OneDigital Hires Marcia Calleja-Matsko as Chief Information Officer
April 19, 20225 min
Calleja-Matsko joins OneDigital's executive team to grow the IT organization and support product development
First Cryptocurrency Security Rating – top 1,500 projects evaluated
April 15, 20225 min
CER.live, a cybersecurity ranking and certification platform, has released the rating of top 1,500 cryptocurrencies by cybersecurity. It is the first security rating covering such a big number of cryptocurrencies. The rating indicates that cybersecurity is heavily underestimated by most crypto projects. The Cryptocurrency Security Rating is published on CER.live, it is open to everyone. The rating includes the top 1,500 cryptocurrencies by CoinGecko. All cryptocurrencies were evaluated according to these criteria: Project audit; Bug...
Guaranteed Rate Insurance Launches Life Insurance Quoting Platform
April 15, 20224 min
Guaranteed Rate Insurance, an independent national insurance brokerage that offers personal, commercial, life and specialty insurance, announces it has launched a new life insurance online quoting platform to help customers compare their life insurance options from among top-rated life insurance carriers. The online quoting platform will enable customers to find and purchase the right life insurance online based on their customized needs. It also ensures that customers can reach out to a live agent via chat or...
Integrity Partners with Honeycutt Insurance Marketing
April 15, 20227 min
Acquisition of fast-growing IMO with dynamic leadership will accelerate Integrity's mission to help more Americans plan for the good days ahead and make the most of what life brings
Honeycomb Gains Approval to Write Policies in Wisconsin
April 14, 20225 min
Fast-Growing Digital Insurer Expands U.S. Footprint with Industry-First Technology for Multi-Family Properties he Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance has given insurtech startup Honeycomb approval to write policies statewide. The fast-growing digital insurer has built proprietary technology specifically for multi-family properties of which there are hundreds of thousands of units in Wisconsin and 250,000 in the Milwaukee area alone. These include apartment buildings, condominium complexes, and multi-family homes. This segment of the property insurance market lags woefully behind others in its...
Hollard Insure Selects Sapiens for Digitalization Program
April 14, 20225 min
Sapiens’ solution powers Hollard Insure’s digital strategy to create a one-stop-shop for brokers Sapiens International Corporation, (NASDAQ: SPNS) (TASE: SPNS), a leading global provider of software solutions for the insurance industry, announced today that it has expanded its relationship with the Hollard Insurance Company (Hollard), to empower Hollard’s strategic digital drive with Sapiens cloud-native, low-code DigitalSuite. When Hollard Insure, the short-term division of the Hollard Insurance Company, was looking to modernize their technology stack, but keep the legacy back-end,...
Heffernan Insurance Brokers Announces Advancement of Key Leadership
April 14, 20224 min
Heffernan Insurance Brokers, one of the largest full-service, independent insurance brokerage firms in the United States, has announced leadership changes as Brian Dantzig, Elizabeth Bishop, and John Tallarida expand their roles within the organization effective January 1, 2022. Elizabeth Bishop, current Executive Vice President, will become Chief Sales Officer for the company, tasked with overseeing key sales strategies, producer trainings, and Heffernan’s niche practices. She will also continue her oversight of Personal Lines, Petaluma Commercial, and Portland operations and will work directly with...
Distinguished Programs Announces Investment from noted investors
April 13, 20226 min
Distinguished Programs (“Distinguished” or the “Company”), a national insurance program manager, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Aquiline Capital Partners LLC (“Aquiline”) to acquire a majority stake in the Company. Aquiline is a private investment firm based in New York and London with $7.5 billion in assets under management. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. In conjunction with Aquiline’s investment, Andy Potash, Founder and CEO of Distinguished, will retain a significant minority equity...
Newfront announces $200 million investment from noted investors
April 13, 20226 min
Investment is further validation of the platform and will accelerate development of pioneering technology, investment in resources, and geographic expansion Newfront, the modern insurance brokerage platform, today announced a $200 Million investment at a $2.2bn valuation led by the Growth Equity business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management and B Capital with participation from existing investors including Founders Fund and Meritech Capital. “The nature of risk has changed drastically over the past century but the insurance industry has not...
USAA Names Julie McPeak as SVP, General Counsel for Insurance
April 13, 20225 min
Former insurance commissioner will advise on P&C and life insurance USAA announced today that Julie McPeak has joined USAA as SVP, general counsel for insurance. She will oversee both the P&C and Life Company legal teams for USAA. Julie is a proud 22-year USAA member and joins USAA from Root, Inc., where she served as senior deputy general counsel since 2020. She has a wealth of knowledge and nearly 30 years of experience that includes serving...