Digital Insurance

Insurance and insurtech people moves: Insurance regulator jumps to Root

New chief data officer at Vericity; CFO promoted at Great American parent; Churhc Mutual claims leader.

Posted: Sep 02, 2020

Updated people moves: Erie CISO, Topa CIO

Former regulator joins Root, new Church Mutual claims leader.

Posted: Sep 02, 2020

Telematics shows insurance can get ahead of the digital curve

The Federal Highway Administration recently published success stories, one of which included the use of telematics technology in action.

Posted: Sep 01, 2020

COVID-19 insurance, agent tech partnerships: Insurtech roundup

Also: Virtual home inspections for social-distancing compliance, digitalizing D&O wholesaling, more.

Posted: Aug 31, 2020

John Hancock links new Amazon wearable to Vitality program

Amazon Halo John Hancock Vitality integration to launch

Posted: Aug 31, 2020

Making risk assessment more dynamic

To understand how the idea of dynamic risk assessment works, we first need to unlearn certain assumptions.

Posted: Aug 28, 2020

Alphabet's Verily partners with Swiss Re on insurance launch

Coefficient Insurance will sell stop-loss insurance, a type that helps cover unexpectedly large claims against employers who self-fund their health-benefit policies.

Posted: Aug 27, 2020

Laura’s damage may cost insurers $15 billion

Hurricane Laura’s path closely resembles that of Ike in 2008, the Wells Fargo analysts said.

Posted: Aug 27, 2020

Insurance digital interactions double in five years

ACORD report finds that the addressable audience for insurers who haven't digitalized their value chain is shrinking.

Posted: Aug 27, 2020

Disruption coming to life insurance post-COVID

In the long term, a realignment of customer behavior will have a profound impact on life insurers.

Posted: Aug 26, 2020

Coronavirus impacting life insurance customer experience: Survey

Life insurers tend to have bigger teams for CX than P&C, Novarica also found.

Posted: Aug 25, 2020

Insurers implored to 'open the door' to Black founders

Bias in underwriting also tackled in discussion at Insurtech NY.

Posted: Aug 25, 2020

Assurant buys Fixt, AF Group expands insurtech partners: Roundup

Also: WeGoLook founders find a new home, Sapiens incorporates AI.

Posted: Aug 24, 2020

4 components to a modern insurance data strategy

The leap from thinking within a complex, ad hoc, ungoverned world to one of order and trust is hard for many carriers.

Posted: Aug 21, 2020

How COVID-19 cratered financial services customer acquisition, profitability

New research finds that it's become harder than ever to acquire new customers — and equally challenging to engage newly acquired ones.

Posted: Aug 20, 2020

The evolving world of fraud detection in underwriting

The complicated system of data collection, and identification of risk exposure is predicated on having accurate information about the subject (who) and the object (what).

Posted: Aug 19, 2020

Three ways a data consortium helps insurers fill the data gap

Ppooling the same type of transactional data from multiple insurers can help paint a much clearer picture.

Posted: Aug 18, 2020

Insurers looking to take the friction out of UBI

Progressive and others see opportunities to increase adoption as technology base grows.

Posted: Aug 18, 2020

New Haven Life product, Policygenius takes on wills, insurtech rebrand: Roundup

Also: The Philadelphia Contributionship leveraging Cape Analytics, Jewelers Mutual's new digital platform.

Posted: Aug 17, 2020

Progressive teams with PetsBest for new pet insurance benefit

As the human and pet bond strengthens, employees are looking for benefits that help them care for their furry companions.

Posted: Aug 14, 2020

Driver assistance helping keep accidents down despite bad habits

While technology brings its share of distractions, it also enables tools that can be used to help reduce distracted driving and facilitate good driving rewards through telematics and UBI, says Lexis-Nexis

Posted: Aug 14, 2020

Underwriting transformation coming to Legal and General: Q&A

New Chief Underwriter and Underwriting Transformation Officer Dawn Boitnott will focus on automation, she says.

Posted: Aug 13, 2020

Underwriting transformation coming to Legal & General America: Q&A

New Chief Underwriter and Underwriting Transformation Officer Dawn Boitnott will focus on automation, she says.

Posted: Aug 13, 2020

Nationwide digital lead talks insurtech partnerships, COVID and beyond

The insurer's plans are rooted in understanding the customer journey, says Chetan Kandhari, SVP and chief innovation and digital officer for Nationwide.

Posted: Aug 12, 2020

Root thinks UBI can wean auto insurers off credit scores

Insurtech says it hopes to get credit scores out of the underwriting process by 2025.

Posted: Aug 11, 2020