Michael Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick is technology editor and a contributing writer.
Industry
Burning Hotter
Insured losses from California wildfires totaled more than $30 billion in the 20...
November 30, 2021
Industry
Carbon Challenge
Q&A with Daniel Egger, Chief Commercial Officer, Climeworks, and Mischa Repmann,...
November 30, 2021
Brokerage Ops
Digitizing Distribution in Local Markets
Q&A with Julian Teicke, CEO, wefox
November 1, 2021
Industry
Africa’s Insurtech Ecosystem Reaching Inflection Point
Q&A with Tunde Salako, Co-Founder, Africa Insurtech Rising
July 20, 2021
Industry
Green Shoots
Insurtechs in Africa are seeing helpful societal trends and big funding rounds.
July 20, 2021
Health+Benefits
Cloud Care
AXA and Microsoft partner to build a digital healthcare platform.
June 1, 2021
Industry
Opportunities Ahead
Q&A with Dan Keough, Co-CEO BrokerTech Ventures, Chairman & CEO Holmes Murphy; E...
May 2, 2021
Industry
Insurtech Shopping Spree
SPACs, private equity, and even a digital insurer are among the buyers.
May 2, 2021
Health+Benefits
Health Tech Debutantes
Recent funding rounds indicate investor interest.
March 26, 2021
P&C
Senior Living Facility Warning Flags
Technology helps predict COVID-19 outbreaks.
February 28, 2021
P&C
Instant Underwriting
Q&A with Mark Allan, Chief Executive Officer, Ki Insurance; Group Chief Financia...
January 15, 2021
P&C
Chutzpah: Why You Need an “Unstoppable” Mindset
Uri Adoni, author of “The Unstoppable Startup: Mastering Israel’s Secret Rul...
November 30, 2020
P&C
Li-ion Tamer
Q&A with Ryan Fogelman, VP of Fire Protections Solutions, Fire Rover
October 28, 2020
P&C
Parametrics as a Service
Q&A with Inder-Jeet Gujral, Founder and CEO, Machine Cover
September 22, 2020
P&C
On the Road
Q&A with Johnny McCord, CEO and Founder, Loadsure; Jon Hamilton, ArgoGlobal, Cla...
August 25, 2020
Industry
Come in, We're Open
Can insurtechs help their clients survive the new normal?
July 20, 2020
P&C
Gig Workers Face Big Changes Due to COVID-19
Q&A with Jay Bregman, Co-Founder and CEO, Thimble
April 27, 2020
P&C
Crypto Cover and Government Risk
The lack of a way to secure and move cryptoassets could stifle development of th...
April 27, 2020
Industry
We're Definitely Curious
Brokerages want to check an insurtech’s industry conformation before buying th...
April 1, 2020
P&C
Insurtech Farm
Satellite and drone imagery are improving yields and reducing costs for farmers ...
March 26, 2020
P&C
Tech Plants Its Seeds in Farming
Q&A with Rom Aviv, Managing Director, Head of Insurance, Agritask
March 26, 2020
Industry
Nimble Regulation
Q&A with Michael Pieciak, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Financial Regulati...
February 25, 2020
Industry
Creative Spark
Q&A with Eugenio Gonzalez, Co-Director, Plug and Play Insurtech
October 29, 2019
P&C
Q&A with Austin Ledgerwood of Cover Genius
When people stop buying cars, they’ll still need insurance.
October 1, 2019
Brokerage Ops
Modernizing Insurance Communication
Q&A with Mike Greene, CEO & Co-Founder of Hi Marley
August 15, 2019
Industry
Unicorns Ahead
Insurtech investments focus on later-stage rounds, larger sums.
August 15, 2019
P&C
Trade Credit Digital Market
Trade credit insurance is seeing growth via an online marketplace.
July 12, 2019
Brokerage Ops
The Salesforce is with Applied
Applied Systems acquires TechCanary, leading CRM system built on Salesforce.com
May 16, 2019
Industry
Tech Builds Relationships
Snippets from our chat with Jason Keck, CEO of Broker Buddha.
March 27, 2019
P&C
Telematics Proves in Pilot
Philadelphia Insurance is expanding access to its GPS monitoring system after su...
March 1, 2019
Health+Benefits
Tech for Life
One life insurance company is going all in on the mobile health app movement.
January 22, 2019
Industry
Thinking About Tomorrow
NFP works with Tomorrow Ideas on app-based life insurance.
January 22, 2019
Industry
Incubating Insurance
Q&A with Jean Vernor, Head of Incubator, New Strategic Markets, Munich Reinsuran...
October 31, 2018
Industry
Accelerating Change
Q&A with Ingo Weber, Co-founder and Group CEO, Digital Insurance Group
September 27, 2018
P&C
Ounces of Prevention
Internet-connected sensors are providing heavyweight savings.
