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Five strategies that insurers can use to cut friction from the customer journey as they work towards digitally transforming their business.

Insurance blockchain working group The Institutes RiskStream Collaborative has partnered with Trustlayer to build out an insurance verification proof of concept.

Activist investor Starboard Value disclosed a new position in Willis Towers Watson Plc Thursday, and said it believes the insurance broker could nearly double its share price in the next three years.

In other news: Algorithm calculates number of good health years; Hiro rebrands to Locket; Alliant launches diversity initiative.

Insurance companies create curated collections of services to keep customers and win over new ones.

The insurer, part of Munich Re, says agents can now upload ACORD data directly from their management systems and the information interacts with HSB to provide an instant rate and quote.

Outdoorsy had a problem: Its customers were taking more risk than necessary every time they lent out their vehicles.

Inside the company's online-only launch of a bundle including usage-based auto insurance, ID theft coverage and homeowners.

But which Bob Dylan song best sums up the strategic shift?

Brokerage plans to go full-stack following funding infusion.