Michael Shashoua is Senior Editor at Digital Insurance. He joined the site in April 2022, after working as a marketing communications writer specializing in financial technology and data management for companies including GoldenSource, FIS, Thomson Reuters, Rimes, Bloomberg, DTCC and Vested. Previous to this, he edited Inside Reference Data at Incisive Media (now Infopro Digital) for five years and deputy edited WatersTechnology at Incisive. He also covered financial technology for Global Investment Technology until 2009. His interests include comedy, podcasting, music, movies and arts and entertainment in general.
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Beazley acquires kWh Analytics and Aon names North America CEO, plus more insurtech news.
March 22 -
The National Council of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL), a group of state legislators concerned with insurance industry regulation, will reconsider a measure that failed in 2025. States have varied regulations or laws governing how insurers may set home policy premiums or drop policyholders based on aerial images of their property.
March 18 -
At its upcoming spring meeting, the association of state insurance regulators will hear an updated plan for a system of evaluating insurers' use of AI, and a rollout of a new call for home insurance data.
March 16 -
Insurers' tech executives say alignment of data strategy and data-led approaches can optimize average handling of transactions.
March 15 -
Insurers took a stock price hit from the advent of AI-based insurance apps, but that won't be the final outcome, according to expert observers.
March 11 -
The state's regulator and a leading consumer advocacy group are parties to the settlement, which also addresses non-renewals following the January 2025 wildfires.
March 9 -
Hospitality company Whitbread, a Liberty client, gets more time to respond to risks.
March 8 -
There were about 35 funding events in the insurtech sector in February 2026, according to a review by Digital Insurance.
March 4 -
Nationwide names new corporate tech and workplace solutions leader; Nassau Financial expands its insurtech program, plus more insurance news.
March 3 -
Frank Sentner, an advisor to several insurtechs, proposes an "Insurance Data Bill of Rights" under which connected vehicle owners would have to actively consent to sharing any data with insurers.
March 2 -
MGAs are looking for ways to verify risk data for underwriting, according to Lisa Rowe, an underwriting executive at Specialty MGA.
March 1 -
SB 1301 and SB 1076, addressing home insurance non-renewals, follow earlier proposals about smoke claim damage standards, the state's home insurance of last resort, and standards for prompt payment of claims. Also, insurance commissioner clarifies restrictions on consumer advocate compensation.
February 23 -
A study by Aon and The Jacobson Group reported that insurers expect to increase staff as a response to increased business volume expectations.
February 23 -
Digital Insurance spoke with Vineet Bansal of The Mutual Group, an insurtech specializing in serving mutual insurers' operations technology needs, about its recent additions of AI capabilities, adoption progress and the future.
February 22 -
Digital Insurance spoke with Vineet Bansal of The Mutual Group, an insurtech specializing in serving mutual insurers' operations technology needs, about its recent additions of AI capabilities, adoption progress and the future.
February 22 -
By a vote of 6 to 3, the Supreme Court struck down the global tariffs imposed by the President as an illegal use of emergency power.
February 20 -
California AB 1795, the Smoke Damage Recovery Act, would make home insurance more expensive and push more policyholders onto the state's insurer of last resort, according to an insurance industry attorney.
February 16 -
The founders of Insuranceclaim123, a claim adjustment review technology that uses AI, reached out to a Florida professional association skeptical of the system.
February 13 -
Digital Insurance spoke with Matt Berman about life insurance advisors' role in supporting the industry's growth.
February 11 -
There were about 40 funding events in the insurtech sector in January 2026, according to a review by Digital Insurance.
February 9
