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Flow Specialty Emerges from Capitola Insurance Rebrand with New Leadership and Enhanced Capabilities

April 24, 2024April 24, 2024 Live Insurance News

Backed by Munich Re Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners, the newly rebranded Flow Specialty (formerly Capitola Insurance) sets a new standard in the specialty wholesale insurance market. Integrating human expertise with advanced artificial intelligence (AI), Flow Specialty offers faster quotes, transparent communication, and reduced costs, providing unmatched service and access to premier markets. Enhanced Offerings for a Dynamic Industry Flow Specialty tailors its solutions to meet the unique needs of retail agents and carriers with a focus on: Professional Liability Insurance: Broad access across various markets catering to companies with challenging renewal…

AI is changing the insurance industry, right down to policies

April 4, 2024April 3, 2024 Nordstrom

Insurers are using artificial intelligence in a number of ways to improve offerings Artificial intelligence (AI) has taken steps into many different kinds of business, and the insurance industry is no exception. Technology is helping insurers to better understand consumers The insurance industry is able to glean information about consumers from many different sources. After all, the average American relies on tech in a host of different ways, ranging from social media posts and fitness trackers to smart home devices and telematics dongles installed in vehicles to track driving behaviors.…

State Farm slapped with $2 million fine for underpaying auto insurance claims

February 15, 2024February 14, 2024 Marc

State Farm has agreed to pay a $2 million fine for having underpaid auto insurance claims. The fee was the result of a Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance (CSI) investigation into the insurer that lasted about two years. If corrections aren’t made, the insurer will be required to pay double the fine. State Farm is required to change its claim handling practices in order to avoid continuing to underpay auto insurance claims. If it fails to do this, it will need to pay an additional $2 million beyond the…

Insurance and Technology: The Rise of Insurtech

December 22, 2023 Guest Author

The insurance industry, traditionally viewed as conservative and slow to adapt to change, is undergoing a dramatic transformation thanks to technology. This fusion of insurance with technology, known as ‘Insurtech’, is reshaping the landscape of insurance offerings, customer service, and business models. The Evolution of Insurtech Insurtech began as a response to the digital revolution that has swept across other sectors. Today, it represents a broad range of applications: from artificial intelligence and machine learning for underwriting and fraud detection, to blockchain for secure and transparent transactions, and the Internet…

Insurance companies look to artificial intelligence for a spectrum of tasks

June 30, 2023June 29, 2023 Logan B.

From due diligence to identifying cyber threats and even part of the underwriting process, AI is rising in use. Insurance companies are discovering that artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to improve the efficiency of the underwriting process, as well as to provide added security and due diligence assistance. While cyber criminals are using AI to try to convincingly defraud insurers, insurers are also using the tech. Generative artificial intelligence is moving quickly, and insurance companies are moving to try to work it into their underwriting process as cyber threats…