According to a recent Innovation Management post, Are Corporate Innovation Centers Too Big To Fail?, the number of such centers or labs across the globe jumped from 301 to 456 over the course of the 15 months ending October 2016. …

I cannot get this poem out of my head on the heels of the horrifying orders being issued out of the White House. Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command

A seed stage investor with a 20-year track record of success recently told me, “There are 100 things a founder must get right for his company to succeed, and if he only gets 99 of them right he is likely to fail.” I have heard the pitches of several hundred…

The origins of life insurance show up at least as long ago as the middle ages, when the notion of providing mutual aid emerged in organized structures. People came together, then via benefit societies for those in need and for the good of all. Similarly, modern-day carriers originated as mutual…

Irrespective of your sector of interest, or whether you are in the market for insurance, take a few minutes to watch the video, Science Behind Lemonade and the App demo. There has been so much hype about the Lemonade launch over the past months. …

In my last post I outlined the four dimensions that are defining the opportunities for health insurtech innovation: the health of the American people, marketplace trends, the role of regulation, and the players. Incumbent health insurers are pursuing legacy tactics to compete in the ACA world: M&A (big deals either…

As an American and the de facto administrator of my family’s health insurance, I am reminded routinely of some of the complexities of the methods we employ to maximize health and pay for care in this country. …

In my last post, I provided categories within which to organize the innovation players within life insurance. Both startups and legacy businesses are pursuing solutions to industry pain points. …

While most insurance technology startup activity in the US is concentrated in health and auto, there are signs of life (pun intended) in the life insurance sector. Given the business model challenges reported in an April post, optimists will see upside and big commercial white space throughout the ecosystem. …