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Although almost 60% of employees at agencies are women, only 31% are owners and principals, according to data from The State of Women in Independent Insurance Agencies report, conducted by Liberty Mutual and Safeco Insurance.

Lack of information about the claims process, smaller than expected claims payouts, denial of claims and inability to reach claims staff were also noted as frustrations from respondents, according to a survey of 250 policyholders in the U.S. and Canada, from Publicis Sapient, a consulting firm.

Customer experience, regulation on the agenda.

After reviewing the claims data from 2019 to 2021, Embroker uncovered some interesting trends and shifts that can help insurers predict the types of claims that businesses will most likely continue to see in 2022.

While digital life insurance buyers find it easier than expected, lags in policy delivery impact customer relationships right off the bat.

The U.S. Department of Transportation proposed on Thursday that lane-keeping support, automatic emergency braking, blind spot detection and blind spot intervention be incorporated into its Five-Star Safety Ratings program for new cars.

As property and casualty insurance carriers look to reduce growing loss ratios in 2022, many have shifted their focus away from growing their customer bases and toward increasing their profits. But for carrier marketers, the path to efficient customer acquisition isn’t as simple as merely cutting budgets.

Satisfaction scores dropped when customers submitted photos digitally, but still had to schedule an inspection, market research firm finds.

Also: Aon, Equifax, Cover Whale.

Hub International Ltd. is partnering with Bold Penguin Inc. to acquire Insureon Holdings LLC’s assets in an effort by the broker to build out its digital capabilities.

There were 34 funding rounds of all kinds recorded.

Also: Cowbell Cyber, Overhaul.

Russian digital warfare against Ukraine and potentially other nations as part of its invasion is prodding cyber insurers to beef up language protecting them against losses, and has left policyholders uncertain about the extent of their coverage.

Also: Surer, Descartes Underwriting.

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened defect investigations in the past two weeks of cars made by Honda Motor Corp. and Tesla Inc. and equipped with automatic emergency braking systems.

Matheus Riolfi and Jerome Selles met while working at Turo, a car-sharing marketplace, where they both did work on the global expansion of its insurance program. During that time, the two saw an opportunity to start their own insurtech, Tint.

More than 126,000 commercial buildings in London are at risk from flash flooding. Climate change will heighten that threat.

Digital Insurance received responses via email from Yael Wissner-Levy, vice president of communications at Lemonade about its pet insurance product and consumer education.

The NHL and 20 of its teams sued Factory Mutual last year after the insurer rejected their claims for compensation under a property clause of its policy.

The merger with Delwinds Insurance Acquisition Corp. will value the combined company at $369 million, said the people, who asked to not be identified as the details are private.