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InsurTech
Why insurance apps need to be extremely simple to learn
March 9, 2021 by Greg MeckbachFor the P&C industry, one of the biggest challenges of going digital is the relatively few times a client interacts with an insurer provider, a fintech webinar speaker suggested Tuesday. When the financial industry started offering electronic cheque deposit, “it…
A sign that insurers are actually investing in technology
December 11, 2020 by Adam MalikInsurers have talked about the need to be more digital for years now but there is one clear sign that they’re actually following through on their plan, according to a KPMG insurance expert: A significant number of them are investing…
Signs that an insurtech isn’t worth your consideration
September 1, 2020 by Adam MalikA good insurtech will let its insurance partner take its product for a test drive and easily provide referrals, insurtech leaders said during a recent webinar. If an insurance carrier or broker is dealing with an insurtech company that isn’t…
A common mistake P&C organizations make when working with insurtechs
August 28, 2020 by Adam MalikA common blunder the insurance industry makes when working with an insurtech is mistakenly expecting the partnership to be a one-size-fits-all for every issue they’re facing, according to insurtech leaders. In fact, experts said during a recent webinar, you are…
Insurtechs urge P&C industry to keep foot on the gas with innovation
August 17, 2020 by Adam MalikInnovation in the insurance industry has shown to be critical over the last number of months, and insurtechs are urging brokers and carriers not to lose the momentum they’ve established. Insurtechs called for closer collaboration between the property and casualty…
How this insurtech is encouraging innovation during COVID-19
March 30, 2020 by Greg MeckbachSlice Labs Inc., an insurtech with locations in Toronto and Ottawa, is adapting to the pandemic by helping insurers develop new products from people’s homes. “We are actively engaged in getting new products into the market – going full speed…
What are Canadian insurtechs doing with their new venture capital funding?
March 3, 2020 by Greg MeckbachA sharp rise in venture capital funding to Canadian fintechs has spawned investments in technology intended to improve property and casualty claims management, the insurance leader with PwC Canada suggests. “There has been a broad-stroke move to have significantly more…
Time to regulate insurtechs
February 4, 2020 David Gambrill, Editor in ChiefA short time ago, insurers feared insurtechs would disrupt the property and casualty industry.
What brokers should consider when looking at insurtech offerings
January 22, 2020 by Greg MeckbachBrokers looking for a relatively cheap way of upping their game online should check some of the hundreds of insurtechs on the market, but it’s important to know what those insurtechs do and do not provide. If you are a…
An MGA can land in “big trouble” if it fails to do this
January 17, 2020 by Greg MeckbachTechnology could make it easier to start up new managing general agents – which is good news for some and bad news for others, panelists suggested during a recent webinar. “If you [as an MGA] are sitting there thinking, ‘Oh…
How insurtech is bringing policyholders inside the black box of insurance
December 18, 2019 by Jason ContantInsurtech is beginning to bring policyholders inside the “black box” of insurance to understand how their decisions are influencing their own costs, said a new report on the macro themes redefining the industry. Insurtech has increased access to real-time data…
Do you know where your data is going?
December 9, 2019 Roisein Hutchinson, Senior Associate, Walker Sorensen LLPSo, you want to work with insurtechs. A guide to how your contracts should handle the sharing of private consumer information between you….