Insurance Technology Spend Forecast: What’s Driving Growth for P&C and Life Insurers in the US, UK, and Canada

US, UK, and Canadian insurers are striving to digitize their entire businesses to enhance their customer experience and cut costs.  And overall IT/tech spend will begin climbing again from 2020 to 2024 across both insurance lines in all three countries. You can learn more in our Insurance Technology Spend Forecast. Do you work in the…

Everything you need to know about Parler, the right-wing social media platform Kanye West is planning to buy

Ronald Martinez/Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Kanye West, now known as Ye, is in talks to buy right-wing social media platform Parler. Branded as a “free speech” platform, Parler hit the top of the App Store after the 2020 election but has since languished. Conservative politicians and pundits, like Sen. Ted Cruz and Sean…

One office building is trying a radical new ploy to lure Google and other firms to Brooklyn

The owners of 25 Kent Ave. in Brooklyn are offering discounted rent to lure tech firms to open offices outside Manhattan. Ty Cole An office building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, is slashing rents and offering flexible leases. At 25 Kent Ave., it’s offering 50% off to lure tech and media firms that are attracted to Manhattan….

A Russian defense advisor was caught on a hot mic saying ‘we all know the drones are Iranian’ but the Kremlin doesn’t want to admit it

A composite image showing a drone in the sky and the aftermath of its strike on Kyiv on October 17, 2022. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images; Insider A Russian defense advisor recently revealed that Russia uses Iranian-made drones in Ukraine. His remarks came during a recent TV interview, when he didn’t realize he was actually…

Why you can’t help but obey your toxic boss, according to an organizational psychologist

It’s easy to mistake egotism for confidence, Ronald Riggio said. Westend61/Getty Images You may find yourself continually obeying a toxic boss despite how they treat you. Ronald Riggio, a professor of leadership psychology, told CNBC four key reasons why this happens. He said many people mistake their boss’s egotism for confidence and power. This is…

DC wants to better compete with Marvel movies, but its plan is already facing severe roadblocks

Robert Pattinson as Batman in “The Batman.” Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Discovery wants to rebuild the DC universe in the mold of Marvel movies. But it’s already facing roadblocks, with many different parties in the mix with their own visions. The company has arguably done its own damage to the DC brand it says it…

A former lawyer bought an entire Italian village and transformed it into a thriving tourist destination — here’s how

Cesidio Di Ciacca, left, and his family. Courtesy of I Ciacca Cesidio Di Ciacca bought his ancestral village in Italy in 2013 and turned it into a business. It took his family 10 years to revive the village into a vineyard, winery, events space, and hotel. Di Ciacca now plans to add a farming academy…

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s wife told Sen. Kelly Loeffler she didn’t ‘deserve to be in elected office’ in text after 2020 election: report

Then-Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia waves to supporters during a runoff election night party at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Buckhead on January 6, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. Alex Wong/Getty Images Tricia Raffensperger chastised Kelly Loeffler for endangering her life in 2020 for political gain. The wife of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger…

The pound jumps against the dollar after Liz Truss resigns as prime minister, but more volatility could be in store for markets as political and economic risks linger

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss makes her resignation statement outside 10 Downing Street in London. Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The pound rose against the US dollar Thursday as Liz Truss resigned as UK prime minister.  Truss’ 45 days in office were marked by turmoil in financial markets over her government’s mini-budget.  Analysts said market…