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Almost half of the five-star ratings mentioned a good experience with an adjuster as the primary reason for satisfaction in a claims process, according to the customer satisfaction surveys analyzed by Hi Marley.

Former UnitedHealth innovation leader has moved to a different kind of 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.

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.

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.

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 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.

Also: Parametrix, Boxx, Denim Social in insurtech career notes.

The majority of Trov’s employees will join Travelers in its personal insurance segment. The financial terms of the transaction weren’t disclosed.