Insurance

Clearwater Analytics acquires Beacon; Earnix buys Gen AI provider, plus more insurtech news.

Berkshire's Vice Chair of Insurance Operations Ajit Jain said Geico reduced the insurer's headcount from approximately 50,000 to roughly 20,000, though he didn't specify the time period for the reductions.

These insurtechs have used AI to improve their businesses.

While insurance carriers and insurtechs are excited about the technology, independent agents point to their unique hold on insurance customers.

Representative of the state's insurance industry tells regulator that insurers have to pass on the cost to stay solvent. Comments on the proposal are open through May 5.

Embedded insurance leverages data and tech to offer coverage seamlessly online, meeting customers when and where they need it.

Nick Gerhart, executive VP at the insurer specializing in funeral and end-of-life coverage, spoke about its technology advances, and the role of insurtech on a broader scale in the industry.

Elizabeth Tyndell, VP talent acquisition at New York Life, shares how the insurer is leveraging AI to attract and retain the next generation of insurance talent.

Leveraging EHRs, medical claims and historical lab data, insurers can enhance their ability to discover undisclosed tobacco use and improve risk assessment accuracy.

A group led by Bain Capital's special-situations arm is in talks to invest as much as $2 billion in insurance broker Acrisure, according to people with knowledge of the matter.