Insurance

In a final look at the startup cohort, improving employee performance, managing chronic pain and detecting insurance fraud take center stage.

The idea that products that were relevant to Baby Boomers have staying power into the third decade of the 21st century seems implausible.

With disruptive startups in our industry trying to break the status quo, there are key differences to keep in mind.

The multi-line insurer joins State Auto as an early member of the consortium launched last year.

The evolution of these centers are best depicted by insurers’ growing focus on making consumers’ daily lives easier, while building out capabilities addressing core business problems.

Several insurers in Maryland and Virginia are seeking double-digit percentage increases in monthly costs for individual medical plans in 2019.

Carrier's chief digital officer Darryl Siry says its crucial to have a strong API strategy in order to meet policyholders' needs.

Carrier's new digital marketplace will assist agents in the underwriting process with faster, more intuitive interface.

The insurance giant said it would need to make a “significant additional investment” to gain scale and be competitive. It has hired an investment banker to help it unload deposits and loans.

Carriers are able to leverage delayed flight information to provide customers with various other options of travel, similar to the hospitality online marketplace.

The insurance industry in the midst of major structural changes, led by those willing to take risks and go against the inertia of a venerable sector.

Applications include the faster delivery of claims payments, identifying fraud and leverging connected IoT data for improved actuarial models.

In a sign of its ambition, last month, CVS hired a senior executive from a startup that specializes in primary-care clinics to oversee expanded health-care services across the company.

By joining forces with the rental marketplace, the insurtech will be able to reach new renters at a time when their propensity to buy insurance is higher.

The commercial insurance broker's pilot, in partnership with IBM and ACORD, is the second such initiative in the P&C sector.

This session's cohort features startup companies with expertise in computer vision, cybersecurity, big data analytics and more.

ParaZero’s drone safety software, SafeAir, serves as a failsafe system for malfunctioning unmanned aircraft vehicles.

Priorities are notably centered around the insurance agent for growth as well as investments in AI and data analytics.

Carriers looking to apply artificial intelligence and machine learning to business processes should make sure they understand the problem they are trying to solve, say panelists.

CIO Jamie Roser credits the carrier’s quick expansion over its five-year lifespan as a company to its digital strategy centered on a cloud-based core system.