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Uber drivers in London are required to carry commercial insurance, whereas in US, ride-sharing coverage typically takes the form of an endorsement. According to Uber, this ruling could translate to...
With mobile gaming on the rise, Esurance has launched a new campaign to raise awareness about distracted driving. A cast of memorable creatures, each putting a face on a common...
Digital insurance agency Bungalow is now offering ‘millennial-friendly’ renters insurance coverage in Pennsylvania, California, DC, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Texas through Chubb, Travelers, Homesite and Stillwater (combinations may vary). Play here.
Hiscox completed the sale of its Hong Kong division of DirectAsia to Well Link Group Holdings having received regulatory approval from the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) in Hong Kong. Bottom...
(1) If a trip is incidental, meaning that the driver was already going from point A to point B. (2) If the driver isn’t making a wage or driving to make a profit...
UK-based Neos has launched a new service. Think: homeowners are provided with connected devices such as motion sensors, smoke detectors, and smart moisture sensors, coupled with a 24/7 monitoring system, and controlled from...
Melody changed its name to Canopy Health Insurance. Melody Health. Before. Melody Health. Now. Canopy. Now. Bottom Line: raising $3.8 million in funding is no guarantee one has heard...
Hear it from Dylan Bourguignon, founder and CEO at so-sure, a London-based insurance model with a P2P component that provides better and up to 80% cheaper phone insurance. 1. How did you become...
Think: The Insurance Digital Revolution, an industry initiative brought to you by ACT (Agents Council for Technology) and IIABA (the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America), to name two, that looks...
Theranos halts new Zika test after FDA inspection concludes a company study didn’t include proper patient safeguards to ensure patients are treated safely and ethically during medical studies. And if that wasn’t enough,...
A newish startup born out of Stanford’s artificial intelligence lab, which looks to sell ‘the brains of the car’, and by ‘brains’ think sensors, LiDAR (Light detection and Ranging), Radar and deep learning software....
Someone, somewhere is saying TY to Adam Potter. Recall: on August 9th, Crain’s Business Insurance reported it is shutting down. That was then.
CarVi’s elevator pitch. ADAS stands for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and are anything from vibrating seat warnings when a driver is drifting out of lane to alcohol ignition interlock devices. Bottom Line: CarVi offers affordable...
The Chinese insurer valued at ~$8 billion thanks in part to its ~400 million customers, ZhongAn, is targeting an initial public offering within the next 12 to 18 months, either in...
Ohio-based VC-slash-accelerator Rev1 Ventures announced it has raised $22 million for a new fund focused on seed-stage startups. You care because Nationwide is an investor.
