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Insurance Technology: Guidewire Guides Insurers to Insurtechs; Rhino, Cover Genius Offer Embedded Renters Insurance
Oct 22 2021 // Guidewire Guides Insurers to Insurtechs Guidewire Software has launched a program designed to connect its property/casualty insurance industry customers to up-and-coming insurtechs. Dubbed, Insurtech Vanguards, the program...
Insurance Technology: Catalyit; CyberCube; Tremor; TransUnion and e2Value
Oct 21 2021 // Anderson, Catalyit Offer Technology Resource for Agents Headed by agency technology consultant Steve Anderson, Catalyit has assembled a team of insurance industry tech experts to launch a new technology resource for...
Changing Role of Technology in Distribution Management
Oct 21 2021 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. The U.S. insurance industry is heavily regulated. That’s no shock to anyone working in the industry. Everything from producer licensing to commission payouts...
Regulation, Technology Know-How Are Delaying Embedded Insurance’s Full Potential
Oct 20 2021 // Embedded insurance has made substantial gains in 2021, but the technology faces regulatory and other roadblocks that could postpone its full potential, a panel of experts and industry insiders said during InsureTech...
Chubb CEO Greenberg Says Some Insurtechs Are More Hype Than Transformation
Oct 18 2021 // Many startups in the insurance world have long promised to transform every aspect of the industry they touch. Speaking recently before an audience of insurtech entrepreneurs, Chubb CEO Evan Greenberg was having none of...
Mining the Hidden Treasure of Your Insurtech Investment
Oct 18 2021 // Your agency may have a treasure trove of untapped potential with your unused insurance software. The good news is you can unlock that potential for more value for free, it just takes spending some time to remember why your...
Agencies Made Progress With Technology During Pandemic but Data Issues Remain Obstacle to Digital Future
Oct 18 2021 // It’s difficult enough keeping up with the latest trends in agency technology let alone trying to do it during a global pandemic. But industry technology experts say independent agencies made progress, with many...
Insurtech Veteran Launches Online Directory to Connect P/C Agents with Technologies
Oct 14 2021 // A veteran agency insurtech advocate has launched an online directory for property/casualty insurance agents to categorize, compare and connect them with technology companies that support the agency distribution channel. In...
Toronto Cyber Insurtech Boxx Expands to U.S., Names Itriago as President
Oct 14 2021 // Right after closing its Series A financing round, Boxx Insurance Inc. announced its expansion to the U.S. and its appointment of Hilario Itriago as Boxx USA president. The digital managing general agency promises that its...
La Nina Arrives, Threatening More Droughts, Storms and Supply Disruptions
Oct 14 2021 // A weather-roiling La Nina appears to have emerged across the equatorial Pacific, setting the stage for worsening droughts in California and South America, frigid winters in parts of the U.S. and Japan and greater risks for...
Munich Re’s Venture Arm Raises $500M for Fund Focused on Insurtech, Cybersecurity
Oct 13 2021 // Munich Re Ventures, the venture capital arm of Munich Re Group, has closed its new $500 million investment fund, with plans to focus, in part, on insurtech and cybersecurity. The new financing arm, dubbed Munich Re Fund...
People Moves: TigerRisk Names Harbor Hill Solutions’ Kilduff to Head MGA Business; AXA XL Insurance Promotes Gittler to Lead Cyber & Technology, Americas
Oct 11 2021 // TigerRisk Names Former Harbor Hill Solutions CEO Kilduff to Head MGA Unit TigerRisk Partners LLC, the Stamford, Conn.-based re/insurance broker, announced the appointment of Jim Kilduff to head up the company’s...
Chubb CEO Greenberg Says Some Insurtechs Are More About Hype Than Transformation
Oct 11 2021 // Many startups in the insurance world have long promised to transform every aspect of the industry they touch. Speaking recently before an audience of insurtech entrepreneurs, Chubb CEO Evan Greenberg was having none of...
NC Lawmakers Approve ‘Sandbox’ to Waive Regs, Spur Insuretech Innovation
Oct 11 2021 // North Carolina lawmakers hope a bill that creates a “regulatory sandbox” will spur innovation in the insurance and financial sectors in the state, particularly in the use of blockchain technology. The North...
Riskonnect Acquires ESG Technology Firm ICIX
Oct 8 2021 // Integrated risk management software firm Riskonnect has acquired ICIX, a California-based value chain governance company that helps businesses manage their environmental, social and governance performance. The acquisition...
German Insurtech Getsafe Raises Another $63M for Full Insurance License
Oct 8 2021 // Getsafe, a digital MGA based in Germany, raised another $63 million in funds, with plans to use the added cash to fund its own insurance license by the end of 2021 and accelerate its European expansion. A number of new...
Insurate, Workers’ Compensation Insurtech, Secures $4.5M Investment
Oct 6 2021 // Omaha-based Insurate, a data science-based provider of workers’ compensation, announced a $4.5 million seed round led by HSCM Ventures, the venture capital arm of Hudson Structured Capital Management Ltd. Joining the...
InsurTech NY Announces Launch of Insurance Collaboration Index
Oct 5 2021 // InsurTech NY, a resource for the InsurTech community in the New York metro area, announced the launch of its Insurance Collaboration Index. Based on input from InsurTech executives, the index scores insurance and...
New Delhi-Based Insurtech Startup SafeTree Raises $1 Million in Seed Funding Round
Oct 4 2021 // New Delhi-based insurtech start up SafeTree has raised $1 million in its seed funding round from angel investors Shams Ahmed Parvaz and Faiz Shams. The startup aims to use the capital infusion to expand its team,...
JZZ Tech Acquires Florida-Based Beacon Insurance Solutions
Oct 1 2021 // JZZ Technologies Inc. has acquired Florida-based Beacon Insurance Solutions, part of its continuing effort to reach the senior adult market with insurance and other services, the companies announced. “Following this...
