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Amy Carlisle, president of MSI, spoke with Digital Insurance about how the MGA has expanded in recent years through partnerships, insuring higher risks and getting high quality data.

Behavioral economics is gaining traction in insurance underwriting.

Allison Arzeno, co-founder and CEO of Onyx Platform shared the origin story and what pain points the tech is working to solve.

The strategic embrace of AI is no longer a futuristic aspiration but the linchpin of contemporary risk management.

Here's why insurance-funded redemptions do not necessarily increase enterprise value and how a Supreme Court decision didn't reflect economic reality.

Access to advice and services can help employees be more prepared and protected for life stages and emergencies.

There were about 50 funding events in the insurtech sector between June 1 and June 30, 2025, according to a review by Digital Insurance.

Figures released by the state's insurer of last resort show double digit percentage increases over last fiscal year, and triple digit percentage increases since four years ago.

While one partnership aiming to apply AI to home insurance claims adjustment fell short of creating the capability, factors such as workforce management and the difficulty of making AI adjusters also restrain the possibility.

A look at insurer innovations and strategies

State senator Roland Gutierrez points to National Weather Service cuts, and denial of mitigation project funding. Former FEMA administrator says cuts will worsen disaster impact on smaller communities.

The insurtech's core mission is to use technology to deliver comprehensive digital legal documents and attorney support at an affordable price point.

It's a critical time for insurers to assess technology investments and infrastructure

Bars and restaurants are still catching up on how to serve these products safely and compliantly.

Nationwide purchases Allstate Stop Loss for $1.25 billion and Munich Re acquires Next Insurance for $2.6 billion, plus more news.

Jennifer Wilson, cyber leader at Newfront, explains how AI is changing the risk landscape for businesses and its impact on the cyber insurance space.

Lenders and other businesses active in the state also stepped up with large donations and charitable campaigns in the days following the flooding disaster.

Keynova Group released the Q2 2025 Online Insurance Scorecard evaluating the digital offerings from the top 12 insurance carriers in the U.S.

The technology delivers value through sorting data, prioritizing claims, responding to policyholder lawsuits, and more, according to industry experts.

Agentic AI is emerging from pilot phases into real-world deployment

Mismanaging data and high costs are keeping carriers from benefitting from better claims handling, according to industry experts.

New technologies are helping carriers identify how vulnerable properties are to a wide variety of risks ranging from wildfires to wind, flooding and more.

The cost is down 16.5% from last year, according to The Insurance Information Institute.

Contingency plans should address protecting documents, establishing communications and ensuring the security of physical office locations.

Starting a new enterprise is a challenge and here are five factors to consider as part of any start-up strategy.

Here are five questions for agents considering this transition.

After California's own insurer of last resort was held liable for smoke claims, and a probe of State Farm was launched, a new task force is ordered to set standards for smoke damage claims.

Brandon Ellison, Quility founder and CEO, shared about the company's origin.

While many firms have embraced AI in claims and risk scoring, forward-thinking organizations are now turning their attention to policy intelligence.

Nationwide's Sarah Jacobs shares how technology is changing the risk profiles for homeowners.

Shikha Khetrapal, formerly COO of Vantage Insurance Partners, an insurance industry investor, spoke with Digital Insurance about hurdles that large insurance companies, investors and private equity firms encounter when integrating their acquisitions in the industry.

AITC co-founder Scott Harrison tells NAIC working group to avoid uncertain, imprecise definitions that could confuse compliance efforts.

Aon launches a broker copilot; Munich Re partners on AI and more insurance news and career moves. 

Climate resilience efforts such as new flood defense systems and building codes have offset potential insured losses in New Orleans, according to Swiss Re report.

IoT devices are generating real-time data insurers can harness to assess risk more accurately.

Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced greater transparency to come for FAIR Plan data, plus a broadening of coverage to commercial properties, homeowner associations and affordable housing.

Florida's insurance markets could be in a better position to withstand disasters' impact spreading to its housing market, although FEMA cuts will impact the state's resources, an insurance expert and author said.

Kimberly Burdi-Dumas, VP of insuretech at DocuSketch, shares how tech is impacting insurance.

The 2024 Most-Used Apps Behind the Wheel from CMT shows Google and the Camera app are the most-used while driving.

Cincinnati-based First Financial scooped up Westfield Bank near Cleveland after Westfield's parent company decided to exit the bank space and focus on its core insurance business.

AI is reshaping key aspects of property restoration, from initial assessment to project management, documentation and even customer communication.

Digital Insurance has opened the nomination process for its Women in Insurance Leadership, WIL: NEXT and Lifetime Achievement awards programs

Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. has applied for an industrial loan company charter, joining General Motors and Ford in hoping for better prospects for approval under the Trump administration.

McDermott Will & Emery, a global law firm with an insurance specialization, watches concerns around the industry's implementation of AI and the broader challenges of insuring against climate risks. Digital Insurance spoke with a partner in the practice.

Three principles for modernizing data infrastructure.

Organizations have come a long way when it comes to supporting their queer employees, but there is still room to grow.

While acknowledging differences is critically important, so too is identifying the shared needs and desires that align various members of the workforce.

As customer expectations change, insurers must take a proactive approach while being responsive to their needs and AI can help.

Peter McMurtrie, partner in West Monroe's insurance practice, discusses broker M&A.

Over a third of people are without life insurance, according to the 2025 Life Insurance Index.

The top ten global insurtech equity deals for the first three months of 2025 were valued at more than $5.1 billion and brought in over $812 million.

The threat actors utilize a variety of social engineering tactics to gain access to carrier systems and information.

USAA and Intact Financial topped Evident's list of 30 insurers, about half from the property and casualty business. AXA and Allianz topped the overall list.

After the L.A. fires, a regulator's probe of State Farm claims practices and a looming wave of lawsuits expose gaps in the legal responsibilities of both insurers and policyholders.

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.

Even before January's fires in Los Angeles, change-of-address data shows residential moves based on fire risks and insurance availability.

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.