Mike Kreidler has adopted a temporary rule banning insurers from using credit information to set auto, homeowner and renters insurance rates. Kreidler initially issued an emergency rule in March 2021 but it was struck down by a court last year. The new rule goes into effect March 4.

In 2020, American Family Insurance launched a partnership with the Creative Destruction Lab and the University of Wisconsin-Madison that provides support and mentorship to start-up founders in their companies’ early stages. A year into the partnership and there are truly inspiring to learn from the startup founders.

In other news: Online embedded insurance, Bubble launches; Obie partners with Munich Re company; Nintex, Insuresoft team up on digital transformation.

More than 100 women gathered in San Diego to discuss their experiences, network and learn during Digital Insurance's Women in Insurance Leadership conference on Dec. 8. Sessions focused on how to negotiate pay, gender parity, setting boundaries at work and accelerating women into leadership roles.

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. is sticking with a hybrid work model as the best way to attract staff in the post-pandemic era, having just opened a major office overlooking Boston Harbor.

With many employees choosing to work remotely, the insurance giant will sell its offices in Northbrook, Illinois, according to an emailed statement Friday. The complex in a Chicago suburb has several buildings that total 1.9 million square feet on a 186-acre (75 hectares), Allstate has said in regulatory filings.

Despite BLM, #MeToo and other movements for equality and justice, employers don't understand enough about the impact of neglecting DEI on company health.

Recent EY research confirms how the pandemic fundamentally changed consumer needs, how they plan to increase their financial security, and what insurers can do to seize the opportunity.

The past 18 months have uncovered a vulnerability in the insurance industry, as companies have struggled to maintain consistency in their processes in the face of remote working. Communication processes, in particular, have suffered and as a result, traditional insurers now face the real risk of losing customers to insurtechs and other more technologically advanced companies.

Results published Monday show that 46% of White people are working with professionals to plan their finances, while 38% of African Americans, 36% of Asian respondents and 44% of Hispanic people are doing the same.

In other news: Hippo launches Builders Program; handdii wins the 2021 ACORD Insurtech Innovation Challenge New York; Blockchain-backed title insurance launches in five states.

Lloyd’s of London, the world’s largest insurance exchange, is pushing the industry to do better on diversity recruitment with tougher new hiring and disclosure targets for its members.

Challenge comes with increased awareness of structural racism in financial services.

Employers and employees don't agree on what a return-to-normal looks like in a post-COVID world. But to move forward with success, they must see eye-to-eye.

Chief service officer Jamie Lee says insurance needs diverse views to create the best overall customer experience.

Companies talk about collaboration, serendipity, team building, and other generic values of co-working, but few have actually been able to specify or quantify what’s been lost in the shift.

Investing in the development of a secure, user-friendly digital workspace environment can help keep your organization flexible and relevant.

In virtually every scenario-planning session, the evolving workforce becomes a central theme.

With 18 million veterans in the workplace, employers need to implement benefits that help them with the transition back to civilian life.

Advisors may sometimes overlook clients with special needs, despite the size of the community and available tools like ABLE Accounts.