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More Insurer Partnerships, Tech Investments, Divestitures to Come in 2021, Says Bain

Insurers in 2021 will be doubling down on streamlining, reinforcing their core businesses and updating technology, and mergers and acquisitions will help them get there as it did in 2020, according to a Bain & Co. report. “We anticipate that …

Burand’s State of P/C Insurance Industry Part 2: How to Pick Winners as More Carriers Consolidate or Waste Away

Editor’s Note: This is the second of two articles by Burand based on his most recent 50-page whitepaper, State of the P&C Insurance Industry 2017. The whitepaper is available from Insurance Journal’s Research and Trends division here. The first article …

Insurers Hiscox, American Family Back Bunker, a Startup Broker for Gig Economy

Bunker, a Hiscox and American Family-backed startup billing itself as the first contract-related insurance marketplace, has officially left startup mode and unveiled its first product. The target audience: independent contractors and small businesses. The San Francisco-based startup said it has …