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Insurance Australia Group is planning to establish an investment fund that will operate within IAG Ventures to buy stakes in emerging growth companies. Think: big data applications, telematics and IoT. While they are...
“Reorienting our customers to the concept that what you’re really paying for is trust and confidence and it’s more about the relationship and what your coverages and options are than...
Italian insurer Generali has appointed chairman Gabriele Galateri di Genola as interim CEO after the departure of Mario Greco, aka ‘Super Mario’, who became the new CEO of Zurich. Fun Fact: non-executive member of...
Berkshire Hathaway’s National Indemnity, Everest Re, Hiscox, Munich Re, Transatlantic, XL Catlin and two additional unnamed syndicates at Lloyd’s of London have all agreed to reinsurer Lemonade, the world’s first peer-to-peer insurance company...
The US National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it will recognize Google’s software as the “driver… if no human occupant of the vehicle can actually drive“. Bottom Line: a step...
“Some days you’re the fire hydrant and some days you’re the dog” – Zenefits cofounder Parker Conrad on life. Yesterday he stepped down from his position as CEO and handed over the reins to COO David...
Think: Compare.com. US car insurance comparison service provider launched its first-ever national advertising campaign assuring consumers that there is no longer a need to be confused by car insurance rates. Look...
Manulife is bringing its fitness trackers and financial incentives to the Canadian market by partnering exclusively with wellness program provider Vitality Group to offer savings on life insurance premiums to...
According to data from tech company Spredfast, Esurance Twitter mentions spiked at 6:35 PM when the commercial aired, generating 9,000 tweets per minute. The hashtag also trended nationally on Twitter for...
Five execs resign from Wapic Insurance. Luckily, it’s Insurance Careers Month.
AXA plans to invest $84 million in one of the world’s largest e-commerce companies – Africa Internet Group – in a deal that will give the insurer an 8% stake and make it one of...
South African price comparison site Click n Compare will be rebranding to Compare Guru and introducing an animated character called The Guru over the next month. Also, the new site will feature a financial...
“Celebrity, silly and deadly serious seems to be the new formula” – former vice chairman of advertising agency Droga5, Andrew Essex, on Super Bowl ads. Worth Noting: fintech startup SoFi was...
In honor of Black History Month, Allstate is introducing a national digital, social media and radio campaign, called “Worth Telling”, that spotlights the accomplishments of 10 African-Americans who are paving...
Mumbai-based 5-month-old insurtech Turtlemint has raised an undisclosed amount of funding led by Nexus Venture Partners to add more products (think: life insurance) and take on bigger rivals such as Policybazaar and...
