Technology & Analytics
Root Raises $51M to Fuel Further Growth of Telematics-Based Auto Insurance Biz
Root, an auto insurance startup centered around telematics, closed a $51 million venture financing designed to fuel expansion into more states and enable further investment in its core technology. ...
Four Types of Artificial Intelligence: How to Decide Which One to Apply to Commercial Insurance Decisions
As artificial intelligence (AI) gains more widespread adoption in insurance and other industries, we see four distinct uses for it. In this article, we examine them and describe some current and ...
Blockchain Gives Life to a 300-Year-Old Idea
Blockchain technology is actually a new way to pursue an insurance distribution system that existed 300 years ago, an expert at Willis Towers Watson said. "This works like the way we used to do ...
B3i Blockchain Industry Collaboration Morphs Into a Startup Company
An international multicarrier collaboration focused on testing the potential of blockchain in the industry has incorporated as a startup company. The Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative (B3i) ...
Leading a Technology Company: A New Challenge for Insurance Carrier Execs
YouTube videos featuring insurance company chief executives can be revealing. Take the comments of Allianz CEO Oliver Bäte on his recent listening tour published to the group's YouTube channel Nov. ...
RMS, Symantec, HP Vets Launch New Cyber Risk Modeling Startup
A new cyber risk analytics firm has made its public debut. CyberCube Analytics relies on technology developed by Symantec Corp. plus investment from Trident Capital Cyber Security, a $300 million ...
Lemonade Expands Again, Into D.C. and Pennsylvania
Lemonade, an insurance startup that relies on artificial intelligence and behavioral economics, has launched in both Pennsylvania and Washington D.C. It announced the expansion on social media. These ...
Europe Emerging as InsurTech Investment Hub: Accenture
Global investment in the insurance technology industry surged in 2017, with Europe emerging as a new hub outside the U.S., according to new research from Accenture. The research, which includes new ...