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.
-
Talkdesk survey of customer experience professionals points out stumbling blocks to AI implementation
July 15 -
The professional employee organization had the solution provider’s tech up and running in a couple hours
July 14 -
Quantstamp incubated the new insurtech with backing from Munich Re and SOMPO Light Vortex.
July 12 -
Digital Insurance spoke with Sherriff Balogun, head of platform transformation at MassMutual.
July 11 -
Several insurtechs considered or used special purpose acquisition companies, a method of going public, in 2020 and 2021, but the results have been lacking.
July 7 -
Startup pursues mission of accurately underwriting life insurance, getting more of the public to get policies.
July 6 -
Digital Insurance spoke with Rich Gilbert, CIO and chief transformation officer at Aflac
July 5 -
The IMA Labs arm of IMA Financial Group is selective in its choices of insurtechs to back, with rigorous evaluations
June 30 -
Drivers who dropped coverage or were underinsured can get more choices of carriers and levels of coverage.
June 27 -
Communication between business and IT teams is the core of modernization for the insurer.
June 21 -
The partnership began with a capital investment by Nationwide in Betterview, founded as a start-up in 2014.
June 14 -
Insurance commissioners from Maryland and Montana spoke at the event.
June 14 -
Also: Corelogic, Hiscox, Nirvana, Cambridge Mobile
June 13 -
Nationwide’s strategy leader Michael Mahaffey spoke about how the carrier transformed its operations to digital technology and came through the pandemic.
June 10 -
A health insurance platform that caters to workers with 'nomadic' lifestyles.
June 10 -
Arch CIO on connectivity; Guardian Life digital products head on personalization, and more
By Grace Crane and Michael ShashouaJune 9 -
Digital Insurance spoke with Keith Meier, chief operating officer of Assurant.
June 8 -
The market for crypto insurance could hit $1 billion soon, some insiders predict.
June 7 -
Premiums are rising as insurers and consumers look to meet the threat of digital breaches.
June 7 -
Munich Re partners with ERGO, in-tech and others to launch the Mobility Technology Center.
June 2



















