How Big Tech Flirted with Insurance in 2018 January 2, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson The almost weekly headlines about insurers and venture capitalists investing in insurtechs and tech-savvy insurance startups sometimes blocked the view...
Partnering with Insurtech to Transform Rather Than Disrupt Insurance June 26, 2018 By Stephan Hochburger The insurance industry is experiencing a convergence with technology that is transforming the way it develops products, underwrites, prices and...
State Auto Labs Launches $25 Million Innovation Venture Fund September 26, 2017 State Auto Labs Corp., the innovation arm of Columbus, Ohio-based State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co., has launched a $25 million...
How and Why More Insurers Are Turning to Bots June 12, 2017 By Denise Johnson As more bots handle claims and perform underwriting tasks, should human employees be concerned? Human industry experts say there’s no...
Will Technology Make Insurance Obsolete? May 9, 2017 By Joseph S. Harrington, CPCU, ARP “Will technology make insurance obsolete?” That was the stark question posed by William Hartnett, a former Microsoft and ACORD executive,...
Marsh Names IBM’s Drab as CEO of Technology Provider Dovetail Insurance October 11, 2016 Insurance broker Marsh reported that Rich Drab has joined the firm as chief executive officer of Dovetail Insurance, a provider...
Betting on the Insurance Industry of Tomorrow at InsureTech Conference October 6, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson There was a great turnout for the future of the insurance industry this week in Las Vegas. The occasion was...
Vertafore Names Zupon as CEO to Succeed Hawn September 7, 2016 Insurance agency technology firm Vertafore announced that Amy Zupon will take over as chief executive officer effective October 3, succeeding...
Renters’ Insurance and Millennials: If You Make it Simple, They Will Come September 1, 2016 By Amy O'Connor There’s a new website aimed at changing the way millennials deal with buying insurance – but it’s focused on a...
Technology Enables Insurers to Verify Garaging Location, Mileage and More November 5, 2015 Auto insurance companies now have a tool that lets them verify the garaging address of a vehicle, confirm the driver’s...