Insurtech Root, a telematics-based insurer, yesterday announced its full-year 2020 results. While key metrics like premium growth, customer numbers and claims ratio improved, net losses increased 56% compared to 2019...

I trust you were able to take some quality downtime with your family to recharge and reflect on the monumentally different year we have lived through. I wish you, your...

Insurtech Root Insurance just held its first earnings call as a publicly-traded company. Investors don’t seem too pleased with the results. The stock was down nearly 10% in after-hours trading...

The Root of Insurance is Profitable Coverage (Hint: A 63% 1st-year retention rate doesn’t help) Avi already covered Root’s intent to file an IPO here.  What follows below are some...

Insurtech Lemonade (LMND) announced its Q2 results today, their first as a public company. The results showed significant improvements quarterly year over year in several key metrics. But is comparing...

With so many lives taken so early, and others immeasurably impacted, both with health and loss of work, what could be the silver lining?  Almost 1 in 4 Americans (36M)...

I have been wanting to write something since the beginning of the Coronavirus outbreak, but I knew you were all very busy at work and on the home front.  We...

I had the real fortune to head to Davos this year and the World Economic Forum and some of the other forums around blockchain, cryptocurrency, and inclusiveness.   I decided to...

Happy “National Science Fiction Day” to all of you that enjoy reading a great SciFi book or had a chance to see the latest Star Wars entrant.  I hope you...

Over the past few years, politicians have become increasingly involved in legislation to protect consumers and employees.  As a result of the #MeToo movement, 7 states have enacted regulations requiring...

Insurtech funding thru Q3 2019 has hit record levels totaling about $4.4B (approximately 60% being P&C and 40% L&H).  Surprisingly, little funding attention has been made to the “Chatbot.”  Even...

As we all know, Millennial consumers expect speed, transparency, & online access.  This is true whether we are dealing with consumers or businesses.  There are some interesting developments that might...

Lloyd’s announced this week that it developed a new parametric insurance policy for the hotel industry paying out based on a decline in revenues.  In fact, they designed it as...

Quantum Computing: An Insurance Primer Quantum computing will present the insurance carrier with an unprecedented opportunity to transform their business, while simultaneously becoming a potentially huge liability.  The ability to...