Digital Insurance

Why insurers should lead in digital accessibility for people with disabilities

Failure to pay attention to accessibility can have several negative ramifications.

Posted: Jun 30, 2020

The truth about flood risk can worsen american inequality

These are the people least able to afford private insurance and most likely to face financial run if their mortgages go underwater.

Posted: Jun 30, 2020

How Policygenius and Brighthouse worked together on digital life insurance

Brighthouse SimplySelect is currently being sold exclusively on the Policygenius platform using a hybrid online and agent-enabled model.

Posted: Jun 29, 2020

Maker of self-driving vehicle sensors said to be in talks to go public

Velodyne creates radar-like systems that use lasers to generate three-dimensional images of a surrounding environment, used by carmakers including Mercedes-Benz AG and Ford Motor Co.

Posted: Jun 28, 2020

Farmers' Toggle backs Jetty; NY insurtech accelerator set for Oct.: Roundup

How the Farmers unit will support the renters' insurance insurtech, and new Alexa skill for Anthem.

Posted: Jun 26, 2020

Tesla’s Model S touchscreen probed by U.S. safety regulator

The agency has received 11 complaints from drivers about the issue in the last 13 months.

Posted: Jun 24, 2020

Storm season has third-fastest start in more than a century

Many meteorologists have predicted the Atlantic will be active this year, exceeding the long-term average of 12 storms in the six-month season.

Posted: Jun 24, 2020

Cigna, Oscar offer insurance plan to help small businesses maintain productivity

The insurance companies plan to launch a new health plan in Q4 to help employers recuperate from COVID-19 losses.

Posted: Jun 24, 2020

CNA partnership tackles home care; Hippo boosts claims; Angie's List x Thimble: Insurtech roundup

Partnership activity announced the week of June 21, 2020.

Posted: Jun 24, 2020

Apple will force apps to ask for OK before tracking users

The change, announced at Apple’s virtual developer conference on Monday, is similar to a move the company made last year.

Posted: Jun 23, 2020

How insurance data science is like gelato

Productizing and monetizing insights into actions across the enterprise are the dividing lines between data science and traditional IT and actuarial organizations.

Posted: Jun 23, 2020

Online car platform Shift is in merger talks with Insurance Acquisition

(Bloomberg) -- Shift Technologies Inc., an online retailer for used cars, is in talks to merge with blank-check company Insurance Acquisition Corp., according to people familiar with the matter.

Posted: Jun 22, 2020

Coronavirus will finally give artificial intelligence its moment

The centralization of more corporate data in the cloud is also precisely what’s needed for companies to develop AI capabilities from better predictive algorithms to increased robotic automation.

Posted: Jun 22, 2020

Dig In Podcast 010: How Argo powered digital transformation through coronavirus

The pandemic allowed Argo Group to ramp up an already evolving IT and digital organization, Jeff Strohschein, SVP and Global CIO, tells the podcast this week.

Posted: Jun 22, 2020

Blue Shield of California takes on 'broken' health system

It’s adopting technologies like voice recognition so doctors can dictate notes into digital records instead of typing them in by handn

Posted: Jun 19, 2020

Is insurtech immune to COVID-19?

COVID-19 is going to have an effect on the economy and on business sentiment. But it’s also an innovation rallying cry to entrepreneurs and investors.

Posted: Jun 18, 2020

Buckle buys Gateway; Hiscox, Thimble partner: Insurtech roundup

Activity is picking up in the insurtech sector as coronavirus restrictions lift.

Posted: Jun 18, 2020

Q&A: How Neptune Flood is finding success at scale with AI

Insurtech's CEO Trevor Burgess says that ease of use helps builds a diverse book that minimizes over-exposure and provides better pricing to customers who need it.

Posted: Jun 17, 2020

Accident insurtech Buddy expanding nationwide with Berkley

Berkley Accident and Health now underwriting policies in 23 states with the rest in review for launch.

Posted: Jun 16, 2020

AF Group taps insurtech partner Talage for agent digital transformation

Platform co-developed by carrier and tech company aims to help rebuild small-business books.

Posted: Jun 16, 2020

Insurer Admiral considers sale of price comparison unit

(Bloomberg) --U.K. car and home insurer Admiral Group Plc is considering a potential sale of its price comparison platform Penguin Portals, according to people familiar with the matter.

Posted: Jun 15, 2020

Driverless car industry gets a nudge on standards and transparency

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is unveiling a voluntary initiative Monday in an attempt to bring together state and local governments along with vehicle makers.

Posted: Jun 15, 2020

Dig In Podcast 009: What's next for insurtech investment after coronavirus?

In the post-COVID-19 era, IA Capital's Andy Lerner anticipates more investment in low-touch capabilities that allow insurers to acquire customers less invasively.

Posted: Jun 15, 2020

Insurance implications of electric cars

Electric cars are likely to have increased connectivity and reliance on data, sensors and software, including artificial intelligence, to manage vehicle systems and aid driving.

Posted: Jun 12, 2020

Anthem rolling out health insurance kiosks

Digital platforms help reduce language barriers for non-English speaking residents.

Posted: Jun 11, 2020