Technology/Science
Majority of Smart Home Device Owners Willing to Share Data With Insurers—for a Discount
While privacy remains a concern, 78 percent of smart home device owners are open to sharing their data with their insurer to assist in policy pricing, but most (65 percent) would only do so if ...
At-Bay Pulls in $34M From Munich Re, Others; Cyber Insurance Expansion Planned
Cyber Insurance startup At-Bay raised a new $34 million venture capital round, CEO and Co-Founder Rotem Iram disclosed in a recent blog posting. Munich Re Ventures and Acrew Capital led the Series B ...
Russian Internet Company Yandex Ready to Test Driverless Cars
Internet company Yandex, which reported lower growth in fourth-quarter profit on Friday, is poised to test its driverless cars outside Russia this year. Yandex has invested 2.2 billion roubles ...
The Latest Launches From Farmers, Chubb, Octo Telematics
Farmers Insurance said it has started selling auto insurance in South Carolina exclusively through its Farmersdirect.com digital platform. Chubb expanded access of a tool that's useful during ...
New InsurTech Financings: Software, SaaS Platform and Bicycle Insurance
Recent InsurTech funding announcements include a French company developing enterprise software products and services for credit and surety insurers; a Nevada-based SaaS-based digital insurance ...
Big Brother Is Watching, and More CM Risk Alerts
Imagine if someone could just snap your photo on the street and quickly find out who you are and where you live. Clearview AI's facial recognition app makes it possible. A class-action lawsuit ...
AIG Will Spend $1.3B Over 3 Years on Modernization Initiative
American International Group said it will invest $1.3 billion over the next three years in its massive AIG 200 initiative, which is designed to revamp and improve core processes, technology ...
InsurTechs Focused on Insurance Comparison, IaaS Win More Funding
Two InsurTechs attracted new venture funding. One is an insurance comparison site, and the other an MGA that also offers an infrastructure-as-a-service software platform.