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Rochelle Thielen, EVP, partnerships, HONK
- January 8, 2020
- Posted by: Salih Tahir
- Category: Content Updates
As a leading executive in the APD emerging technology sector, Rochelle Thielen has focused on combining her career experience at information providers with cutting-edge start-up companies focused on bringing the automation tools necessary to shape the future of claims. As the past CEO of Estify, she drove ground-breaking innovation in the automation of OEM repair [...] -
Michelle Perez, physical damage process business leader, Progressive Insurance
- January 8, 2020
- Posted by: Salih Tahir
- Category: Content Updates
Michelle Perez was made physical damage process business leader at Progressive Insurance in 2017. Michelle has been with Progressive for 25 years, holding multiple claims process and field leadership roles while building a robust background in process design, implementation, assessment, and refinement. She’s successfully led the development and implementation of several claims-wide initiatives, including Progressive’s brand-differentiating [...] -
David Williams, managing director, Underwriting & Technical Services, AXA Insurance UK
- January 8, 2020
- Posted by: Salih Tahir
- Category: Content Updates
David has over 30 years’ experience in general insurance in roles which include chief commercial underwriter at one of AXA’s largest branches, reinsurance manager, casualty insurance manager, managing director claims and managing director underwriting. David leads AXA’s work on connected and autonomous vehicles, including work with 5 government backed consortia (e.g.Venturer, UK Autodrive, and Flourish). [...] -
Rolls-Royce sets 116-year record
- January 7, 2020
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has reported its best global sales year in its 116-year history. It delivered 5,152 to customers in over 50 countries around the world, an increase of 25 per cent on the previous high set in 2018. Torsten Müller-Ötvös, CEO, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, said: “This performance is of an altogether different magnitude to [...] -
Hyundai and Uber announce air-taxi partnership
- January 7, 2020
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Industry News
Hyundai and Uber have announced a partnership to develop air taxis for a future ride-share network. Hyundai will produce and deploy the air vehicles, and Uber will provide airspace support services, connections to ground transportation, and customer interfaces through an aerial ride share network. Jaiwon Shin, executive vice president and head of Hyundai’s Urban Air [...]