Technology & Analytics
InsurTech Investment Is Surging in Europe as Carriers Modify Customer Interactions
Insurers are counting on real-time technology to help them cut back payouts, from a system warning ships of nearby pirates to an app offering to buy sleepy drivers a coffee on the motorway. The lure ...
AmTrust Monetizes Tech Prowess With $200M Sale to National General
AmTrust Financial Services is pocketing $200 million by selling to National General Holdings Corp. a personal lines policy management system it developed for the insurer. National General will pay ...
Startup DataCubes Raises $2.5M to Transform Commercial Underwriting With Data Science
DataCubes, a data science platform startup that enables carriers to accurately quote commercial insurance policies by asking customers a few simple questions, has completed a Series A funding round ...
Reinsurers Concerned About Cyber Risks Despite Growth Opportunities
Cyber risks continue to morph and grow rapidly around the world, spurring ever-increasing demand for insurance that addresses the risks at hand. Some broker experts who follow the sector see ...
Disaggregation of Insurance Processes on the Horizon
This article is part of Carrier Management's series on the Future of Insurance. Vikram Sidhu, Partner, Clyde & Co, sees disaggregation of data handling and analysis functions as one potential ...
Zurich North America’s CEO Foley on the Future of Insurance
This article is part of Carrier Management's series on the Future of Insurance. Mike Foley, CEO, Zurich North America Q: What major changes do you see on the horizon for the property/casualty ...
Samsung, Following Archrival Apple, Will Start Testing Self-Driving Vehicles in CA
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Thursday it has received a permit to test self-driving vehicles in California, marking the entry of the world's largest smart phone maker four months after iPhone ...
The Importance of Soft Skills in Data Science
When most insurers think of data science in their industry, naturally it is mostly about numbers and turning abstract data into correlations that become actionable business intelligence. However, ...