Insurtech

Reinsurance startup targets wildfires: Roundup

Also: One Inc., Majesco partner; Mercedes-Benz gets into home automation too.

By Nicquana Howard

November 2

Artificial intelligence

MS&AD to deploy Tractable AI

The insurer is the parent of Aloi Nissay Dowa Insurance and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance.

By Nathan Golia

October 29

Telematics

Root raises $724 million in IPO

The Columbus, Ohio-based company sold 24.2 million shares, together with investors selling 2.6 million shares of their own, at $27 each.

By Crystal Tse

October 28

Digital distribution

AXIS taps Slice for home-business coverage

Amid increased work from home during the coronavirus pandemic, new product to launch with multichannel distribution.

By Nathan Golia

October 27

How insurtechs can learn from e-commerce

I see the insurance industry going through many of the same challenges that we faced early on in e-commerce.

October 27

Arach Tchoupani

CTO

Breathe Life

Web Seminar The present & future of insurance: New insights into digital transformation

For several reasons, the events of 2020 have greatly accelerated the need for insurance providers to embrace an expanded digital strategy.

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Web Seminar Prevent business interruptions and protect understaffed facilities with IoT

During the COVID-19 crisis, businesses are facing new and challenging changes in the ways they operate. Building operators are managing facilities that are now empty or only partially occupied and often running on skeleton crews.

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Insurtech

North American insurtechs win Zurich's global competition

The second year of the worldwide competition brings eight regional finalists from four regions.

By Nathan Golia

October 22

Artificial intelligence

AI insurtech Shift joins MAPFRE's startup program

Companies will work to develop claims automation platform for home leaks.

By Nathan Golia

October 21

Insurtech

Brazilian health insurtech looks to replicate Oscar

Sami will try to compete with major rivals such as UnitedHealth Group Inc., whose Amil unit in Brazil is one of the nation’s biggest health insurers by number of clients.

By Cristiane Lucchesi

October 20