Aviva has followed in the footsteps of Liberty Mutual to develop a skill for Alexa that helps demystify some 300 insurance terms; making Aviva the first insurer in UK to...

Japanese life insurer Fukoku Mutual is investing $1.7 million in a Watson-based system that will process payment assessments . Specifically, the system will be tasked with reading medical certificates and policy clauses to...

Allstate is looking to fill some 1,000 jobs in its mid-Atlantic region; specifically Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. “This region’s strong economy is fueling our expansion in our Mid-Atlantic...

Meet GIBL.in. An Indian insurance comparison web and mobile portal servicing the confused and digital savvy insurance shoppers since 2013 . That’s nice but not the point. Note its interesting mobile...

“Insurgram is now Insurista”. Before. After. Same difference. The insurance-focused brand is operated by Oratio which allows businesses across several industries to connect with customers via messengers. Recall noteworthy brands into...

Peak Re, the four-year old Hong Kong-based global reinsurer, has been granted the approval by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority to establish a subsidiary, “Peak Re AG”, based in Zurich...

So this happened. State Farm posted a tweet to remind peeps to protect their bling: It was followed by nonsense responses from internet trolls screaming ‘Oy, gevalt!’ on how dare State...

GIC Re, which currently dominates the Indian reinsurance market, is about to meet its match now that several foreign firms are in different stages of entering the market: Fun Fact:...

Trym is up .   According to the startup’s Twitter profile, the startup is a “micro business insurance” player. As it stands, the startup helps small businesses with all things legal, financial, productivity...

Chinese online insurer ZhongAn abandoned its plans to pursue an initial public offering in either the US or Hong Kong. Recall: 4 months ago it was reported that the Chinese insurer...

Emerge.me launched today to offer consumers easy access to critical illness and accident insurance . The CT-based startup-slash-broker offers an online portal where customers can quote and purchase* coverage. One...

“But in the next 10 years, we will shift to a world that is AI-first” – Google CEO Sundar Pichai says it is no longer about being mobile-first. Recall AI startups...

First, auto insurer Geico plans to hire more than 500 people for its Virginia Beach regional hub through the end of 2017. Then, regional P&C insurer Erie expects to create...

PNB MetLife, which proudly represents MetLife in India, has announced the launch of conVRse, an on-demand virtual reality (VR) customer service platform to allow customers to interact-slash-converse with a life insurance expert...