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MassMutual Names Industry Veteran John Rugel Head of Operations

Responsible for leading operations and customer service functions, Rugel has held senior positions Global Atlantic, Allstate, MetLife and AIG during a 30+ year career.

Posted: Apr 03, 2023

Vitech Names David Burns CEO

Burns became President of the L&A policy administration technology vendor in Dec. 2022.

Posted: Apr 03, 2023

Fidelidade Builds Customer Data Hub with DXC to Transform CX

The new data management solution manages almost one billion data records and provides more personalized service for over two million customers.

Posted: Apr 02, 2023

Green Shield Risk Solutions Selects INSTANDA

INSTANDA will support greater speed-to-market and the ability to tie into a complex data ecosystem to best underwrite properties and anticipate losses.

Posted: Apr 02, 2023

Guidewire Announces Latest Cloud Release: Garmisch

Guidewire Garmisch boosts insurance product design, speeds integrations, and expands commercial lines offerings.

Posted: Apr 02, 2023

Insurity Partners with Attestiv to Provide AI-Powered Automation

The new partnership will enable P&C carriers to accelerate automation initiatives, resulting in additional fraud protections and cost-savings in claims processing.

Posted: Mar 30, 2023

Corvus Insurance Names Prashanth Gangu President

Former SiriusPoint, Marsh & McLennan exec will will oversee sales, underwriting, actuarial, data science, claims, and risk capital functions.

Posted: Mar 30, 2023

RLI Safety Solutions Combines Insurance and Commercial Transport Expertise

The newly launched business of the Peoria-based P&C carrier addresses the huge demand for safety-related tools and programs on the part of both policyholders and other companies.

Posted: Mar 30, 2023

Vista Equity Partners Completes Acquisition of Duck Creek

Duck Creek’s CEO says the firm is now better positioned to support and accelerate the industry’s transition to the cloud while continuing to deliver a best-in-class customer experience.

Posted: Mar 29, 2023

Texas Farm Bureau Launches New Telematics Program Using Tech from Arity

The Drive‘n Save program offers drivers the chance to save 10 percent off auto insurance premium, with deeper discounts available for drivers who demonstrate ongoing safe driving behavior.

Posted: Mar 29, 2023

Direct Assurance Expands Relationship with Shift Technology

Incorporating new line of business follows five years of significant results in motor claims fraud detection for The AXA group’s subsidiary specializing in direct insurance.

Posted: Mar 29, 2023

Warranty Inspection Services Adopts Truepic Authentication Technology

The platform helps WIS save time, reduce costs, and increase efficiency through authenticated images and videos.

Posted: Mar 28, 2023

Nationwide Partners with Waffle to Distribute Auto & Home Coverage Instantly Online

Nationwide’s auto and home products will be available through the Waffle platform first to select states, with a particular focus on premium coverage.

Posted: Mar 28, 2023

Prudential Names Kent Grimes Head of Group Insurance Underwriting

In addition to underwriting experience in group and supplemental health, Grimes has a history of driving large technology initiatives and process modernization.

Posted: Mar 28, 2023

Longshore Workers’ Comp Provider American Equity Underwriters Selects CLARA Analytics

CLARA’s technology to help adjusters achieve better results, more efficiently, for the employers who partner with AEU.

Posted: Mar 27, 2023

Lemonade Crypto Climate Coalition Parametric Policy Protected over 7k Kenyan Farmers

The bockchain-based smart contracts trigger instant payouts to mobile wallets of smallholder farmers impacted by severe weather conditions.

Posted: Mar 27, 2023

Digital Transformation Success—The Human Factor

Amid a colossal digital transformation, this is usually the last thing companies think about—it should be the first.

Posted: Mar 26, 2023

Insurify Completes Acquisition of Compare.com

The aggregator’s founder, Admiral Group, plc, retains a minority stake in Insurify and continues to serve as a strategic shareholder.

Posted: Mar 26, 2023

Fairmatic Raises $46M in Series B Round Led by Battery Ventures

The InsurTech bills itself as having created a new commercial auto insurance category with an AI-driven underwriting approach that unlocks continuous savings for fleets.

Posted: Mar 26, 2023

Ranger Insurance Addresses Underinsurance with Launch in Arizona

Ranger offers a full-stack software solution that elevates the role of insurance agents, giving them the right tools to become their customers’ trusted advisors.

Posted: Mar 23, 2023

Driver Technologies Research Shows Dash Cams Significantly Improve Driver Safety

It may be obvious that monitoring drivers would result in safer behavior, but recent research quantifies the improvement resulting from dash cam use.

Posted: Mar 23, 2023

CompScience CEO Josh Butler Sees Huge Opportunity to Reduce Injury Rates

As both an MGA and software provider, CompScience applies computer vision models to recorded video in order to detect and mitigate more than 50 behavioral and environmental hazards.

Posted: Mar 23, 2023

CoreLogic Debuts AI Capabilities in Restoration Management Platform

The new image analytics and property data features enable contractors to optimize restoration workflows to eliminate complexities and service policyholders faster.

Posted: Mar 22, 2023

Sollers to Deliver Send Technology Solution to Insurers

Through an expanded partnership, Sollers will provide Send’s underwriting platform to commercial and specialty insurers.

Posted: Mar 22, 2023

Zywave and ClarionDoor Join AdvantageGo’s Product Ecosystem

ClarionDoor and AdvantageGo’s Underwriting workbench will be integrated to help improve underwriter decision-making.

Posted: Mar 22, 2023