Late last year I covered . Back then the NYC-based startup offered a cross-selling platform and enjoyed the partnership of P&C insurer Hanover and online guitar shop Distortion Brothers. Basically, the...

NYC-based digital commercial broker  announced that Hanover is the first insurer to use its online B2B platform for agents. The Worcester-based P&C insurer will be offering the platform to its agents for...

Before:   After:   The Montréal-based startup was established last year to help parents “make enlightened decisions that provide peace of mind and address the question most avoid: What happens when...

Two years (!) in the making and Mapfre MSV Life is proud to announce   an app-slash-savings product. Here’s How it Works: a user (1) sets a goal, (2) sets a budget, (3) takes a...

According to People Matters, Bajaj Allianz has introduced its first virtual employee Eve via the company’s automated talent acquisition portal called Tal.Port. Imagine: robotic video interviews for job seekers. “The video interviews...

Standard Industries and Loveland Innovations, maker of data analytics solutions and drone-based data gathering tools, today announced that Standard has led Loveland’s first round of outside institutional funding. Standard, the...

Signal Iduna and  announced the launch of a household insurance product called ‘Insurance09’ that combines contents and liability coverage with additional services for soccer fans. The inspiration for the name is soccer...

Six months after the adoption of AI in its Human Resources area, Tokio Marine, one of the largest insurers in Brazil, has already registered a 60% drop in the number...

Employee-owned chain of supermarkets, Hy-Vee, and its subsidiary, Midwest Heritage, in conjunction with Connecture, a web-based platform for health insurance distribution, have a new part-time employee benefits program for Hy-Vee employees....

BBVA and Indra have completed the first global corporate loan transaction using blockchain technology. The pilot enabled the closing of a €75m loan, allowed both Indra and BBVA to independently...

Boston-based American Well announced the launch of AW11, a redesigned provider interface to deliver telehealth directly from within an EMR.     “Telehealth is expanding rapidly by way of consumer adoption...

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Turns out, KBC Group is the first financial institution in Belgium to offer its customers the ability to chat with their bank and insurer through WhatsApp. The service is intended for quick,...

Johannesburg-based Liberty is working on a new value proposition – Liberty Short-Term – to allow users to purchase car insurance via a bot. Also, user can earn rewards – such as...