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While there's still slightly less action in this space, big bets are on the rise

A look at who broke through in P&C insurance during a big year for insurtech.

Artificial intelligence will shape the technology landscape of the 2020s, but unintended consequences pose big risks, according to a new report from ISACA.

Western Mutual Insurance Group has signed on with Cape Analytics with a goal of improving underwriting, risk selection and customer experience.

The insurer will still sell policies over the internet as it phases out the Esurance name next year and reworks how consumers are directed to its web-based platforms and agencies.

But many insurers are putting all their investment “eggs” into few baskets and ignoring – or at best shortchanging – other opportunities.

Heading into the New Year, many enterprises are looking at how AI and data analytics can drive their digital transformation journeys.

Huckleberry, online insurance purchasing and management platform for small businesses, will use its $18 million Series A funding to build out its paperless platform, says CEO Bryan O’Connell.

The deal announced Wednesday: a $6.3 billion acquisition of a segment that sells life and disability insurance.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is launching a new pharmacy integration app and website that will help members manage prescriptions by using Amazon’s own Internet pharmacy.

The insurer repurposed a former theater for its new ideation site.

Several launches in the space have been reported as the year comes to a close.

Financial firms are grappling with the rapid pace of technological change by overhauling operations and investing in digital offerings for clients.

Chicago-based homeowners insurtech aims to educate customers to get the best coverage possible.

Patients appear willing to pay extra for digital healthcare services, but they aren’t ready to rate those encounters as better than a one-on-one encounter with a doctor.

Insurers across lines of business need staff that intuitively understand digital and personalization, says EY.

Drivers would earn small sums for sharing data on everything from traffic congestion to weather and be debited for infrastructure use and contribution to pollution.

The findings of a new survey show that many field agents think the technology tools provided by their organizations are not evolving as quickly as their needs are.

Winners will emerge, consolidation will increase and the value of real-time data will skyrocket, according to XL Innovate partner.

The use of algorithms in electronic markets has automated the jobs of tens of thousands of execution traders worldwide, and it’s also displaced people who model prices and risk or build investment portfolios