Building a Business
Investors Are Poised to Disrupt the Tech-Averse Insurance Industry
Fax machines remain a mainstay of the almost unfathomably large insurance market. The tech opportunities are immense.
By Tx Zhuo
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Tech
Wearable Tech Will Soon Be Work Attire in These 4 Industries
Imaginative applications of wearable technology promise to improve efficiency and drive down costs in a very wide range of different businesses.
Entrepreneurs
Why This Insurer Wants You to Wear a Health Tracker
Wearable tech meets rewards at a growing health insurance company.
By Matt Villano
Building a Business
6 Tips For Avoiding Financial Disaster When Starting a Business
You have to make sure you are personally on a strong financial footing before you start your company.
Business News
Amazon Is the Latest to Get Approval to Fly Forward With New Drone Tests
Under some very specific guidelines, Federal regulators have given Amazon, along with insurance companies, permission to use small unmanned aircraft systems.
Tech
Better Safe Than Sorry: How Startups are Staying Protected in Cyberspace
Hackers and cyber thieves are attacking small businesses with alarming frequency. Find out how to stay safe.
By Jason Ankeny
Building a Business
Brands Can Now Buy Insurance to Protect Themselves If a Celeb Spokesperson Goes Nuts
Celebrity endorsements work when stars behave. Not when they go off the rails on the crazy train. Now AIG wants to come to the rescue with a way for businesses that dance with the stars to cover their butts.
Thought Leaders
Taking Care of Business When an Illness Strikes
An entrepreneur shares the first five things she did to support her business and herself while surviving cancer
Business Accounting
This Investment Firm Is Insuring Families’ Rise Out of Poverty
LeapFrog invests in companies that offer insurance to emerging middle-class families in the developing world.
Building a Business
7 Types of Insurance You Need to Protect Your Business
Starting your own business is taking a smart risk, operating without the right insurance is not.
Building a Business
Good News for Airbnb Hosts and Uber Drivers: Here Comes Insurance
The independent sharing economy organization Peers unveils plans for two insurance programs for individuals working in the sharing economy.
Business Accounting
Indiegogo Tests Offering Optional Insurance to Protect Against Dubious Campaigns
In the pilot program backers can pay a small fee in exchange for a guaranteed refund if the product fails to arrive within three months of its estimated delivery date.
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
Startups Can Now Buy Insurance to Protect Themselves Against Patent Trolls
Which is good, but further proof that our patent system is broken.
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
4 Things You Need to Know About Commercial Vehicle Insurance
We correct some of the most common misconceptions.
Building a Business
Major Financial Services Company Considers Using Drones in Inventive Way
It's all about getting the job done faster and more efficiently, if the FAA grants approval, that is.
Building a Business
What Every Entrepreneur Should Know About Worker Safety
Many business owners wrongly assume that accidents and injuries on the job won't happen in their operations.
By Phil La Duke
Building a Business
What’s a PEO and How Can It Help My Business?
Hint: It'll help out with all your business's HR needs.
By Joe Worth
Business News
The Pivot That Transformed a Company — and Your Next Repair Claim
Snapsheet's mobile technology is sparking much-needed changes in the outdated insurance industry.
By Laura Entis
Business News
Device Startups Struggle With Obamacare Excise Tax
Industry leaders worry tax can dampen growth and innovation.
Tech
The Threat Lurking in Bringing Your Own Device to Work
With the versatility offered by mobile devices comes the risk of cyber theft. Here are five strategies for employers to reduce their exposure.
Business Legal
Uber, Lyft Expand Insurance to Cover Drivers Between Rides
Ridesharing startups Uber and Lyft are working to bridge the 'insurance gap' with updated protection policies for their drivers.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
Aetna CEO Says Company May Opt Out of Obamacare
CEO Mark Bertolini said the insurer may be forced to double its rates or pull out of the program.
Building a Business
Lean Startup Lessons for Healthcare Businesses
What fledgling healthcare entrepreneurs learned from Steve Blank's Lean LaunchPad might surprise you.
Building a Business
Still Stumped by Obamacare? Health Co-Ops May be an Option.
Run by members, not shareholders, health co-ops might offer a strong alternative to small businesses weighing their coverage alternatives.
Business News
6 Myths About Retirement We Need to Retire
What you should know about your finances, 401(k), long-term care and more.
Building a Business
Still Sorting Through Your Company’s Healthcare Options? We Can Help
December enrollment deadlines for many health plans – including Obamacare's new SHOP exchanges – are looming. Signup can be tricky and complex, but we help you navigate your choices.