Research

Digital Insurance spoke with Carsten Middendorf, chief investment officer, Allianz X, about how the insurer's venture capital investment arm evaluates startup insurtechs as potential investments.

December 1
4 Min Read
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Person purchasing life insurance on a tablet.

Artificial intelligence is permeating the insurance ecosystem from different lines of coverage to jobs in carriers including sales, underwriting and claims.

November 9
8 Min Read
AI litigation panel at Zywave event.

Companies' use of AI is creating a variety of new risks, and their insurers may or may not have specific language in policies defining what is covered and what isn't.

November 5
2 Min Read
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InsureThink

Insurers should adopt a customer-first strategy that fuses high-tech tools with high-touch engagement.

October 30
4 Min Read
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A commonly used standard for property and casualty insurance will offer a carve-out for generative AI liability starting in January. Startups like Testudo, Vouch and Armilla AI stand by to scoop up that business.

October 30
8 Min Read
A layer of smoke blankets downtown Los Angeles

An academic paper presented at the Brookings Institute's annual conference found that future wildfire risks are already having economically significant impacts on financial markets, municipal borrowing costs and vulnerable communities.

July 23
3 Min Read
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The state forecasts eroding coastlines will endanger $18 billion of existing homes and commercial buildings in the coming decades.

July 3
7 Min Read
Burned debris around a backyard pool in Altadena

After California's own insurer of last resort was held liable for smoke claims, and a probe of State Farm was launched, a new task force is ordered to set standards for smoke damage claims.

July 2
1 Min Read
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power employees repair a power pole after the Palisades Fire in January

The chance at a piece of strong returns has encouraged investment banks, hedge funds and debt investors to vie for contracts to fund the litigation, according to people involved in transactions.

June 30
7 Min Read
Panel from the 2023 Women in Insurance Leadership Conference.

Digital Insurance has announced the honorees for the 2024 Women in Insurance Leadership, WIL NEXT and Lifetime Achievement recognition programs.

May 14
3 Min Read
Lauren McKinzie

Lauren McKinzie is the operations manager, channel partnerships for Obie Insurance.

May 21
2 Min Read
How to succeed in today's changing insurance environment

Skills professionals need to succeed in today's technology-focused environment.

39 Min Read
The Dig In Podcast
Discover how inclusive digital payments boost adoption, cut costs and improve CX—listen to "Digital Payments for Everyone" with InvoiceCloud's Mark Daoust.
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Valkyrie Holmes, co-founder and CEO of Faura, discusses how AI and analytics are helping carriers identify and manage weather risks.

June 11
28 Min Read
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Owen Williams of Plymouth Rock Assurance explains how the company is taking a proactive perspective to its adoption of IoT technology for homeowners.

May 15
12 Min Read