September 27, 2018
Industry
Sensor Alert
Millennial-run businesses are more likely to use sensors and other tech at work.
August 30, 2018
Brokerage Ops
Blockchain Ecosystem
Q&A with Derek Lovrenich, Founder and CEO, and Phil Duncan, COO, of InsureEco Sy...
August 30, 2018
Brokerage Ops
Agency Streamlining
Q&A with Reid Holzworth, Founder and CEO, TechCanary
July 18, 2018
P&C
Tech Goes Techno
ProSight uses DJ insurance as a gateway to a digital, gig-worker platform.
July 18, 2018
Industry
Are ICOs the New IPOs?
A hot initial public offering was the dream for the first generation of internet...
May 1, 2018
Industry
Insurtech Charges, Cyber Lags
Industry invests in one, struggles with the other.
March 28, 2018
Health+Benefits
Data-Driven Care
Q&A with Jim Meadows, M.D., Chief Medical Officer at Narus Health
February 28, 2018
Industry
Let’s Chat!
Insurers are increasing use of digital voice assistants and chatbots.
October 2, 2017
Industry
Blockchain Begins to Enter the Market
Broker access is emerging. Business models may be affected.
July 19, 2017
Lifestyle
10,000 Steps
More companies are promoting fitness wearables to improve the health and safety ...
May 25, 2017
Lifestyle
A Peeping Tom in Your Living Room
Smart technology is collecting your data.
March 29, 2017
Industry
Startups Reinvent Insurance
Q&A with Sabine VanderLinden, Managing Director, Startupbootcamp InsurTech
March 29, 2017
Health+Benefits
Digital Health Growing
A look at investments in digital health companies
February 27, 2017
Industry
Accelerating Innovation
Q&A with John Heveran, SVP, CIO, Commercial Insurance, Liberty Mutual
February 27, 2017
P&C
Zombie Webcams
Q&A with Donald Light, Director, North American Property/Casualty Practice , Cel...
February 1, 2017
Industry
Incubating Innovation
Q&A with Karen Furtado, Partner, Strategy Meets Action
November 30, 2016
Brokerage Ops
Social Security
Q&A with Patricia Kocsondy, VP, E&O Underwriting, Professional Risk, Chubb North...
October 26, 2016
Industry
Blockchain Means Business
Q&A with Fei Zhang, Lead of Blockchain Projects at Allianz Group and Michael Eit...
August 29, 2016
Industry
Robot Risk
Q&A with Bill Spiers, Vice President, Risk Control Strategies Practice Leader (S...
July 26, 2016
Industry
Q&A with Jamie Macgregor
How are insurers doing in terms of providing the kind of digital experience cust...
May 2, 2016
Industry
Q&A Guy Weismantel
Guy Weismantel, Vice President of Marketing, Vertafore
February 29, 2016
Industry
Q&A with Randy Nornes
Randy Nornes, Executive Vice President Aon Risk Solutions
January 29, 2016
Industry
Q&A with Tom Srail
Tom Srail, Willis Group, Regional Industry Leader, North America, Technology, Me...
November 30, 2015
Health+Benefits
Q&A with Chris Duncan
Chris Duncan, Chief Growth Officer, EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants
August 27, 2015
Lifestyle
Tech Briefing
From cell phone to X-Box, Windows 10 will connect almost everything.
July 28, 2015
P&C
Storm Riders
Joe Cione, Lead Scientist, Coyote Unmanned Aircraft System National Oceanic and ...
July 28, 2015
Industry
Q&A with Robert Peterson
Robert Peterson, Professor of Law, Santa Clara University School of Law
June 2, 2015
Industry
Q&A with Donald Light
Donald Light Director, North American Property/Casualty Practice, Celent
March 25, 2015
Industry
Q&A with Ben Beeson
Ben Beeson, Vice President of Cybersecurity and Privacy, Lockton Cos.
January 22, 2015
Lifestyle
Q&A with Peggy Hellweg
Peggy Hellweg, Ph.D., Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, University of Californi...
December 2, 2014
Lifestyle
Q&A with Chris Chan
Chris Chan, Creative Director, Health Imagination, Towers Watson
October 27, 2014
Industry
Q&A with Tom Srail
Tom Srail Executive Vice President, Practice Leader: Technology, Media and Telec...
September 30, 2014
Brokerage Ops
Q&A with Shawn Ram
Shawn Ram, National Technology Practice Leader, Aon Risk Solutions
May 29, 2014
Brokerage Ops
Q&A with Edward Flanagan
Edward Flanagan, EVP, High-Tech Practice Leader, William Gallagher Associates
April 28, 2014
Lifestyle
Tech Briefing January/February 2014
Let’s Hope Airplane Mode Is Still Required
January 28, 2014
