“You read that right: an insurance company in 2021 is defending itself against charges, circulated widely in the AI ethics Twitter dogpile on their original thread, that they’re using the Late Renaissance pseudosciences of phrenology and physiognomy on their customers.” | learn […]
Turquoise Health: “Starting this year, all hospitals are required to list their prices for elective services. Whether you have insurance or plan to pay cash – find and compare prices below.” | learn more
“In just eight weeks, Yearn has grown from a simple yield aggregator into a comprehensive DeFi ecosystem. Yearn’s asset management platform already manages more than $1B. If that weren’t enough, Yearn has already expanded into insurance and venture financing.” | learn more
“Misconduct settlements have cost the city $800 million since 2004, a new report found. Should taxpayers be on the hook?” I bet most of us don’t even realize who is funding all the settlements. | learn more
This doesn’t surprise me, and shouldn’t surprise you anymore. But it is an interesting article from the WSJ. “Hospitals and other providers increasingly are offering prices far below what they charge though insurance.” | learn more
Reading this, I learned a lot about both kidnapping as a business and the insurance product that’s been created around it. As you might guess, it’s a complicated relationship. | learn more
I imagine waking up to a $2B lawsuit against me would probably ruin my day – I wonder how he’s feeling about it? At the very least, I’m sure he’s not surprised. On a side note, this is a great […]
Yes, but insurance companies don’t like to talk about it too much – yet. | learn more
Etherisc is developing a platform for decentralized insurance applications. They recently published this post to introduce readers to risk pooling and its benefits. | learn more
Venture capital investments in insurance startups doubled in 2016 to $830mm, and are at $740mm year to date – on pace to almost double again. Interestingly, much of the capital is coming from investment arms of traditional insurers. | learn more