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The Hartford Taps Carpe Data to Speed Small Business Underwriting

The solution lets the insurer integrate more data elements into its underwriting system to provide greater speed, accuracy and efficiency for agents processing small business applications.

Posted: Aug 23, 2020

Startup Branch Insurance Launches Reciprocal Exchange in Ohio

The first reciprocal exchange launched in Ohio in 75 years is intended to further disintermediate the insurance value chain, creating even less expensive insurance for its members.

Posted: Aug 23, 2020

Hyland acquires German RPA Software Provider Another Monday

The vendor says the feature-rich, end-to-end RPA software solution extends Hyland’s process automation capabilities and strengthens its content services product portfolio.

Posted: Aug 20, 2020

Nationwide’s New Research Program Optimizes Agent Support

Exclusively distributing via independent agents as of July 1, Nationwide is focused more than ever on providing key products, tools and services to help its distribution partners succeed.

Posted: Aug 20, 2020

Opportunities for Group Insurance Innovation during the Pandemic

Insurers who invested heavily in innovative technologies like artificial intelligence before the pandemic are now reaping the greatest benefits—but there remains plenty of room to grow.

Posted: Aug 19, 2020

Veruna Integrates S-Docs into Its Agency Management System

The new integration is aims at bringing more robust document generation capabilities to Veruna customers.

Posted: Aug 19, 2020

Haven Life launches Haven Secure Monthly Benefit Product

Coverage mirrors policyholders’ monthly income or a large recurring expense, such as a mortgage. Beneficiaries receive a steady monthly benefit for a minimum of five years.

Posted: Aug 18, 2020

Sapiens Partners with Gradient AI for Workers’ Comp Predictive Analytics

Gradient AI’s solutions to be integrated with Sapiens’ core workers’ compensation offerings for underwriting and to help reduce claims’ durations and costs.

Posted: Aug 18, 2020

Topa Insurance Deployes Clover Analytics BI Solution

During a multi-year migration to a new, cloud-based insurance processing platform, Topa was challenged to provide consolidated reporting and analytics.

Posted: Aug 18, 2020

Global IQX Launches Recommendation Engine and Census Scrubber

The vendor touts the new Recommendation Engine as the most advanced recommendation and predictive analytics engine in the group insurance industry.

Posted: Aug 18, 2020

Topa Insurance Deployes Cloverleaf Analytics BI Solution

During a multi-year migration to a new, cloud-based insurance processing platform, Topa was challenged to provide consolidated reporting and analytics.

Posted: Aug 18, 2020

iPipeline Names Sean Fallon VP, SSG Digital Platform & Policy Administration

Fallon’s appointment corresponds to iPipeline’s use of the SSG Digital platform to power its new Policy Administration offering PAS+.

Posted: Aug 17, 2020

Bridger Insurance Selects BindExpress Suite from SpeedBuilder Systems to Launch in Texas

The client cites cost-effectiveness and robustness of solution, plus reputation for responsive service and ability to deliver user-friendly solutions as selection factors.

Posted: Aug 17, 2020

BriteCore and Xceedance Form Strategic Partnership

The vendors’ combined strengths meet the contemporary needs of property/casualty insurers through the partnership’s pairing of SaaS capabilities with world-class service, the vendors say.

Posted: Aug 16, 2020

Insurance Technology, Investment & Innovation under COVID-19: A Tale of Two Realities

A closer examination of the evidence reveals that there are actually two contrasting states existing within the insurance ecosystem: the larger, high profile, well-funded participants and then all the rest.

Posted: Aug 16, 2020

Vertafore to be Acquired by Roper Technologies

Since 2016, the company has added more than 500 employees and improved its customer net promoter score by 200 percent, while meaningfully increasing its annual recurring sales.

Posted: Aug 13, 2020

Duck Creek Technologies Makes Initial Public Offering

The vendor announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 15,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $27.00 per share which began trading today, Aug. 14.

Posted: Aug 13, 2020

FINEOS Acquires Limelight Health for $75M

The complementary solution sets combine to create an end-to-end SaaS core product suite from quote, rate and underwrite through to billing, policy administration, absence and claims management for the global life, accident, and health industry.

Posted: Aug 12, 2020

Rethinking Insurance from the Consumer’s Perspective, Part 3: Common Needs

All consumers, be they private individuals or companies and their employees, relate to the insurance industry in similar fashion, have similar problems, similar needs and the same key factors to satisfy those needs apply to all of them.

Posted: Aug 12, 2020

Volkswagen Car-Net selects CCC for Insurance Telematics Services

CCC Information Services will be the automaker’s exclusive provider of insurance telematics services for the newest generation of VW Car-Net, included in most model year 2020 and 2021 vehicles.

Posted: Aug 11, 2020

Policygenius Launches Wills and Trusts Through New Mobile App

The app guides consumers through the will creation process and also enables them to shop for life and home insurance.

Posted: Aug 11, 2020

Clyde Launches Claims Administration, Partners with Asurion on Protection Plans

The vendor’s administrator and end-to-end claims administration platform enables instant adjudication and resolutions fully managed by Clyde.

Posted: Aug 10, 2020

Jupiter Announces Launch of ClimateScore Global

The new offering is designed to predict future physical risk from flooding, extreme heat, high wind, drought, wildfire, hail, and earthquake for the entire planet.

Posted: Aug 10, 2020

Verisk Launches EHR Triage Engine to Speed Life Insurance Applications

Powered by consumer-authorized electronic health records, the solution can streamline underwriting decisions, application approval.

Posted: Aug 09, 2020

Biggest Insurance Disruptor: Lemonade or Tesla?

Elon Musk recently appealed to ‘revolutionary actuaries’ to join him. If Tesla does go full bore into the insurance industry Tesla, would you bet against him?

Posted: Aug 09, 2020