Agency Hippo Plans Further U.S. Expansion July 30, 2019 By Mark Hollmer Online insurance agency Hippo Insurance said it has secured a $100 million financing round that will help propel a broader...
U.S. Urges Ships to Keep Tracking Devices Turned on for Safety, Transparency July 30, 2019 By Lesley Wroughton The United States wants all ships to keep their tracking transponders on to cut down on illicit activity and smuggling,...
Captives Remain Profitable, Outperform Commercial Insurers, Reports A.M. Best July 30, 2019 U.S. captive insurance companies rated by A.M. Best continued their run of strong financial results in 2018, as well as...
Misdiagnosis a Leading Cause of Medical Malpractice Claims, Studies Show July 30, 2019 By Jim Sams Two recent research papers both point to the significance of diagnostic errors as a source of medical malpractice claims. A...
Viewpoint: What Insurance Industry Should Acknowledge About Small Business Cyber July 30, 2019 By Josh Ladeau The 2018 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report cited that 58% of cyber-attack victims were small businesses, and the 2019 Symantec...
Capital One Reports Data Breach of 100 Million Accounts; Suspect Arrested July 29, 2019 By Uday Sampath Capital One Financial Corp. said on Monday personal information including names, addresses, phone numbers and credit scores of about 100...
AXA XL, Vindati to Offer Ocean Cargo Insurance Via Online Platform July 29, 2019 AXA XL’s U.S. marine insurance business and Vindati, an insurtech managing general underwriter (MGU) offering specialty products and an integrated...
High Levels of Global Insurtech Investments Continued During Q2: WTW July 29, 2019 Insurtech investment worldwide continued at high levels during the second quarter of 2019, marking the fourth consecutive quarter during which...
Schools, Lawmakers, Tech Firms Trying to Curb Rising Cyberbullying July 29, 2019 By Sally Ho Rachel Whalen remembers feeling gutted in high school when a former friend would mock her online postings, threaten to unfollow...
Alex and Ani Jeweler Alleges Lending Gender Bias by Bank July 29, 2019 By Chris Dolmetsch, Bloomberg and Polly Mosendz A few short years ago, jewelry maker Alex and Ani LLC was the public example of a happy Bank of...