Technology & Analytics
Warranty Analytics Startup WePredict Raises $4M; Munich Re Is Lead Backer
Analytics startup WePredict raised $4 million in a funding round led by Munich Re's venture capital arm HSB Ventures. Munich Re is also teaming with the company as it launches its first auto ...
Etherisc, an InsurTech Startup, Is Marketing Blockchain-Based Flight Delay Insurance
Etherisc, a Zug-Switzerland-based insurance platform startup, has begun offering blockchain-based flight delay insurance, called Flight Delay, which automates the process of getting an insurance ...
AIG’s Newly-Acquired Tech Subsidiary Now Known as ‘Blackboard’
"Blackboard," is the new name for American International Group's technology-focused subsidiary formerly known as Hamilton USA. Hamilton USA was part of Hamilton Insurance Group, but AIG announced ...
Insurance Included in Singapore’s Plans to Create 4,000 Finance Sector Jobs
Singapore wants to bolster its status as a wealth management and foreign-exchange center as part of plans to create more financial-sector jobs and mitigate the effect of rapid changes in technology. ...
Impatient InsurTechs Will Create MGAs, Carriers On Their Own
More than 1,000 technology startups are seeking a role in insurance and risk management, and they're doing so with or without traditional distribution partner collaboration, an industry panel said ...
Insurance Innovation Is (So Far) More Harmonious, Less Disruptive Than Expected
There is no shortage of commentators claiming that the rise of InsurTech will transform traditional insurance beyond recognition. It's time, then, to distinguish between hype and the real changes ...
CNN Wins FAA Waiver to Fly Drone Over Crowds
CNN received a waiver allowing routine drone flights above crowds, a milestone for the industry seeking greater use of the remote-controlled devices for everything from insurance inspections to ...
Wi-Fi Vulnerable to Hacking Due to Newly-Discovered System Flaw
Cyber security watchdogs and researchers are issuing warnings over risks associated with a widely used system for securing Wi-Fi communications after the discovery of a flaw that could allow hackers ...