Insurtechs News from Digital Insurance

The life insurance company, which is also parent to John Hancock Life Insurance, is one-third of the way to its goal of $1 billion in value by the end of 2027.

Insurers can break the cycle by expanding their use of global talent, strengthening compliance training and treating administrative support as a strategic capability vs. a back-office expense.

As insurance M&A grows, duplicating functions in combined companies, private-equity firms invest in AI insurtech that changes carriers' structures and product distribution, KPMG experts said.

The specialty insurer favors applying AI to tightly-defined tasks rather than broad application of agentic AI technology.

Moving the fastest or spending the most does not guarantee real progress with AI.

Artificial intelligence is changing how consumers shop for policies, how insurers handle claims and more. But don't push humans out of key decisions.

Celebrities trademark their own likenesses, calling attention to the commercial risks of deepfakes, and how insurers could write coverage.

Problems will arise without good governance in place to guide AI adoption.

Three of the five candidates for Oklahoma's next insurance commissioner discussed the benefits and dangers of AI for the industry, and how it would figure in their plans if elected.

By using AI to answer calls, insurers can handle as many as 6,000 claims per second — and the technology can provide a sympathetic ear for as long as the policyholder wants to talk.

Lemonade launches autonomous car insurance in Indiana and Arch Capital announces leadership changes, plus more insurtech news.

Daniel Wolfe joins Digital Insurance as editor-in-chief, with over two decades of experience in journalism across multiple publications serving the financial services industries.

Allianz, New York Life, TIAA and Tokio Marine executives give their views on the insurance industry's use of AI and its future, at the Insurtech Insights conference in New York.

Insurtech companies most likely to endure will prioritize the basics over elaborate tech.

Insurance carriers are investing in technology to gauge how interactions between carriers and policyholders are evolving.

High-resolution aerial imagery and property intelligence are enabling insurers to compress the time between landfall and portfolio-level understanding from weeks to days.

There were about 50 funding events in the insurtech sector in May 2026, according to a review by Digital Insurance.

Deloitte released its 2026 Insurance Prediction, which explores how agentic AI is poised to reshape life insurance distribution and reach.

Digital Insurance interviewed seven of the insurance commissioner candidates about how they would address the state's insurance crisis, AI risks and opportunities, rate increases and climate change issues.

Instead of waiting for claims to confirm damage patterns, carriers can begin identifying likely impact zones earlier.