In Business
9 Best Articles in 2021
McKinsey & Company
Future of insurance: Unleashing growth through new business building
McKinsey & Company
55 saves · 2020-12-06 · Insurance should consider building new digital businesses to compete.
etherisc.com
Etherisc decentralized insurance
etherisc.com
5 min read · 23 saves · From 2017 · Etherisc's mission is to build decentralized insurance applications, making the purchase and sale of insurance more ecient, enable lower operational costs, provide greater transparency into the…
Cointelegraph
European Insurance Sector Adopting Blockchain to Protect Data
Cointelegraph
2 min read · 56 saves · From 2017 · Blockchain technology making Insurance companies GDPR compliant.
McKinsey & Company
Insurance 2030--The impact of AI on the future of insurance
McKinsey & Company
~20 min read · 62 saves · From 2018 · The industry is on the verge of a seismic, tech-driven shift. A focus on four areas can position carriers to embrace this change.
Greylock
Insurance Startups — Market Ecosystem Map — Greylock Perspectives
Greylock
7 min read · 58 saves · From 2016 · Are you innovating on the sales channel of insurance or are you innovating on the product level?
The Week
The weird world of kidnapping insurance
The Week
7 min read · 33 saves · 2019-06-07 · Jeff Spross · Inside one of the strangest corners of the international insurance market
TIME
Total Cost of Her COVID-19 Treatment: $34,927.43
TIME
4 min read · 186 saves · 2020-03-19 · Getting hospitalized in the U.S. for COVID-19 may cost thousands. How much of that you'll pay depends on your insurance.
badcryptopodcast.com
How Blockchain will Disrupt 30+ Industries
badcryptopodcast.com
8 min read · 246 saves · From 2017 · What do car sales, voting, ridesharing, real estate, insurance, sports management, loyalty cards and gun tracking all have in common? These and many more industries are poised to be turned upside d…
dig-in.com
Selfies: The latest big data source for life insurance
dig-in.com
32 saves · From 2017 · New insurtech Lapetus uses photos submitted by applicants to measure life insurance risk factors.
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McKinsey & Company
Future of insurance: Unleashing growth through new business building
McKinsey & Company
55 saves · 2020-12-06 · Insurance should consider building new digital businesses to compete.
The Atlantic
The Problem With ‘Uber for Therapy’
The Atlantic
8 min read · 41 saves · 2020-12-28 · Olga Khazan · A company that offers app-based coaching laid off its mental-health coaches, then offered them their jobs back without health insurance.
The New York Times
It’s Not Just You: Picking a Health Insurance Plan Is Really Hard
The New York Times
5 min read · 33 saves · 2020-12-11 · Most Americans make poor choices. So do most professional insurance brokers, a new study finds. But robots may help.
In Bots
World Economic Forum
'Trust me, I’m a doc-bot'. 3 steps to get closer to AI-driven healthcare
World Economic Forum
5 min read · 88 saves · 2020-12-04 · If doc-bots were more trusted, integrated, and reimbursable by health insurance, they could become the GPS of primary healthcare.
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Vox
It’s time to move past employer-based health insurance
Vox
8 min read · 34 saves · 2020-04-09 · Ezra Klein · The coronavirus shows tying health insurance to jobs is a disaster. Let’s fix it.
a16z
Managing Risk and Uncertainty: The Future of Insurance
a16z
47 saves · From 2018 · Human progress is defined by the desire to take risk -- whether that's getting married, buying a home, having kids, getting on a plane, taking a new job, even moving to earthquake country (where th…
redpixie.com
How insurance companies can take advantage of digital transformation
redpixie.com
3 min read · 34 saves · From 2017 · The digital revolution has delivered technologies that can deliver dramatic business improvements for insurance companies
The Atlantic
The Problem With ‘Uber for Therapy’
The Atlantic
8 min read · 41 saves · 2020-12-28 · Olga Khazan · A company that offers app-based coaching laid off its mental-health coaches, then offered them their jobs back without health insurance.
Axios
Coronavirus likely forced 27 million off their health insurance
Axios
48 saves · 2020-05-19 · The pandemic is blowing up how people get health insurance.
redpixie.com
How machine learning will change the insurance industry
redpixie.com
2 min read · 36 saves · From 2017 · The opportunity is there, and this is how machine learning will change the insurance industry. This includes compliance, cost structure and more.
Boston Consulting Group
Start, Enable, and Scale Digital Transformation in Insurance
Boston Consulting Group
8 min read · 36 saves · From 2018 · The insurance industry is going digital. Most companies are already setting up online portals, analyzing customer data and offering individualized digital services. Still, they’re failing to reach their full digital potential. The end goal is a responsive company that can meet customer needs 24/7 and offer a steady stream of new, individualized services. But how can companies get from their current state to this mystical, agile future? The Boston Consulting Group outlines the challenges and opportunities of scaling digital transformation in the insurance industry.
In Fintech
TechCrunch
Revolut launches geolocation-powered travel insurance
TechCrunch
4 min read · 30 saves · From 2018 · Fintech startup Revolut is launching international medical and dental insurance. You can subscribe using the company’s app for £1 per day or more depending..
The New York Times
It’s Not Just You: Picking a Health Insurance Plan Is Really Hard
The New York Times
5 min read · 33 saves · 2020-12-11 · Most Americans make poor choices. So do most professional insurance brokers, a new study finds. But robots may help.