Zurich’s newish CEO Mario Greco says he will have a newer, better strategy come November. Mario is trying to improve profitability by cutting jobs, selling assets, being pickier on what the company insures...

Insurance Technologies Corporation (ITC) added First Chicago Insurance products to its online consumer rater TurboRater, which agents can place on their website to allow consumers to quote and buy coverage....

Some suggest Knip is in trouble. Think: decline in app downloads and exodus of talent.

Axa Singapore launched its MyAXAHealth app to allow customers to directly connect with primary care doctors via live chat or video. Anytime. Anywhere. Push notification reminders and ability to submit and track claims...

The Quebec-based digital broker that looks to target the 80% of consumers that automatically renew their policies. Customers interested in its service “must sign a broker reference letter” and Covera will handle the rest. Bottom Line: $500K...

CA-based UpGuard, which tests an organization’s IT infrastructure internally and externally and calculates the potential risk for future intrusions and outages, announced it has raised $17 million in Series B. Bottom...

“We introduced Image Capture with the goal of simplifying the process of getting an auto insurance quote”  – Matt Lehman announcing Progressive’s new app, Mobile Photo Quoting, which allowed consumers to get an auto...

“Great Driver is an innovative way for customers to get feedback on their driving habits, drive more safely and influence the cost of their insurance premiums” – Doug Seymour, president and...

Bloomberg is busy mining LinkedIn data, reporting that 29 AIG peeps left for greener grasses over the past 9 months. Tough times.

A new Indian life insurance entity by the name of HDFC Life is in the making. Think: a combo of HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company and Max Life. Bottom Line: 10.8% market share...

Geico is hiring; looking to fill some 600 or so positions in sales, claims and service over the next six years in Buffalo. Buffalo (?!) because the State of New York is...

New York Life (NYL) announced it had deployed an enterprise mobile security solution from MobileIron and Skycure to allow its employees and agents to securely access email and other sensitive information. Keyword: securely....

Judging by its recent posting on the on demand hiring platform Experfy, Zurich is seeking data scientists to develop a big data system that could predict the next Brexit because “with Brexit...

Telematics player Octo is calling on the UK government to offer Insurance Premium Tax relief (IPT) on telematics insurance products for drivers under 25 years old in an effort to increase...