Insurance

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened defect investigations in the past two weeks of cars made by Honda Motor Corp. and Tesla Inc. and equipped with automatic emergency braking systems.

Matheus Riolfi and Jerome Selles met while working at Turo, a car-sharing marketplace, where they both did work on the global expansion of its insurance program. During that time, the two saw an opportunity to start their own insurtech, Tint.

More than 126,000 commercial buildings in London are at risk from flash flooding. Climate change will heighten that threat.

Digital Insurance received responses via email from Yael Wissner-Levy, vice president of communications at Lemonade about its pet insurance product and consumer education.

The merger with Delwinds Insurance Acquisition Corp. will value the combined company at $369 million, said the people, who asked to not be identified as the details are private.

Pet insurance in the U.S. has seen marked interest from consumers, insurtechs and traditional insurers.

Property and auto insurance shopping levels finished 2021 lower than any point in 2020, the company reports.

Nationwide and Labrador Systems are partnering on a pilot program to support people aging in place and people with long or short-term health challenges, as well as their caregivers, using the Labrador Retriever robot.

Allianz SE will take a 3.7 billion-euro ($4.2 billion) charge tied to the implosion of some of its U.S. hedge funds, bringing some clarity to months of uncertainty on the legal bill for the matter.

COVID-19 has accelerated some trends that look certain to reshape the insurance industry. At the same time, some of the problems that have challenged the industry over the past decade have not gone away. In a new report, McKinsey examines actions insurers can take to address the challenges of this period of intense flux.

Prakash Ranjan, the vice president of marketing technology, will focus on the company’s goals to improve digital transformation and increase tech talent.

The pandemic rollercoaster continues to rattle the insurance industry as we ride into 2022. One of the bright spots for our industry was the acceleration of technological innovation. All the uncertainty and changing consumer habits are fueling substantial changes in how insurance is marketed and sold by independent agencies.

Automatic emergency braking systems can detect and prevent pedestrian crashes, but lighting plays a role in the odds no matter the crash avoidance systems in place, according to a study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

Technology investment is showing no signs of slowing down, M&A continues at a torrid pace and the composition of the independent channel is shifting with generational changes. One thing remains certain: the independent channel has a lot to look forward to in the coming year.

Born out of the insurtech MDGo, Sensa focuses on transmitting only crucial accident data for claims.

As 2022 gets under way, insurers have opportunities to boost their visibility beyond simply increasing their marketing spending.

The demand for no-medical exam life insurance has grown in the last year, likely related to the COVID-19 pandemic. From October to December 2021, about 56% of applications submitted through Policygenius were for no-medical exam policies compared to January to March 2021, which was only 26%.

Expenses in the fourth quarter surged 43% from a year earlier to more than $11.6 billion, the Northbrook, Illinois-based insurer said Wednesday in a statement. Costs tied to property and casualty claims made up the majority of the increase.

Mike Kreidler has adopted a temporary rule banning insurers from using credit information to set auto, homeowner and renters insurance rates. Kreidler initially issued an emergency rule in March 2021 but it was struck down by a court last year. The new rule goes into effect March 4.

The total losses and physical damages were estimated to cost $343 billion, well below the peak loss year in 2011 of $615 billion, however the 2021 losses, compared to 2011-2020 were about 4% higher than the average of $271 billion, according to the 2021 Weather, Climate and Catastrophe Insight report.