Insurance

Smartwatches and other wearable technologies have the potential to change the pricing of life insurance policies by offering better data about individuals' mortality risk, according to a new report by reinsurance company Munich Re and analytics firm Klarity.

Between the estimated damages in Los Angeles and rising home insurance prices, policyholders are left wondering how the market will fare in 2025.

The four largest deals had an average round amount of $46 million.

Insurers are seeing improvements in workflows, authentication and adjudication.

Increasing weather-related risks and costs combined with companies pulling out of some states, is affecting the remaining carriers and state insurers.

Farmers Insurance names head of agency owner operations; Prudential Financial appoints chief people officer, plus more career moves.

Vertafore report finds that 69% of independent agents said digital personal lines rating and submission is a must-have.

As homeowners insurance becomes expensive and hard to find, mortgage loan officers should work closely with insurance agents, said Travis Hodges of Viu by Hub.

NEXT will use ZestyAI's property and wildfire models in its risk assessment processes.

Microsoft's CEO suggests that artificial intelligence agents could disrupt traditional SaaS models.