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JAB acquires Embrace for $1.5 billion

By Shefi Ben-Hutta

JAB continues to expand its pet empire via acquisitions.

Business

Telematics; how do you take it?

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

Esurance goes from dongle-based telematics to mobile-based telematics. The company launched its first usage-based insurance app in Utah, and will roll out to additional states this year. Speaking of mobile, Zenefits is now on-the-go.

Business

A new digital insurer is coming to theaters near you

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

Munich Re’s insurance business Ergo, which underwrites both P&C and L&H insurance businesses, will launch a stand-alone digital insurance company, with an initial offering of an auto product, in an attempt to...

Business

A word with Friendsurance CEO

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

Innovation

New move

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures (LMSV) invests again. Think: Denver-based Notion, a startup for home-monitoring sensors, closed $3.2 million in a round led by XL Innovate and LMSV bringing its total funding to date...

Business

New leader

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

Timothy NeCastro is the new president and CEO of Erie Insurance succeeding Terry Cavanaugh, which announced his retirement last year. Joined Erie back in 1996. So much for new blood.

Strategy

Another acquisition

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

Global private equity firm Apax Partners has announced that funds advised by Apax have agreed to acquire digital distribution technology provider Agencyport. The acquisition is being made in connection with...

A new quoting portal

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

American Integrity insurer has deployed a new home insurance quoting portal to allow insurance shoppers to obtain a quick and accurate online premium quote prior to purchasing a policy with an agent. That’s right,...

Technology

R3 Continues Asian Expansion as AIA Group Joins Consortium

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

AIA Group, the largest independent publicly listed pan-Asian life insurance group, has joined R3, the financial innovation firm partnership. R3 is designing and applying distributed and shared ledger-inspired technologies to...

Business

Former Zurich CEO Martin Senn has committed suicide

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

The former chief executive of Zurich, Martin Senn, who stepped aside in December, committed suicide this past Friday. He is the second high-ranking executive with ties to the Swiss insurance giant...

Business

No, Really

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

There’s actually a company called Aggressive Insurance Group. It was named the Company of the Year at a recent PIA Convention, but that’s not the point.

Business

A regulatory hiccup in the ‘Anbang – FGL’ acquisition

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

Recall: late last year China’s Anbang Insurance announced its plans to acquire Fidelity & Guaranty Life for ~$1.57 billion. Same Anbang that purchased the New York Waldorf Astoria hotel for $1.95 billion. Now...

Investments

Doing it for the children

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

Leader in reinsurance, Guy Carpenter, partners with leader in cyber, Symantec, to form a cyber aggregation model over the next 12 months. Think: a catalog of cyber scenarios for insurers to browse through for...

Business

Another telematics player

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

An Indian telematics startup called Vahanalytics has raised $200,000. Bottom Line: will likely enter the auto insurance sector in Europe and India.

Business

Why Amanda Blanc has a reason to celebrate?

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

CEO of Axa’s general insurance UK and Ireland division has been promoted to CEO of Axa UK and Ireland, effective July 1. Fun Fact: known for her smarts and her shoes. Speaking of Axa, the French...

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