The Latest

The smaller insurer’s hard work on customer and provider engagement technology has been cited as a key reason for Aetna’s interest and acquisition.

Anthem’s deal for Cigna would give the companies more scale in commercial coverage, and Anthem has also said that Cigna’s Medicare Advantage business is appealing.

There’s no denying that there are a few exciting use cases of insurers truly leveraging big data, but it’s still extremely limited.

The E&S insurance holding company will customize and brand the mobile applications for three of its subsidiaries.

The acquisition is part of a merger frenzy as the five biggest U.S. health insurers look to get bigger.

The insurer has partnered with Canary, provider of home monitoring technology, to offer connected home services and discounts.

EZLynx, Haven Life and 10 others will present innovative and disruptive ideas at ACORD2015 and compete for $25,000 prize.

As the two companies consolidate IT, their valuable and voluminous data will revolutionize their risk assessments and customer interactions, industry experts say.

After the busiest quarter for insurance dealmaking in at least 12 years, the magnitude of this latest takeover is going to drive even more “M&A fever” across the industry, according to analysts.

The combined company will have around $40 billion in annual revenues, which elevates it to a key global player and should allow for some economies of scale.