The Martin Agency, aka Geico’s creative team, has agreed not to use chimpanzees or other great apes in future advertising campaigns after its recent Tarzan and Jane TV ad sparked complaints...

According to a recent report from Google, micro-moments are critical touch points within today’s consumer journey. So when Progressive learned that its policyholders were dropping out early in their mobile 24-step...

NYC-based Justworks, which acts as the Zenefits-like-company playing by the rules, raised $33 million in Series C funding, bringing the total amount the company has raised to $53 million.

Hiscox plans to sell the Hong Kong division of DirectAsia to WellLink while continuing to grow the insurer’s competitive edge in Singapore and Thailand, where brand awareness is at 37%.

Last month, UK insurance firm Admiral took a fresh stance on its long-standing admiral mascot opting for a female to helm the ship in a new ad campaign called ‘looking out...

AIG entered into a two-year reinsurance arrangement with Swiss Re, under which a share of AIG’s new and renewal US Casualty portfolio will be ceded to the reinsurer. Bottom Line: highlights AIG’s focus...

Travelers’ customers with smart home devices are now eligible for a discount on their home insurance policies. Think: Protective Device discount. Available: nationwide. AmFam, Farmers and State Farm offer similar discounts.

Applied System users in UK can now enjoy seamless access to QBE products via their management system. One gets to offer more products, the other hopes to gain traction. Bottom Line: QBE...

Aviva reported higher 2015 earnings and disclosed its capital buffer for the first time, aka a Solvency II ratio of 180%*. That means Aviva can keep on investing in its...

Omaha-based Drive Spotter, a video platform to analyze and improve commercial fleets and driver performance, raised $750,000 in a round of financing led by Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance. Fun Fact: the startup was part of...

“Insurance 2.0” – principal at American Family Ventures Kyle Nakatsuji defines near term reinventions in insurance distribution, product and structure. The Gist: (1) Traditional broker channels are here to stay yet digital agencies and mobile first...

HCI Group, Inc. (NYSE:HCI), predominantly engaged in homeowners insurance, reinsurance, real estate and information technology, has launched TypTap.com, an online platform for quoting and binding flood insurance policies in Florida....

New York, March 8, 2016 – CoverWallet, the first online insurance manager, announced it received $2 million in seed funding from Two Sigma Ventures, Highland Capital Partners, Founder Collective and a...

Admiral Group CEO Henry Engelhardt is making his last official visit this week to the company’s US businesses: Elephant Insurance and its sister company, Compare.com, before his planned retirement in two months. Worth...