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Digital insurance companies could pay more to use banking services that have previously been virtually free as banks tighten regulations and increase prices.

The plea deal ended an embarrassing chapter for the German insurance giant, which agreed to sell the bulk of Allianz Global Investors US to Voya Financial Inc. after the unit was banned for a decade from some fund services in the country.

State Farm and Allstate are no longer writing new homeowner policies in California. But some insurtechs argue that with better data, carriers can make more nuanced decisions.

It is important to leverage human-in-the-loop processes, rather than automating them away, and to surface relevant information for agents to help contextualize interactions with policyholders.

Attorney Jason Rosenthal explains how the case may affect other insurance companies.

Co-founders Anthony Marshi and Toby Hung recently secured $2 million in funding for a platform automating cyber insurance coverage focused on medium and large sized businesses.

The chief information and operations officer said the company is working to give customers "seamless pickups" from voice to app to website.

In other news: Chewy expands pet insurance nationwide and Tokio Marine launches a market intelligence platform.

So far, the bots are popular conversation partners. Character.AI users have sent 36 million messages to Mario, a character based on the Nintendo 64 version of the video game plumber.

The damage has triggered the highest insurance payout in almost two decades, with experts warning that it could get worse.

As climate change continues to worsen extreme weather, damaging homes and wreaking havoc on crops, the need for more responsive insurance policies is growing.

Local embedded and microinsurance models could provide immediate assistance to vulnerable low-income communities at risk of extreme climate events.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Treasury Department and the Department of Health and Human Services released a request for comment on medical debt financing products. At the same time, the White House said that the agencies will explore whether efforts to sign up customers are breaking the law.

Mike Sha, CEO of SigFig writes that agents will need to go beyond insurance to offer more advice on every phase of the financial journey.

The results of Keynova's latest Online Insurance Scorecard placed Progressive first for its online user experience.

The president of Embrace Pet Insurance writes that the costs associated with providing high-quality care to pets have risen considerably. At Embrace, there has been a steady increase in average claim amounts year over year, with a 13% rise in 2023 compared to the previous year.

The UN Environment Programme, which convened NZIA two years ago, said Wednesday in a statement that NZIA members will no longer be obligated to set or publish targets.

Jim Ryan, who joined State Farm as an innovation executive at the start of 2023, spoke with Digital Insurance about his ideas for how to innovate technology and operations at the carrier, how telematics will continue to change auto coverage, and how tech advances can reduce risk.

In a tight economic environment, insurers and their insurtech partners are starting to move toward underwriting as a target area for transformation.

By digitizing the payout process, insurers empower claimants to choose how money is received.