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Vineet Bansal last was CTO for iptiQ, a Swiss Re internal startup, where he worked for three years.

There’s little in business or in life that hasn’t radically changed in the last several months by COVID-19. As a result, most corporate CEOs and companies have had to shift their priorities as they approach month six of the crisis. Insurance companies with whom we work have put in place well thought-out survival strategies to ride out the storm and are now beginning to focus their attention on three things: lowering operating expenses, managing losses while optimizing underwriting excellence, and driving efficient growth.

Customers were ready to leverage drones and self-service after weeks under social-distancing regulations, insurers say.

The proposed rule changes would ensure that when people renew their policies they pay no more than new customers buying coverage for the first time.

The Ring Always Home Cam moves autonomously and is equipped with an indoor camera, giving users multiple view points of their homes.

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Tamara Simpkins Franklin is new Chief Digital, Data, and Analytics Officer for the brokerage effective October 1.

Telematics-powered SafePilot program gets closer to insurer’s touchless claims experience.

Policyholders’ willingness to buy insurance from technology companies has increased from 2016 to 2020.

Everyone was being pushed to take that leap of faith into the world of digital transacting so that they could remain at home and stay safe.