Insurance Tries to Keep Up with Sharing Economy February 4, 2019 By Andrea Wells As more and more consumers click for services and borrow rather than buy, the sharing economy is benefitting. According to...
ArgoGlobal and Italian Insurtech Firm Provide On-Demand Insurance for Gig Workers January 16, 2019 By L.S. Howard ArgoGlobal Assicurazioni S.p.A, a subsidiary of specialty re/insurer Argo Group International Holdings Ltd., is working with insurtech startup Axieme to...
Singapore’s Grab Makes Foray into Insurance with Chubb as Provider: Opinion January 16, 2019 By Andy Mukherjee, Bloomberg Opinion After sending rival Uber Technologies Inc. packing from Singapore and other Southeast Asian markets, homegrown ride-hailing firm Grab Pte. has...
Uber Pledges to Fight UK Court Decision that Drivers Should Be Treated as Workers December 27, 2018 By Danica Kirka Uber pledged [on Dec. 19] to challenge a U.K. Court of Appeal decision that drivers should be classed as workers...
U.K. Food Delivery Service Riders Lose Employment Rights Bid December 5, 2018 By Kaye Wiggins A trade union lost a U.K. court bid for the right to lobby Deliveroo over pay and conditions on behalf...
The Hartford Acquires Sharing Economy Insurance Specialist Y-Risk December 3, 2018 The Hartford has purchased Y-Risk, a managing general underwriter that specializes in serving sharing and on-demand economy risks, from Allstar...
Aon Launches Intangible Asset Cover for Gig Economy Companies November 26, 2018 Aon plc announced the launch of a new non-damage business interruption (NDBI) cover which is designed to protect the income...
Winning, Sharing, Trusting, Failing, Losing: 10 Insuretech Connect Takeaways November 5, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson Pulling together some loose threads from October’s Insuretech Connect Conference, here are 10 takeaways: Innovation Rap. “I actually feel the...
Uber Court Case in London Could Determine Future of UK’s Gig Economy October 30, 2018 By Kaye Wiggins and Nate Lanxon Just months after Uber Technologies Inc. persuaded a London judge to allow it to keep operating in the city, the...
Relax, Uber’s Not Interested in Entering Insurance Business October 15, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson While it is weighing providing benefits and insurance to its independent contractor drivers, ridesharing giant Uber is not interested in...