Earlier this year, USAA terminated a 7-year-old relationship with advertising agency Campbell Ewald after one of the agency’s creative directors sent out a racist ‘Ghetto Day in San Antonio memo’. That was...

Media technology company AOL announced that it has selected MassDrive’s MyLifeProtected digital insurance solution as its sole insurance partner. Think: AOL members can enjoy comparative rating services for insurance products such as auto on AutoBlog.com (a subsidiary...

Modeling company RMS partnered with seven reinsurers (Chubb, Aon Benfield, Axis, Liberty, MS Amlin, Munich Re and Sompo Canopius) to build the world’s first marine cat model, as it looks to effectively...

The insurer, which recently announced a pilot program for Lyft drivers in Pennsylvania, has now entered a pilot program with Uber, who will use Progressive Insurance to provide coverage for its ridesharing...

Allianz Global Assistance Canada is testing a new way for policyholders to pay for medical claims while traveling. Customers who purchase a travel insurance plan included in this limited program will receive a...

“We had something called ‘the 10-minute surprise’ – we could give you a rate in 10 minutes” – VP of marketing at Geico, Ted Ward, on the origins of the ’15 minutes’ line....

Censio rebranded to TrueMotion. The Boston-based TrueMotion uses data analytics and mobile technology to address the growing problem of distracted driving. Worth Noting: Progressive partnered with TrueMotion to launch Snapshot mobile app. Bottom Line: everyone...

NYC-based Slice plans to offer on-demand insurance starting with a “proprietary pay-per-use policy for Uber and Lyft drivers that covers the driver from the time they turn on the rideshare app...

Singapore-based GoBear, a comparison website for insurance and financial products, plans to expand this year to Philippines, Hong Kong, and Vietnam. Indonesia is on the horizon. Bottom Line: ~1.2 million users gave the...

UK-based insurtech startup HugHub will soon launch a white label portal designed to act as a single repository for one’s personal lines insurance products that will also allow the policyholder to buy insurance...

NYC-based robo-advisory firm Betterment has received $100 million from venture capital investors; pushing its valuation to $700 million, nearly double its value this time last year. IE prefers the name...

Ignilife, a French wellness prevention startup serving 3 million customers, has raised €1.4 million from the Malakoff Mederic group. Back home, UnitedHealthcare recently launched a wellness program called UnitedHealthcare Motion that links financial incentives with the use...

National provider of renters insurance Effective Coverage launched a mobile platform designed to offer access to top-rated renters insurance carriers in Pennsylvania. Think: customers can instantly find, quote, and buy insurance on the platform;...

Think: the name of a so-called white paper that will be released Thursday by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and will attempt to establish a new regulatory framework; providing clear...