Most Popular Tech Headlines This Year
The most viewed headlines from our Tech Topic Page over the last year.
#1 Insurtech Hippo Lays Off 20% of Employees
Oct 30 2023 // Insurtech Hippo Holdings said it has “initiated an organizational realignment” by laying off about 120 employees, or 20% of its workforce. The company said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange...
#2 Insurtechs Unite to Launch InsurTech Coalition
Nov 30 2023 // Members from several insurtechs, including Boost, Branch, Clearcover, Lemonade and Root Insurance, published an open letter to the insurance industry announcing the launch of the InsurTech Coalition, a trade organization...
#3 Berkshire’s ‘Most Important’ Biz Drives Q1 Results; GEICO Still Behind on Tech
May 6 2024 // Berkshire Hathaway continued to deliver eye-popping results for its insurance and reinsurance operations during the first quarter of 2024, with underwriting profits for personal auto insurer GEICO and reinsurance...
#4 Underwriters’ Dilemma: Is AI a Cyber or Tech E&O Risk?
Mar 19 2024 // When it comes to artificial intelligence, more questions than answers keep underwriters from venturing into the space and lead to a lack of clarity, according to panelists at The Professional Liability Underwriting...
#5 Why Near-Miss Cyberattack Put US Officials and Tech Industry on Edge
Apr 8 2024 // German software developer Andres Freund was running some detailed performance tests last month when he noticed odd behavior in a little-known program. What he found when he investigated has sent shudders across the...
#6 Insurtech Root Inc. Results Improve but Remain at a Net Loss
Feb 22 2024 // Insurtech Root Inc. posted a net loss for the fourth quarter 2023 of $24 million and a net loss for the year of $147.4 million. Results were improvements from net losses of about $58.3 million for fourth quarter 2022 and...
#7 Insurtechs Root, Lemonade Book Q1 Net Income Losses but Each Tout Progress
May 1 2024 // Insurtech Root Inc. posted a net loss for the first quarter 2024 of $6.2 million but said it recorded operating income for the first time in the company’s history. The net income loss for the first three months of...
#8 TypTap Insurance President Talks About Insurtech’s First Profit, Future
May 19 2023 // When HCI Group’s TypTap Insurance launched in 2016, it created a buzz in the industry and some skepticism, due to the company’s plan to rely heavily on mapping technology and property data. This month,...
#9 After Countrywide Pause, InsurTech Hippo Slowly Reemerging Next Week
Sep 8 2023 // A profitability problem that would have otherwise taken insurtech Hippo half a year to correct is on the mend after just 30 days, the chief executive officer said at an investor conference Thursday. Speaking at the Keefe,...
#10 Travelers to Open Technology Office in Atlanta
May 1 2024 // Just as companies worldwide struggle with the office-versus-remote work question, Travelers has decided to open a 2,800-square-foot office site in Atlanta to house its artificial intelligence, data science and other...
#11 Insurtech Root Says it Has No ‘Actionable’ Bid
Jun 30 2023 // Root Inc. said Thursday that it does not currently have an actionable bid for its acquisition. Thursday’s statement was issued following reports Root had received a bid from Embedded Insurance. The Columbus,...
#12 Change Healthcare Cyberattack Is Still Disrupting Pharmacies, Other Providers
Feb 28 2024 // A cyberattack that has disrupted Change Healthcare’s computer networks for nearly a week is creating a growing administrative problem for pharmacies and health-care providers around the nation. Change Healthcare, a...
#13 It’s Time for the Commercial Property Insurance Industry to Adopt Tech Efficiencies
Feb 19 2024 // Buyers of commercial property insurance are facing many challenges. Rates are rising, capacity is becoming scarce (particularly in catastrophe exposed zones), and large programs, often involving dozens of insurers, are...
#14 Looming Government Shutdown Would Halt NFIP Flood Policies, Disrupting Home Sales
Sep 28 2023 // A U.S. government shutdown, perhaps as soon as Saturday night, will force the National Flood Insurance Program to suspend issuing of new policies, potentially causing a major disruption for home buyers. The National Home...
#15 Six Presumed Dead After Bridge Collapse, as Port Disruptions Hit Cars to Coal
Mar 27 2024 // The 1.6 mile-long bridge collapsed in a matter of seconds. The catastrophic consequences are set to stretch out for weeks. As much as 2.5 million tons of coal, hundreds of cars made by Ford Motor Co., and General Motors...
#16 Riskonnect Acquires Ventiv Technology in Risk Management Deal
Jan 12 2024 // Riskonnect, a provider integrated risk management (IRM) solutions, said Thursday is acquired Ventiv Technology, a provider of risk, insurance and underwriting technology solutions. “The acquisition adds substantial...
#17 Nike Sues New Balance, Skechers for Patent Infringement Over Sneaker Tech
Nov 7 2023 // Footwear giant Nike filed federal lawsuits on Monday against rivals New Balance and Skechers, accusing them of infringing patents related to Nike’s technology for making upper portions of sneakers. The lawsuits said...
#18 Private Health Data Still Being Exposed to Big Tech, Report Says
Oct 17 2023 // Despite recent efforts to address the issue, medical-related websites continue to be mined for data including personal medical information, in an apparent violation of patients’ privacy rights, according to a new...
#19 Georgia Town Aims to Disrupt Student Beach Bash After Last Year’s Chaos
Apr 19 2024 // TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Thousands of Black college students expected this weekend for an annual spring bash at Georgia’s largest public beach will be greeted by dozens of extra police officers and barricades...
#20 Honeycomb Insurance, Using Tech to Bypass Property Inspections, Expands to Virginia
Nov 7 2023 // Honeycomb Insurance, a which says its technology eliminates the need for physical property inspections, has won regulator approval to write policies in Virginia. The company, which began operating in 2021, writes in 15...
