Digital Insurance

Aon fills out data and analytics team

Steve Petrevski, now SVP and GM of data and analytic services, has been with the company since 2017

Posted: May 20, 2020

Americans still don’t trust self-driving cars, poll shows

(Bloomberg) -- Nearly half of Americans say they would not get in a self-driving taxi, according to a poll commissioned by the advocacy group Partners for Automated Vehicle Education. The poll, conducted online in February and March by SurveyUSA, fou...

Posted: May 19, 2020

AIG to implement Duck Creek SaaS globally

Policy admin suite will underpin digital transformation for global insurance giant.

Posted: May 19, 2020

After COVID-19, insurance must be wary of optimism bias

Insurance policies typically sold through face-to-face channels require intense advice and demand creation. Insurers must take steps now to adapt to the new landscape.

Posted: May 19, 2020

P&C insurance tech budgets stay on track despite coronavirus

Many insurers report no changes to their plans, with some reshaping and a few accelerating, but very few pausing or retrenching.

Posted: May 18, 2020

The Dig In Podcast 006: Quantifying COVID-19’s insurance tech budget impact

Many insurers report no changes to their plans, with some reshaping and a few accelerating, but very few pausing or retrenching.

Posted: May 18, 2020

Cigna launches digital assistance for COVID-19

The insurer partnered with Collective Medical and Mendocity on in- and out-patient capabilities.

Posted: May 18, 2020

How businesses are surviving the pandemic

Research from Digital Insurance's parent Arizent finds the pandemic has highlighted the importance of having a strong digital presence across all sectors, including insurance.

Posted: May 15, 2020

Rideshare insurtech Buckle temporarily expands coverage to delivery

A drop in rideshare volume spurred the decision to cover drivers pivoting to delivery services.

Posted: May 15, 2020

Customers were ready for a new insurance experience even before coronavirus

Capgemini’s World Insurance Report revealed that trends were already heavily leaning toward digital before the COVID-19 crisis changed behavior further.

Posted: May 14, 2020

The four types of insurance consumer data

The key to meeting consumer demands for greater personalization while boosting growth in an increasingly competitive industry lies in using the full array of data available.

Posted: May 14, 2020

RGAX selects Socotra to power innovation unit

Socotra as the policy administration system for the reinsurer's Greenhouse unit.

Posted: May 13, 2020

Are the next big insurtech ideas being formed now?

The coronavirus crisis has halted regular development cycles and thrown potential entrepreneurs out of their comfort zone.

Posted: May 13, 2020

Crisis-driven adaptations are good for insurers' future

When this is all an anxious memory, companies who dropped the red tape holding them back and embraced radical change may well reap huge long term benefits.

Posted: May 13, 2020

Small biz insurtech Thimble provides 'Pauses' for strained customers

All existing and new customers with a Thimble Monthly policy can now access Pause at no cost via the Thimble app for iOS and Android.

Posted: May 12, 2020

Water leak detectors reduce home insurance claims, severity in study

LexisNexis compared more than two thousand homes with installed IoT devices vs. a million uninstalled.

Posted: May 12, 2020

Lessons from Plaid for health insurance digital transformation

Facilitating the banking and financial services sector’s digital makeover serves as a prime example of what’s possible when development-killing barriers are removed and a new era of connectivity is delivered.

Posted: May 11, 2020

National Life Group CIO on adjusting to coronavirus

Nimish Mehta discusses the rapid transition required to keep the company going during the crisis.

Posted: May 11, 2020

The Dig In Podcast 005: Auto insurance customer experience after coronavirus

J.D. Power's Tom Super joins the show to talk about where gains are going in auto insurance while COVID-19 rages.

Posted: May 11, 2020

Tokio Marine taps Tractable AI for claims

Tokio Marine is also using a new product developed by Tractable, Loss Adjuster Application.

Posted: May 08, 2020

Health insurers offer discounts to customers hit by pandemic

The pandemic and the social distancing to quell it have cost millions of people their jobs and health insurance.

Posted: May 07, 2020

Plymouth Rock rolling out expanded AI SMS with insurtech

Auto insurer is expanding deployment of Hi Marley technology from a claims-based pilot to more service areas.

Posted: May 07, 2020

PHLY reduces risky business with commercial auto telematics

Working with insurtech Azuga, the carrier’s PHLYTRAC program has been impactful in reducing poor driving habits for fleets.

Posted: May 06, 2020

Humana to waive patients’ share of some costs for rest of 2020

The services affected include primary care, mental and behavioral health visits for issues like depression that could be exacerbated by the pandemic.

Posted: May 05, 2020

Let’s make a deal with our robot overlords

Robots run by algorithms will do a lot of jobs, replacing the human workers who in many cases will have trained them.

Posted: May 05, 2020