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Aflac | March 20, 2020

Aflac has announced that its insurance subsidiaries – American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus (Aflac of Columbus) and American Family Life Assurance Company of New York (Aflac of New York) – have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Zurich North America’s US corporate life and pensions (group benefits) business. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2020, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. A release said t...

Business Wire | September 10, 2020

Majesco, a global leader of cloud insurance software solutions for insurance business transformation, and KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm, are working together to accelerate insurance digital transformation using Majesco Digital1st® Insurance platform. Digital1st® is the insurance industry’s leading cloud-native, microservices-based digital experience platform with a low code / no code configurability and a robust API and partner ecosystem apps. Combined with Majesco&rsq...

Nationwide | February 12, 2020

The chief executive of major US auto insurer Nationwide has announced that the company is calling on state legislators to consider “hands-free” laws to curb the growing problem of mobile phone-related distracted driving. Hands-free legislation permits drivers to only use hands-free mobile phone technology while driving – it is hoped that this measure would keep drivers’ attention on the road instead of their phones. “The National Safety Council tells us that 1 in 4 ...

Core Insurance, Life Insurance

Vouch Insurance | October 13, 2022

Vouch, a commercial insurance business focused on tech companies, announced its expansion into the life science category with the introduction of new proprietary insurance solutions. For decades, life science startups have struggled to acquire business insurance. Large insurance carriers typically do not insure early stage life science companies, especially those that are pre-revenue. When they do, minimum premiums are prohibitively expensive. George Aliaga, Vouch&#...