Texas Insurance Officials Fine Zenefits $550K for Noncompliance October 14, 2016 By Stephanie K. Jones The Texas insurance regulators have fined human resources software startup, Zenefits, $550,000 for its past use of unlicensed health insurance...
Startup Health Broker Zenefits Cuts More Jobs; CEO Vows ‘Total Redesign’ June 15, 2016 By Heather Somerville Zenefits, a human resources software startup that has been beleaguered by compliance issues, is laying off more than 100 employees,...
Investors Back Trov, On-Demand Platform for ‘Insurable Moments’ and Items, with $39M April 26, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson Investors have pledged $39 million for a technology platform that allows consumers to insure their valuable things and turn the...
First Robot-Run Insurance Agency Opens for Business April 1, 2016 By Lirpa Loof Goodbye agency principals, producers and customer service reps, hello Roberto Siber, CPCU. Siber is the buff, blue-eyed and bald principal...
Ideas, Innovation and Mentorship Mix at Global Insurance Accelerator March 30, 2016 By Stephanie K. Jones Iowa, and Des Moines in particular, in the 1980s fostered a business climate that enabled insurance and financial institutions to...
Startup Slice, Offering Insurance for On-Demand Workers, Raises $3.9M March 29, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson Slice Labs Inc., an instech startup set to launch an on-demand platform to sell insurance to participants in the on-demand...
Carpenter Launches New Version of Client Portfolio, Risk Management Platform March 28, 2016 Guy Carpenter & Co. announced the launch of GC AdvantagePoint® 2.0, the latest release of its client portfolio and risk...
CEO Exits As Tech Startup Broker Zenefits Confronts Culture, Compliance Bugs February 9, 2016 By Heather Somerville Zenefits, a software startup valued at $4.5 billion, said on Monday it had replaced founder and Chief Executive Parker Conrad...
So, If the Future Arrived in 2015, What About 2016? January 29, 2016 By Rob McIsaac Repeatedly, we have described 2015 as the “year the future arrived for insurance.” Across the board, we saw significant changes...
Online Agency Insureon Adds Hartford, PwC Execs to Leadership Team January 13, 2016 Insureon, an online agency for small business insurance, said it has expanded its leadership team to include Brandon Hickey as...