Insurers are moving towards embedded risk-rated customer acquisition, offering the safest drivers the opportunity to secure a better premium directly within their existing insurance experience.

Two years of pandemic life have led consumers to be more hyper-aware of the risks to their life and property than ever.

Plus: A new insurtech fund, a TPA for Sensa.

Popular wisdom dictates that AI will result in a net loss of jobs as technology supplants human beings, but we're on trajectory to do the opposite.

Home insurers' digital tools and data analytics need to reflect the rapidly changing reality.

Former MetLife, John Hancock execs launch platform to onboard more life agents.

The insurance will initially roll out, sometime in the next year, in Africa.

Gild Insurance is on a mission to shake up the small business insurance industry with its constantly available online quote-to-bind services.

There is a clear business case for democratizing – or said more plainly, broadly sharing – data across an enterprise. If we responsibly open up data while working to mitigate the potential risks, there can be meaningful payoffs for our customers and companies.

Also: Mercury Insurance's smart home program, more.

Digital Insurance spoke with Claire Burns, chief marketing and communications officer at The Hartford about digital customer experience and plans for the future.

Forbes recently released its fourth annual list of America’s Best Startup Employers, which includes 12 insurtechs.

Nationwide recently announced a new partnership and the expansion of another as the company continues to grow its Internet of Things capabilities.

The company announced the launch of its first offering in February, a telematics-based platform that is designed to modernize commercial fleet insurance by using vast amounts of driving data gathered from sensors on trucks.

Digital Insurance received responses via email from Dr. Caro Gabor, CEO of Movinx, a global insurtech platform and a joint venture between Swiss Re and Daimler Insurance Services. Dr. Gabor discusses Movinx, auto industry trends and embedded insurance.

Also: Sandbox Insurtech Ventures, Vesttoo.

This was supposed to be the first year Ukraine would send an official delegation of startups to South by Southwest, the annual technology and arts festival in Austin, Texas. The plan was, of course, disrupted by a war at home.

Despite an influx of potential rental insurance customers, carriers must innovate to cut through the noise and connect with their best prospects on a personal level to ultimately turn them into a client. With so much competition, simply reaching out at the right time may not be enough. Insurers need to understand these consumers on a deeper level.

Automation is well-positioned as a maturing technology that facilitates digital transformation without jeopardizing customer service.

Partnerships between automakers and insurance carriers have existed for decades, but more recent deals offer customers insurance options at the point of sale using telematics data capabilities built into connected-car platforms.