April 2019

After attending the OnRamp conference in Minneapolis last week, I come away more optimistic about innovation in insurance than I’ve been in some time. That feeling began with the keynote panel I moderated with Allianz Life CEO Walter White and Securian Financial CEO Chris Hilger, who laid out a compelling…

When Carolina Panthers fullback Alex Armah is on the field, his main job is to fight through tackles. He didn’t expect to be doing that to a stranger breaking into his car. The 24-year-old NFL player, who comes in at 6-foot-2, 250 pounds, recently purchased the Owl Car Cam for his Dodge Charger. It’s...

If you own a car, you should do everything in your power to protect it. But even if you’re the safest driver on the road, accidents are unfortunately not always avoidable — and they’re expensive to fix. Beyond having car insurance (which every driver should have), the next best thing…

Ronda Rousey would be proud. Her MMA finishing move, an “arm-bar,” was put to good use by an NFL player. Panthers fullback Alex Armah said he used the wrestling move to stop a person from getting into his car Wednesday. Daniel Cagle was then arrested by Charlotte-Mecklenburg police and charged…

Carolina Panthers fullback Alex Armah says he used an arm-bar wrestling move to detain a man trying to break into his car, the Charlotte Observer’s Jourdan Rodrigue reported on Tuesday. According to Rodrigue, the incident occurred on Feb. 6 at Armah’s complex in Charlotte. Daniel Cagle, the 32-year-old suspect, was arrested…