Innovation
To the Moon and Back: Space Tourism and Insurance
Space tourism, or human space travel for recreational purposes, is in its early days. For insurers, this means it's an emerging business that most aren't ready to tackle yet. Neil Stevens, senior ...
How Monitaur’s CEO Built a Culture of Problem-Solving, Innovation During a Pandemic
Anthony Habayeb founded Boston-based artificial intelligence software company Monitaur four years ago in 2019. A year later, the COVID-19 pandemic hit. But Habayeb said he's no stranger to solving ...
InsurTech Profile: Data Fuels Counterpart’s Small Biz Focus
Data is Tanner Hackett's fuel. He used it to bring ecommerce to Malaysia and launch Button, a mobile commerce marketing company. Now, the entrepreneur is leaning on data — and insurance experts — ...
Telematics Master Class: How Progressive Offers Competitive Prices
During an investor conference last week, Progressive's leader revealed some subtle wording changes to the company's purpose and vision. Unchanged, however, are four pillars of Progressive's strategy, ...
The Waves of Innovation in InsurTech: Reflections From a First Wave Startup Co-Founder
The world of InsurTech has changed dramatically since 2015, when I teamed up with my MIT classmate, Rashmi Melgiri, to found CoverWallet. Our goal was to reinvent ...
Altai Ventures Launches $53M Fund to Help InsurTech, FinTech Founders
Altai Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm, announced the closing of Altai Ventures Fund II. The fund closed with $53 million in total commitments, surpassing its goal of $50 million. ...
Cambridge Mobile Telematics Acquires European Telematics Company Amodo
Cambridge Mobile Telematics, a telematics service provider, announced that it has acquired Amodo, a telematics company based in Europe. The acquisition brings together two telematics companies with ...
Experts Urge Empathy, Thoughtfulness for Insurers in Challenging Cyber Landscape
While the continuously evolving cyber threat landscape is a growing problem for insurers, experts on this episode of The Insuring Cyber Podcast say it's not an ...