Digital Insurance

WIL NEXT 2020: Ann Shepard, AP Intego

Ann Shepard is head of product and customer experience for digital broker AP Intego. She is responsible for delivering the company's products through the partnerships it makes with companies like Intuit and Square. Before AP Intego, she worked for Ag...

Posted: Nov 19, 2020

WIL NEXT 2020: CSAA's Laurna Castillo

Laurna Castillo is VP, Western State Product for CSAA Insurance Group. In this role, she is responsible for nine State Product Managers managing the long-term growth of their markets. Castillo also led CSAA’s Wildfire Risk Management project, bringin...

Posted: Nov 19, 2020

WIL NEXT 2020: Alex Lanning, CBIZ Benefits and Insurance Services

Alexandra Lanning is director of communications for CBIZ Benefits & Insurance Services. Her collegues regard her as confident and possessing excellent instincts, which led to her leading the company's coronavirus/COVID-19 task force. Before that, she...

Posted: Nov 19, 2020

Motion Auto's Denese Ross is ready to launch

The telematics insurtech is launching during COVID, but that doesn't deter chief underwriting officer's enthusiasm for its potential.

Posted: Nov 19, 2020

Hippo's Nicole Perrault reduces risk at home and work

Insurtech's chief risk officer is confident that the high-touch infrastructure Hippo has built can adapt in a positive manner to the post-coronavirus era.

Posted: Nov 19, 2020

Tawana Scott stands up SageSure's commercial lines launch

A team of one, she bounces back and forth from developing coverage and forms, defining underwriting eligibility and guidelines, and providing subject matter expertise to software development.

Posted: Nov 19, 2020

Selective's Brenda Hall credits love of learning for success

Commercial lines COO also spearheaded data and analytics strategy.

Posted: Nov 18, 2020

AIG's Kym McCleerey embraces collaboration and team empowerment

CEO of North American General Insurance fosters confidence in her staff’s abilities.

Posted: Nov 18, 2020

Liberty Mutual's Wesley Hyatt changes the workers' comp conversation

Claims leader for worker's comp has her group thinking about workers first.

Posted: Nov 18, 2020

During COVID-19, Allianz Partners' Elena Edwards stepped up

Executive was appointed CEO of her unit in June of this year, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Posted: Nov 18, 2020

Melissa Eaton advocates for her team and the customer at Pie Insurance

Former Esurance executive is responsible for setting the cultural roadmap for the worker's comp insurtech.

Posted: Nov 17, 2020

Women in Insurance Leadership 2020

Digital Insurance's annual recognition program for women leaders.

Posted: Nov 17, 2020

How USAA's Maria Cantu pushes for 'excellence at 100"

Two-decade veteran of the company is transforming the claims organization.

Posted: Nov 17, 2020

How USAA's Maria Cantu pushes for 'excellence at 100'

Two-decade veteran of the company is transforming the claims organization.

Posted: Nov 17, 2020

Sarah Bennett's agile marketing lifts Legal & General America

How she leverages American Express experience to transform life insurer.

Posted: Nov 17, 2020

Nationwide personal, commercial telematics leaders outline strategy

The carrier has made aggressive moves to partner and enroll more customers in usage-based insurance.

Posted: Nov 16, 2020

How insurtechs can work with regulators to speed innovation

The key goal should be to help close the loop between innovation and utility, which is sometimes overlooked in a time of rapid technology expansion.

Posted: Nov 13, 2020

Prudential sells tech unit to TCS

The employees and select assets of Ireland-based Pramerica Systems change hands.

Posted: Nov 12, 2020

Liberty Mutual's injury-prevention app, insurtech spinout from broker: Roundup

Also: Travelers exec moves to ClarionDoor, more.

Posted: Nov 12, 2020

Three major health insurers invest in COVID-symptom startup

Buoy Health, a startup that makes a widely used Covid-19 symptom checker, has raised $37 million from investors including the venture arms of major insurers Cigna Holding Co., Humana Inc. and UnitedHealth Group.

Posted: Nov 10, 2020

AXA XL digitizes commercial insurance claims: Roundup

Also: Bestow API, Coverhound acquired.

Posted: Nov 10, 2020

Man vs. machine? How automated machine learning will evolve actuaries

The most likely outcome is that it will fuel a transformation in the roles and responsibilities assigned to actuaries.

Posted: Nov 09, 2020

Access Denied: Underserved or ignored?

Opening a bank or investment account — or even securing employment in a racism-free workplace — is out of reach for many Black Americans.

Posted: Nov 09, 2020

5 Questions: CNA CIO Jane Possell

Tech leader for commercial insurer discusses becoming more agile, working with Google, incorporating automation.

Posted: Nov 09, 2020

MetLife hires Foot Locker, Target vet as CIO

Life insurance giant goes with retail experience for top tech post.

Posted: Nov 06, 2020