Dallas-based BenefitMall, an online exchange for buyers, sellers and providers of employee benefits for small businesses, completed a $17 million third round of equity funding. The company plans to use the investment to enhance its technology and services and expand its geographic presence. Each of BenefitMall's current investors-Austin Ventures, Humana Ventures, Morgan Stanley Venture Partners, and Technology Crossover Ventures-participated in the latest round, along with new investors MetLife and BMI Fund.
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The homeowners insurance market in the U.S. "faces mounting strain from severe climate risk," Benjamin Collier and the other authors said in their commentary.
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Regulators from 12 states will conduct questionnaires with insurers, seeking insights into their use of AI, over the next six months. The results will be used to adjust the questionnaire before it is formally adopted.
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In today's volatile insurance environment, AI agents can help insurers manage a wide range of transactions autonomously with speed and consistency.
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The shift from transactional relationships to experience-driven engagement models is becoming a defining characteristic of successful P&C insurers.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency said Wednesday it will fund up to $1 billion in disaster-resilient infrastructure under a grant program it had previously canceled.
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