Strategy
Why Are Insurance Outsourcing Contracts So Bad?
The insurance industry has changed dramatically over the past decade in response to increasingly stringent regulations, changing consumer preferences and falling interest rates. Over just the past 18 ...
The Important Two-Letter Word Carriers Will Need to Use in 2022
One of the most important words insurance carriers will need to know heading into 2022 is simple: No. At least, that's according to Marie Carr, principal of global growth strategy, insurance and ...
Corvus Insurance Acquiring Lloyd’s Cyber Specialist Tarian Underwriting
InsurTech Corvus Insurance announced today that it has acquired Tarian Underwriting Limited from Beat Capital Partners Ltd. for an undisclosed amount. Formed in 2016, Tarian is a specialist ...
Small InsurTech Startups Compete With Bigger, Better-Funded Rivals in Tight Pandemic Job Market
InsurTechs are among the legions of companies competing heavily for new hires in what has become an extremely tight pandemic-influenced marketplace. But there's an added twist: Smaller, earlier-stage ...
Zurich Will Acquire AlphaChat, an Estonia-Based Conversational AI Company
Zurich Insurance Group agreed to acquire Estonia-based company AlphaChat, which provides conversational artificial intelligence (AI) technology for customer service automation, to further enhance the ...
Swiss Re Reorganizes Group Operations; Names Ladva as Group CTO
Swiss Re is appointing Pravina Ladva as group chief digital & technology officer and member of the group executive committee, effective Jan. 1, 2022. Group Chief Operating Officer Anette Bronder ...
Generali CEO Counters Investor Opposition With Bold Profit Goals for 2024
Generali said it would stick to bold earnings goals for 2024, hike dividends and launch its first buyback in 15 years as Philippe Donnet's bid to stay on as CEO of Italy's biggest insurer faces ...
Writing Commercial, Specialty Lines for Startups: Q&A With Vouch Execs
When InsurTech Vouch announced in September that the company is developing embedded insurance to make buying commercial insurance more accessible for its customers—high-growth technology companies ...