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USAA discontinues standalone "Pay as You Drive" program

By Shefi Ben-Hutta

The insurer aims to consolidate its telematics-based offerings under USAA's "Usage-Based Program."

Business

ACE to Acquire Chubb for $28.3B in Cash and Stock

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

ACE Limited (NYSE: ACE) and The Chubb Corporation (NYSE: CB) announced today that the Boards of Directors of both companies have unanimously approved a definitive agreement under which ACE will...

5 innovations in microinsurance

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

Earlier this year, a group of eight leading insurers and brokers established a consortium to promote microinsurance ventures in developing countries, unsurprisingly called Microinsurance Venture Incubator (MVI). Together, AIG, Aspen...

Strategy

The digital insurer. Really.

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

Here’s the down and dirty on why USAA is a digital leader: It offers a virtual assistant to activate banking It offers face, voice and fingerprint recognition It works with Apple and...

Innovation

Meet & Greet: Talk to TIM

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

A new site by the name of Talk to TIM just launched in the UK, offering comparison rating for travel insurance from insurers including Cigna, AXA, and ERV to name a few. Some...

Business

Major Corporations Team Up to Support Small Businesses Across the US

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

In an unprecedented collaboration, Allstate, Capital One, LegalZoom, Microsoft, Office Depot, Inc. and Web.com have joined forces to create Small Business Connection, a free online resource hub built to empower small business owners by addressing and helping to...

Business

AXA ‘Drive Coach’ to Launch Tomorrow

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

The eagerly awaited Apple Watch goes on sale tomorrow (Friday April 24) and on the same day insurer AXA will launch its Apple Watch Drive Coach mobile app in the...

Technology

First European Insurer Accepts Bitcoin Payments

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

First European insurer accepts Bitcoin payments. As of today, Dutch insurer is accepting Bitcoins As of today, a European insurer will start accepting Bitcoins. The company, CoverYou Insurance based in Deventer, the Netherlands,...

Business

ATG Risk Solutions closes seed funding

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

Maris Ltd., (dba ATG Risk Solutions), a Seattle, WA-based creator of a telematics data clearinghouse to enable and inform usage-based insurance (UBI) programs for auto insurance carriers, closed a seed funding...

Business

Fairfax to acquire Brit

By Coverager ·

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (“Fairfax”) announced today that it has reached an agreement with Brit PLC to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Brit. Brit is a market-leading global...

Business

ACE Announces Travel Insurance Partnership with Transavia Airlines

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

ACE Group today announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with Transavia to provide the airline’s customers with travel and flight cancellation insurance cover. Transavia is a member of...

Business

From 2014 to 2015: Perceptions & Predictions

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

It’s that time of the year to capture 2014’s trending topics and throw in a prediction or two of our own, coupled with some fun insurance stuff. Here’s what we had: 1. Something Innovative...

Australian-First In-Car Technology Saving Drivers

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

Australian-first technology, which rewards safe drivers with the opportunity to pay lower car insurance premiums, is now available to Australian drivers. Insurance Box is the first Australian insurance product to...

Business

Assurant Solutions MyClaim App makes extended warranty management easy, convenient

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

Assurant Solutions, a leading developer and administrator of extended service contracts, today announces the release of its new mobile application, MyClaim. The app allows consumers to enter, view and manage...

Business

Ceridian Acquired for $5.3B

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

Ceridian, Thomas H. Lee Partners, and Fidelity National Financial have announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Ceridian will be jointly acquired by THL Partners...

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