Insurtech

Shanna Barlow, director of the digital and technology product team at The General, spoke with Digital Insurance about how the insurer approaches innovation.

Third-party vulnerabilities are an understated cybersecurity opening facing insurers in 2025, pushing many to take a new approach to defense planning.

An executive from AU10TIX, an identity verification service that recently partnered with Microsoft to serve insurers' authentication needs, added that deepfakes are a top threat.

The top ten insurtech deals in the property and casualty market brought in roughly $800 million in funding for the first three months of 2025.

In an interview following remarks at Insurtech Insights, Sarah Jacobs, a product executive at Nationwide, said lowering costs is the first step to transform insurance's value proposition.

Pet insurance needs to do more than reimburse. It must actively support pet owners in predicting problems and delivering real-time value.

There were about 48 funding events in the insurtech sector in May, according to a review by Digital Insurance.

In an interview following remarks at Insurtech Insights, Lucy Pilko, CEO of AXA XL Americas, elaborated on what the insurance industry needs to benefit from AI in its operations.

Tech isn't a replacement for strategy or a substitute for process design. And it won't deliver results without the right people behind it.

Valkyrie Holmes, co-founder and CEO of Faura, discusses how AI and analytics are helping carriers identify and manage weather risks.