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Next Insurance Hires Former Fitbit and Yelp Executives

Next Insurance, the leading digital insurtech company transforming small business insurance, today announced the appointment of former Fitbit executive Melanie Chase as Chief Marketing Officer and former Yelp executive Effi Fuks Leichtag as Chief Product Officer. Next Insurance provides digital small business insurance coverage across the US and is upending the traditional industry model by… Continue reading Next Insurance Hires Former Fitbit and Yelp Executives

Google Counts on Fitbit to Make Imprint in Health Market

Young adult African American woman is standing in wooded park with her hand on her hip. She is checking her fitness tracker device after running off road on dirt trail. Woman is concentrating and is wearing layered blue sports tank tops.

Behind Google’s $2.1 billion deal for wearables maker Fitbit Inc. is a dream of the search giant to become a major player in health data after a failed attempt to establish a foothold in it several years ago. Big technology companies have long been tantalized by the promise of devices like smartwatches and wireless earbuds… Continue reading Google Counts on Fitbit to Make Imprint in Health Market