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White Mountains would rather buy electricians than insurers

By Shefi Ben-Hutta

White Mountains cashed out of Bamboo at 4.1x and is now buying electricians at 9x EBITDA.

Business

Allianz to insure EasyMile’s autonomous vehicles

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

Allianz and EasyMile have signed an International Framework Agreement to establish insurance solutions for EasyMile’s shared driverless transportation projects as of January 1, 2017. The partnership will allow EasyMile to enjoy third-party...

Innovation

Belgian AG Insurance launches Yongo savings platform

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

AG Insurance has collaborated with the Gezinsbond and the Ligue des familles to launch Yongo, a digital platform that teaches children how to handle money and encourages them to save. Parents, grandparents,...

Artificial Intelligence helps Aegon get smarter on claims

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

Data experts at Dutch insurer Aegon have developed a computer algorithm capable of quickly identifying suspicious claims. The tool, already tested at several of Aegon’s divisions in the Netherlands, complements...

Strategy

Admiral to launch new direct van insurance product

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

Admiral announced that it will underwrite van insurance directly in the UK, rather than through its broker business, Able Insurance, and its panel of insurers. More commonly known as Gladiator,...

Business

iXledger and Gen Re Announce Strategic Collaboration

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

iXledger (formerly InsureX Technologies), the London-based technology company developing first of its kind, transformative insurance solutions utilizing blockchain, today announced a collaboration with Gen Re, one of the world’s leading reinsurance companies. Together iXledger...

Strategy

There’s something new about Goji

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

Back in March we reported on Goji’s decreasing web traffic and overall lack of activity on its social media accounts. And that much hasn’t changed. Look here (Facebook page), here (Twitter page) and here (SimilarWeb). But, there’s at least one...

Strategy

Desjardins leaves no room for interpretation as it seeks greater market share

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

The Gist: Canadian co-op financial group Desjardins is seeking deals up to $2.2 billion. According to Bloomberg, the company is looking to acquire insurers, wealth managers and payments firms as it seeks...

Investments

Tribe picks up BearingPoint as investor

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

Tribe, the Oslo-based P2P insurance scheme, has picked up management and tech consultancy firm BearingPoint as its investor. Additional details were not provided. Either way, the idea of Tribe is that it’s better to...

Masterquote launches dashcam insurance package

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

UK-based insurance provider Masterquote is getting ready to launch a dashcam insurance package in the name of “more viable rates”. The car insurance policy, which is underwritten by Zenith Insurance, provides a combo...

Investments

Generali Partner UiPath raises $30M

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

Romanian startup UiPath announced it has raised $30 million in a Series A round led by Accel, bringing its total funding to date to $31.6M. The startup builds apps for businesses to automate...

Business

SiriusXM Acquires Automatic Labs Inc.

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

SiriusXM today announced the acquisition of Automatic Labs Inc. (Automatic), a San Francisco-based provider of connected vehicle services for consumers and enterprises. Automatic’s data-driven platform enables vehicle owners to be...

Marketing

Oh Yes, Phoenix Life has a New Look

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

Phoenix Life Insurance has a new look. Before. After. Note the ‘notify me’ feature from the ‘Careers’ page to allow job seekers to get notified on job postings, and the...

Investments

Singapore Life raises $50M to become a full stack life insurer

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

Life insurance startup Singapore Life announced it has picked up $50 million in a Series A round led by Hong Kong listed Credit China FinTech Holdings through its subsidiary, Impact Capital...

Strategy

Trouble in Swinton

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

The Gist: Swinton Insurance is shutting 84 high street branches (out of 195) and slashing 900 jobs as part of a major restructuring program launched in response to ‘changing consumer behavior’. According...

Investments

+Simple picks up fresh funding to simplify small business insurance

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

Digital commercial broker +Simple announced it has picked up €800,000 in funding , bringing its total funding to date to ~$1.87M. The two-year-old Parisian startup targets small business owners with 10...

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Vertafore’s latest AI innovations help agencies accelerate carrier statement reconciliation and turn Outlook activity into structured workflows

By Vertafore ·

Claims AI ROI Should Be a Scale Test, Not a Spreadsheet

By Yo Sub Kwon, Voltaire ·

Fuse Launches Tape: a Free, Live Market-Intelligence Surface for the Public P&C Insurance Complex

By Sean Bourgeois, Fuse ·

Dearborn Labs Launches “Context Window” Podcast Exploring the Real Stories Behind AI Adoption in Insurance

By Alec Martins, Clearcover ·

Canal Insurance Selects Kyber to Enable Claims Modernization and Equip Its Teams for the Road Ahead

By Kyber, Kyber ·

Canopy Connect Reaches 10 Million Shared Insurance Policies as Demand for Verified Insurance Data Grows

By Insurance Verification, Canopy Connect, Inc. ·

Checklist: 6 Ways to Automate for Smarter Insurance Operations this Summer

By Evy Strom, ePayPolicy ·

A major global broker in Australia moves commercial broker placement to API-first negotiation infrastructure

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