Insurance broker Marsh reported that Rich Drab has joined the firm as chief executive officer of Dovetail Insurance, a provider of insurance technology services for the U.S. small commercial market. In this role, Drab will focus on growing Dovetail’s business …
There was a great turnout for the future of the insurance industry this week in Las Vegas. The occasion was the first InsureTech Connect Conference, which brought together an estimated 1,500 tech entrepreneurs, investors and insurance executives from around the …
Insurance agency technology firm Vertafore announced that Amy Zupon will take over as chief executive officer effective October 3, succeeding Jeff Hawn who has been chairman and CEO since April 2015. Zupon joins Vertafore from P2 Energy Solutions where she …
There’s a new website aimed at changing the way millennials deal with buying insurance – but it’s focused on a widely under-served segment of the insurance market – renters’ insurance. Launched by two young insurance agents Tom Austin and Zachary …
Auto insurance companies now have a tool that lets them verify the garaging address of a vehicle, confirm the driver’s commuting mileage and obtain loss costs and premium differentials for the vehicle, all before binding the policy. GarageConfirm, a new …
Florida-based workers’ compensation outsourcing services firm Patriot National Inc. has acquired Vikaran Solutions, a Chicago-based insurance technology company, and its Pune, India-based software development center, MPCS. The company said total purchase price for both entities is approximately $10 million. The …
A Vertafore insurance technology consultant, an insurance agency customer service representative, and an insurance carrier IT manager walk into a bar… What’s so funny about insurance technology? The answer will come this Thursday, March 26, at 1:00 pm ET/10:00 am …
At a time when the financial sector is racing to embrace digital technology to boost sales and drive profits, the traditionally staid insurance industry is in danger of falling behind. Some insurers are using developments such as telematics, or social …
Kitty Ambers has been promoted to chief executive officer of the Network of Vertafore Users (NetVU). Ambers’ responsibilities as CEO include directing and improving NetVU operations; communicating with the executive committee, board of directors, staff and Vertafore management; and acting …
Technology is not an incentive when it comes to attracting and retaining millennials to the insurance industry but it can provide overall job satisfaction in terms of flexibility and career growth opportunities, according to a new survey released by insurance …
