Insurance

Company retains focus on becoming loss-prevention partner to customers.

The future for insurance carriers looks bright when it comes to claims advancements this decade.

While digital capabilities have led to record-high claims satisfaction, a mix of high-touch and online services are preferred.

The startups selected will gain access to engagement and distribution offerings through BrokerTech Ventures’ nine owners and partners.

The auto manufacturer's TIMS BrightDrive program connects drivers to Nationwide for participation in the insurer's SmartRide.

A pilot in Arizona tests the ability to adjust rates based on driving data week to week.

South Carolina is the eighth state where Farmers has expanded access to branded products since 2011.

Predictive analytics also on the rise in the line of business, Milliman finds.

Though Metromile sells insurance on its own in the U.S., it is exploring some licensing of its proprietary tech.

Working with Zubie and Azuga, carrier launches fleet management product for human services organizations.

The company, which operates as an MGA overseas, chooses vendor path in U.S.

Company’s goal is to simplify high-worth home insurance market for agents and customers alike.

The Massachusetts-based insurtech also has raised $23 million in Series A funding.

New Jersey, like several other states, is one step closer to shedding its reliance on Healthcare.gov, the federal health insurance exchange platform, and setting up its own state-based health insurance exchange.

Human API will provide the life insurer with easy access to electronic health records to make it easier for prospects to complete the life insurance process.

Richard White joins the insurer from the Federal Reserve Bank of N.Y.

Razer is looking to tap into its user base that is largely underserved by traditional financial companies.

The insurer will still sell policies over the internet as it phases out the Esurance name next year and reworks how consumers are directed to its web-based platforms and agencies.

But many insurers are putting all their investment “eggs” into few baskets and ignoring – or at best shortchanging – other opportunities.

Huckleberry, online insurance purchasing and management platform for small businesses, will use its $18 million Series A funding to build out its paperless platform, says CEO Bryan O’Connell.