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ArgoGlobal and Italian Insurtech Firm Provide On-Demand Insurance for Gig Workers
Jan 16 2019 // ArgoGlobal Assicurazioni S.p.A, a subsidiary of specialty re/insurer Argo Group International Holdings Ltd., is working with insurtech startup Axieme to provide on-demand, pay-as-you-go insurance for temporary and...
U.S. Plan for Major Expansion of Drone Uses Allows Flights at Night, Above Crowds
Jan 15 2019 // The federal government has unveiled a long-awaited set of proposals to dramatically expand civilian drone flights while also tightening security, critical steps for an industry seeking to expand into robot aerial...
Snowfall Continues to Disrupt Parts of Austria, Germany and Norway
Jan 11 2019 // Heavy snowfall continued Thursday in parts of Austria and southern Germany, with several places cut off and the bad weather expected to last at least another day. Snow was causing problems in other parts of Europe, even in...
Orchid Insurance of Florida Hires Bardusch as Chief Technology Officer
Jan 10 2019 // Orchid Underwriters Agency (Orchid Insurance), LLC, a specialty underwriter of catastrophe exposed property insurance, has hired Chris Bardusch as chief technology officer, a new position within the company. Bardusch is...
WTW Names Forrest EMEA Regional Leader, Insurance Consulting & Technology
Jan 9 2019 // Willis Towers Watson announced that Colin Forrest will take on the role of regional leader for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in the company’s Insurance Consulting and Technology business. Forrest takes over...
Safety Sharing Economy: Toyota Offers Its Driver Assistance Technology to Competitors
Jan 8 2019 // Toyota Motor Corp. — in an unusual move for the cut-throat car business — has decided to share with rivals an automated safety system that uses self-driving technology to keep cars from crashing. The system,...
Smart Car Makers See Safety Enhancements Turning Into Revenue Opportunities
Jan 8 2019 // As vehicles get smarter, your car will be keeping eyes on you. This week at CES, the international consumer electronics show in Las Vegas, a host of startup companies will demonstrate to global automakers how the sensor...
East States See Health, Flood Coverages as Key in 2019 with Insurtech, Recruitment Raising Concerns
Jan 7 2019 // From big data and blockchain to autonomous vehicles and new technology that isn’t yet on the radar, “change is inevitable” for the insurance industry in 2019. “Insurance companies, insurance...
The Customer Is in Control
Jan 7 2019 // It’s Time to Get Out in Front and Not Fight Gone are the days of carriers leading the entire purchasing cycle of insurance products and financial services. In an environment of unprecedented change in our industry,...
Future of Agent Distribution
Jan 7 2019 // A funny thing is happening on the way to the future. As consumers’ and carriers’ behaviors, attitudes and expectations have been changing, independent agents are evolving to better serve both customers and...
CoverWallet Opens Its Tech Platform, Carriers to Independent Agents
Jan 7 2019 // “We give you a login and password, and then every time that you talk to a customer, you can use our platform to sell faster, simpler, quicker,” said CoverWallet CEO Inaki Berenguer, referring to insurance...
Learning by Doing and Undoing: Insurtech Pilots and Pivots
Jan 4 2019 // “If you can’t admit a failure, you’re not an entrepreneur. You are not a good business person. There’s nothing brilliant about what you are doing.” –Mark Cuban Insurtechs are great for...
How Big Tech Is Using Artificial Intelligence to Stop Hackers
Jan 3 2019 // Last year, Microsoft Corp.’s Azure security team detected suspicious activity in the cloud computing usage of a large retailer: One of the company’s administrators, who usually logs on from New York, was trying...
How Big Tech Flirted with Insurance in 2018
Jan 2 2019 // The almost weekly headlines about insurers and venture capitalists investing in insurtechs and tech-savvy insurance startups sometimes blocked the view of what established big technology firms were doing in...
Judge Dismisses Privacy Suit Against Google Over Facial Recognition Technology
Dec 31 2018 // A lawsuit filed against Google by users who said the world’s largest search engine violated their privacy by using facial recognition technology was dismissed by a judge on Saturday. U.S. District Judge Edmond E....
Ineffective Anti-Drone Systems Leave U.S. Airports Facing Risks Like London’s
Dec 27 2018 // U.S. airports may be just as vulnerable as London’s Gatwick airport to the kind of illegal drone incursions that shut down the U.K.’s second-busiest hub this week. Counter- drone technology performed so poorly...
London’s Gatwick Airport Reopens After Drones Cause 36 Hours of Travel Chaos
Dec 21 2018 // London’s Gatwick Airport reopened on Friday after a saboteur wrought 36 hours of travel chaos for over a hundred thousand Christmas travelers by using drones to play cat-and-mouse with police snipers and the...
Insurance Tech Firms Prima Solutions and Effisoft Complete Merger
Dec 18 2018 // Two French insurance technology firms, Prima Solutions and Effisoft, have merged. Effisoft is a Paris-based international group that designs software for insurance and reinsurance professionals. The group specializes in...
JLT Re Partners with Insurtech for Auto Insurance MGA Pact
Dec 17 2018 // Reinsurance broker JLT Re North America is partnering with Pact Insurance, a personal auto insurtech company, to develop digital insurance products for mobility risks. Pact is a managing general agency headquartered in San...
Doubts About Hotel Industry Cyber Security Pre-Date Marriott Hacking
Dec 17 2018 // Long before Marriott International Inc. disclosed a massive security breach, the hotel industry had earned the dubious reputation as a hospitable place for hackers. Thieves have skimmed credit cards, looted loyalty...
