Complex Discovery

JUNE 21, 2025

Editor’s Note: Cybersecurity risks have never felt more personal—or more paradoxical—than when insurers themselves fall prey to digital predators. As threat actors grow more targeted and deceptive, the insurance sector’s reliance on digital trust must be matched with equally robust cyber resilience.

Government and Public Sector

Lawmatics

MARCH 24, 2025

SAN DIEGO, March 25 Lawmatics, the leading growth platform for law firms, proudly announces its achievement of Service Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type 2 and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance, verified by an independent auditor. Lawmatics makes sure they get both.

Technology

Complex Discovery

JULY 23, 2025

This cadence parallels case management workflows in legal technology and eDiscovery, where multiple stakeholders reconcile compliance obligations while maintaining project momentum. Approximately half of the unlocked funding comes from private technology providers.

Government and Public Sector

Insurance Journal

JUNE 4, 2025

Finys, an insurance software solutions provider headquartered in Troy, Michigan, appointed Tim Norman as chief growth officer and Rishi Khetrapal as director of finance. Norman has over 20 years of experience in insurance technology, with a background in property and …

Insurance

Insurance Journal

JUNE 17, 2025

The commercial shipping industry is chasing a novel carbon-free propulsion technology as it pursues a lofty climate goal: nuclear power. Shipping accounts for more planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions than Japan. The sector is responsible for 3% of all emissions globally, …

Insurance

Insurance Journal

JUNE 1, 2025

Vendor-related risks, whether from technology suppliers or non-technology partners, have always been a concern and often drive a large number of cyber insurance claims notifications. Vendor risks have traditionally come in the form of data breaches, but increasingly, ransomware attacks …

Technology

Insurance Journal

JULY 21, 2025

The Chicago-based technology provider for insurance carriers, agents, and managing general agents said the average premium renewal … Premium renewal rates increased year-over-year for all major commercial lines, except workers’ compensation, according to second quarter 2025 results of the Ivans Index.

Technology

Insurance Journal

JUNE 3, 2025

Victoria’s Secret on Tuesday disclosed that a security incident relating to its information technology systems had led it to temporarily shut down its website for a few days last week. The company said it shut down corporate systems and e-commerce …

Technology

Insurance Journal

JULY 9, 2025

Inshur said it as received a $35 million capital raise from alternative asset manager Trinity Capital to invest in research and development of artificial intelligence technology to support its embedded auto insurance policies within the autonomous vehicle market. The company …

Technology

Insurance Journal

JUNE 18, 2025

Descartes Underwriting, the Paris-based parametric insurer for climate and emerging risks, announced a strategic investment by Battery Ventures, a technology-focused investment firm. Financial details of the investment were not disclosed. The transaction enables Battery to join the company’s shareholder base …

Insurance

Insurance Journal

JUNE 6, 2025

Significant cyber incidents have tripled in two years in Canada, driven by technological, socioeconomic and geopolitical factors such as the war in Ukraine, according to research from commercial insurer QBE. Disruptive, globally significant and successful cyberattacks have increased from 10 …

Technology

Insurance Journal

JUNE 1, 2025

As climate change worsens extreme weather around the US, floods are increasing the risk of home foreclosure, according to a new report by First Street Technology Inc., a climate-data company. A big part of the reason why is that unlike …

Technology

Insurance Journal

JULY 28, 2025

QBE, the business insurer, has announced a strategic partnership with Matrix iQ, a leading provider of connected vehicle and behavioral data solutions. Through this partnership, QBE customers will be able to access Matrix iQ’s technology-agnostic platform, which provides fleet operators …

Technology

Insurance Journal

APRIL 16, 2025

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Monday … China is tightening regulations on battery-powered vehicles and will require its automakers to comply with higher battery safety standards, aiming to reduce risks of fire and explosions in the fast-growing sector.

Technology

Insurance Journal

APRIL 17, 2025

China is banning automakers from using the terms “smart driving” and “autonomous driving” when they advertise driving assistance features, and it will tighten scrutiny of such technology upgrades. The mandate on vehicle advertising was delivered by the Ministry of Industry …

Technology

Insurance Journal

JULY 8, 2025

diplomats of attempts to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and possibly other officials using technology driven by artificial intelligence, according to two senior officials and a cable sent last week to all embassies … The State Department is warning U.S.

Technology

Insurance Journal

JUNE 26, 2025

Cyber insurer Cowbell said it has expanded its product portfolio to include a comprehensive multi-line insurance offering from Zurich North America within the United States. Building on its established success in cyber and technology errors & omissions (Tech E&O), Cowbell …

Insurance

Insurance Journal

JUNE 5, 2025

OpenAI is seeing an increasing number of Chinese groups using its artificial intelligence technology for covert operations, which the ChatGPT maker described in a report released Thursday. While the scope and tactics employed by these groups have expanded, the operations …

Technology

Insurance Journal

JULY 22, 2025

Bleach maker Clorox said Tuesday it has sued information technology provider Cognizant over a devastating 2023 cyberattack, alleging that the hackers pulled off the intrusion simply by asking the tech company’s staff for employees’ passwords. Clorox was one of several …

Technology

Insurance Journal

JUNE 5, 2025

China is considering imposing safety requirements for driving assistance systems, as more of the country’s automakers offer such features on cars to attract buyers. A post published by China’s national standards database on Wednesday showed that the country’s Ministry of …

Technology

Insurance Journal

APRIL 28, 2025

“Market participants engaging in this technology deserve clear regulatory rules … Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday said that the agency has stifled innovation for the cryptocurrency sector by fostering “regulatory uncertainty” in prior years.

