Aussie telematics player Insurance Box that has been targeting young and inexperienced drivers since October 2013 is no longer accepting new clients.   Before:   After:     That’s a...

Meet ROOM8 : Think: a San Fran-based roommate matching service. It utilizes social media data to produce matches based on mutual connections, budget, location, lifestyle and interests. Whether a user is...

Last week Founders Professional announced its partnership with Hiscox to offer its retail agents a quick and easy way to quote and bind small business insurance online, “in minutes.” Have a look:  ...

The nation’s largest title insurance company, Fidelity National Financial (FNF), announced that it has signed a merger agreement to acquire Stewart Information Services for ~$1.2B. FNF intends to achieve at least $135M...

Less than two years after Insureon announced it is cutting ~8% of its stuff, this popped up on Glassdoor:     Back then, CEO Ted Devine attributed the layoffs to...

Barclays Africa Group, one of the largest banking groups in Africa, recently outlined a new business strategy and a new corporate identity. “Our overriding goal is to become a banking...

CUNA Mutual Group continued its record-setting pace in 2017, producing outstanding financial results while delivering innovative, next-generation solutions to help credit unions thrive and people achieve financial security.   Total revenue...

Starr Companies recently announced organizational and leadership changes within the Casualty business units.   Financial Lines and Professional Liability are consolidating under the leadership of Brian Inselberg (ex-AIG), senior vice president. Brian...

Prudential plc announced its intention to demerge its UK & Europe business (‘M&G Prudential’) from Prudential plc, resulting in two separately-listed companies with different investment characteristics and opportunities. On completion...

Small business insurance broker Next Insurance and the Association of Certified Handyman Professionals (ACHP), an organization for handyman professionals, announce that Next Insurance is now the preferred provider of insurance for association...

Argo Group, an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products, today announced it has acquired Italian specialty insurer Ariscom. Effective immediately, Matt Harris, head of ArgoGlobal’s European and Asian...

Duck Creek Technologies announced today that First American Property and Casualty Insurance Group (First American) has selected the Duck Creek Suite to provide its policy, rating, billing and claims systems.   First American...

Grab, an on-demand transportation and fintech platform in Southeast Asia, announced its partnership with Chubb to offer insurance solutions for Grab’s driver-partners. Using the Grab app, drivers will be able to select different...

Zurich accelerated the growth of Cover-More, its specialist global travel insurance and assistance solutions business, by entering into agreements to acquire the leading providers of traveler assistance in Latin America....