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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Insurtech start-up went to full production with new funding in March, providing embeddable code insurers can use to run perks programs for their customers, including connections with perks providers and their offerings.
April 8 -
Swiss Re data-based underwriting tech executive Nanditha Nandy talks about the benefits and pitfalls of new technologies for the process of evaluating life insurance applicants.
April 3 -
Defections by U.S. states from NAIC's call for property market data reporting could widen the gap in insurance protection, climate risk solutions expert says.
April 1 -
Property and climate risk solution provider's new product pairs property data and AI assessments of roof images.
March 27 -
A series about Insurtech 2.0 as an evolution and movement, the data management foundations, and how advances will improve claims and underwriting.
March 27 -
The jury is still out on whether the California insurance regulator's plan to let insurers use catastrophe modeling for rates will make wildfire loss coverage more widely available.
March 25 -
The last in a three-part series on the meaning and future of "Insurtech 2.0" explores what technology advances could mean for insurers' claims and underwriting functions.
March 21 -
Second in a three-part series on the meaning and future of "Insurtech 2.0" covers what benefits are possible, where to find them and when to expect progress.
March 20 -
This first part of a three-part series on the meaning and future of "Insurtech 2.0" considers how this buzzword is defined and the evolution of technology in the insurance industry that it represents.
March 19 -
The organization of state regulators' Principles Based Bond Project is a response to the industry's shift away from stable Treasury bonds and toward more complex securities.
March 14 -
NAIC, the association of state insurance regulators, has issued a 90-day call for collection of property and casualty coverage data at a zip code level of detail, to better understand climate change effects on the market. The group expects the call to yield insight on insurance availability and affordability.
March 12 -
Data analysis consultant Martin Ellingsworth points to gaps between standard vehicle prices and their values as exposing insurers to excessive risk.
March 11 -
Gammons will lead WTW's claims closure solutions team, joining from Marsh. She previously worked in claims programs at Willis for 13 years.
March 8 -
The commercial insurer expects to improve appraisal accuracy and claims resolution efficiency through using the Uveye AI-powered vehicle inspection platform.
March 7 -
Deepa Soni, chief information officer and head of technology, data, analytics and cyber at The Hartford, will bring her tech leadership experience to the company's operations following the departure of John Kinney.
March 4 -
The Arizona-based insurtech startup has grown to serve over 30 states in five years with its platform that makes a variety of business insurance offerings available all in one place.
March 4 -
Clyde & Co. insurance industry M&A report shows a drop from 2022 to 2023, but a recent recovery that could power a rebound this year.
March 1 -
Hyperexponential recently received new venture capital funding, supporting its effort to modernize underwriting pricing tools and models.
February 28 -
Increased cyberattack risks due to Gen AI is convincing many types of commercial enterprises to get cybersecurity insurance coverage.
February 26 -
The home maintenance and management company Fixle, incubated by American Family, will retain the support of the insurer's venture capital arm as a minority investor.
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