Technology

Insurance Journal

JUNE 12, 2025

Big ‘I’ Names Connors ACT Executive Director The Big “I” appointed Kasey Connors as executive director of the Big “I” Agents Council for Technology (ACT). Connors is a seasoned executive with over 15 years of experience in nonprofit leadership and …

Technology

Insurance Journal

JUNE 12, 2025

UK risk managers identified five key themes that could affect their businesses, topped by “technology, AI and cyber,” according to AIRMIC, the British risk management group, which conducted a survey of its members. Nearly 90% of respondents pointed to tech, …

Technology

Insurance Journal

JUNE 29, 2025

Alliant Insurance Services hired Jordan Leclair as vice president. The Phoenix, Arizona-based benefits consultant joins Alliant with a background spanning healthcare, HR technology and employee benefits. Leclair has experience supporting organizations ranging from local and regional businesses to large national …

Insurance

Insurance Journal

JULY 7, 2025

The MEMIC Group, headquartered in Portland, Maine, promoted Karl Lagasse to vice president of business technology and hired Jason Ennis as director of architecture and innovation. Lagasse oversees the project management, software engineering, and quality assurance teams while spearheading the …

Technology

Insurance Journal

JULY 21, 2025

is set to face off with the California Department of Motor Vehicles over claims that the company has exaggerated the capabilities of its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving technology and misled consumers. The stakes are high at a five-day …

Technology

Insurance Journal

JUNE 18, 2025

The self-driving technology firm … Waymo will expand into more areas of the San Francisco peninsula and parts of Silicon Valley, as the sole commercial robotaxi operator in the U.S. seeks to scale up operations, the Alphabet unit said on Tuesday.

Technology

Insurance Journal

JUNE 25, 2025

Ledgebrook Inc, a technology-driven excess and surplus lines managing general agency, recently completed the close of a $65 million funding round. The oversubscribed Series C round was led by existing investor The Stephens Group, LLC. Existing investors Duquesne, Brand …

Technology

Legal Research is Easy

JULY 31, 2025

Hackers accessed the attorney’s email and modified wire transfer instructions for a real estate closing, diverting client funds (about $150,000) resulting in a malpractice claim filed which was resolved with cyber insurance payout. Example 4: In late 2024, Cloud security firm Wiz faced a deepfake attack.

Government and Public Sector

Insurance Journal

JULY 1, 2025

Insurance operations specialist ReSource Pro has acquired Propellint, a Hartford, Connecticut-based tech services firm that specializes in implementing claims administration software. The deal expands New York-based ReSource Pro’s technology services portfolio with implementation and support capabilities.

Technology

Insurance Journal

JULY 15, 2025

UK businesses are dialing back hiring for jobs that are likely to be affected by the rollout of artificial intelligence, a study found, suggesting the new technology is accentuating a slowdown in the nation’s labor market. Job vacancies have declined …

Technology

Insurance Journal

JULY 13, 2025

Victor appoints Damico President of Torrent Victor Insurance named Mark Damico president and chief operating officer of Torrent Technologies, Victor’s flood insurance technology and services business in the U.S. Torrent Technologies is based in … The appointment is effective July 31.

Technology

Insurance Journal

APRIL 11, 2025

Resilience, the specialist in cyber risk solutions, announced the introduction of coverage for technology errors and omissions (tech E&O) in the UK and Europe, supported through a new partnership with Accredited Insurances. Resilience now offers tech E&O coverage for clients …

Technology

Insurance Journal

APRIL 24, 2025

based BreachBits has received an investment of an undisclosed amount from Lloyd’s in what is the London-based global insurance marketplace’s third strategic innovation investment from among over 150 alumni of the Lloyd’s Lab. Washington, D.C.-based

Insurance

Insurance Journal

JULY 30, 2025

Insurance data analytics and technology firm Verisk said it has an agreement in place to acquire AccuLynx, a software-as-a-service platform designed for residential roofing contractors, for $2.35 Verisk said in a July 30 announcement that both companies play key …

Technology

Insurance Journal

JULY 8, 2025

headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, appointed Alena Kharkavets as North American head of claims in its insurance consulting and technology (ICT) business. WTW, with U.S. Kharkavets comes to WTW from Intact Financial Corporation, where she held progressively senior roles and spent …

Technology

Insurance Journal

JULY 3, 2025

Brazil’s central bank said on Wednesday that technology services provider C&M Software, which serves financial institutions lacking connectivity infrastructure, had reported a cyberattack on its systems. The bank did not provide further details of the attack, but said in a …

Technology