Handshakes, Buffets Out. Otherwise It’s Insurance Conferences-as-Usual Amid Coronavirus. March 3, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson As the coronavirus and its COVID-19 disease spread, Insurance professionals going to industry conferences over the next few weeks and...
Agency M&As: Private Equity Still in Driver’s Seat; Digital Agencies Attract Attention March 2, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson The private equity bandwagon continued to roll through the insurance agency and brokerage mergers and acquisitions territory in 2019. As...
Intuit to Acquire Credit Karma for $7.1 Billion February 25, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, QuickBooks and Mint, has agreed to acquire Credit Karma, the consumer technology platform, for approximately...
But Wait. Here’s ‘The Rest of The Story’ on Buffett’s Lubrizol February 24, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson In his firm’s annual report released this weekend, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett included a side note on one of...
Gaining a Risk Manager Seat at Technology’s Table: Interview with RIMS Leader Langone February 11, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson The culture at technology startups like Uber, Airbnb and PayPal is all about risk-taking. They start by offering a unique,...
Private Equity Still Driving Agency M&As February 10, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson Digital Buys Getting Some Attention; Buyers Getting Bigger; Prices Going Higher; Eyes on Digital The private equity bandwagon continued to...
Researchers Create Extreme Weather Early Warning System from ‘Obsolete’ Tool February 6, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson Rice University engineers have created a deep learning computer system that taught itself to accurately predict extreme weather events, like...
Facebook to Pay $550M to Settle Biometric Privacy Violation Claims January 30, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson In what the plaintiffs’ lawyers are calling the largest cash settlement ever resolving a privacy related lawsuit, Facebook has agreed...
What the New U.S.-China Trade Agreement Says on Insurance January 15, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He signed an economic and trade agreement that promises to increase the...
Harvard Professor Takes Aim at ‘Clickbait’ With Defamation Suit Against New York Times January 14, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson A Harvard University professor known as an expert in intellectual property is suing the New York Times for its publication...