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After a year with Covid-19, how has the pandemic changed insurance and is it...

With more than a year of lockdowns and restrictions, the insurance industry has changed following the Covid-19 pandemic and customer experience might be the new key to success for firms.

How a stop and learn approach can help insurers with their innovation and digitalisation

To be successful with innovation and digital transformation, insurance firms need to learn from when changes do not work out, according to Swiss Re UK digital transformation officer Pravina Ladva.

Novidea hires ex-broker to head sales department

Insurance company Novidea has appointed Jamie McDonnell to the role of UK sales manager.

How mobile document scanning can dramatically improve insurance processes

Streamlined customer experiences are becoming increasingly important for insurers and to achieve this they need to implement an omnichannel experience, according to Scanbot CEO Christoph Wagner.

Why small businesses need to take cybersecurity and cyber insurance seriously

While small businesses might feel they are too small to be a victim of a cyber-attack, that is not the case and cyber insurance should no longer be seen as a luxury.

How e-bot7 is changing the InsurTech landscape through its conversational AI solution

While several key technologies are driving InsurTech growth, the rise of AI and chatbots have revolutionised the industry, says e-bot7 VP strategic development Mark Dembo.

How insurers can better leverage data to maximise underwriting profitability and efficiency

Despite P&C insurance being transformed by the adoption of digitalisation and automation, insurers are struggling to be 'scientific' on risk, impacting the profitability of underwriting, according to AdvantageGo senior director of business development Rupert Bidwell.

InsurTech funding hit record levels in 2020 but can this level of investment continue?

Despite the troubled global situation, the InsurTech sector managed to continue its yearly growth and hit a new record for annual investment volume.

What do these 36 FinTech rounds raised in the last week reveal about the...

WealthTech and cybersecurity enterprises were among the FinTech businesses that closed investment rounds in the last seven days. Companies operating in the WealthTech, cybersecurity, RegTech,...

Why Robinhood and the InsurTech industry stand out from the 39 funding rounds raised...

From GameStop chaos to how InsurTechs have benefited from the Covid-19 crisis, this is what you can learn from the 39 FinTech funding rounds of last week.

News Stories

Starpeak secures August Equity investment

Starpeak secures August Equity investment

August Equity, a UK-based private equity investor focused on lower-mid-market businesses, has agreed to invest in Starpeak, a specialist insurance distributor serving niche personal...

AEGIS London and Augentic unveil digital consortium

AEGIS London, a top-quartile Lloyd's syndicate, and Augentic, a tech-enabled MGA, have joined forces to launch a new cross-class digital follow consortium within the...
Why insurance’s distribution data goldmine matters now

Why insurance’s distribution data goldmine matters now

Insurance distribution has traditionally been treated as an operational challenge. Carriers, MGAs and agencies have invested in technology to onboard producers, manage licences and...

Alliant Insurance buys Nava in AI benefits push

Alliant Insurance Services, one of the largest insurance brokers and consultants in the US, has agreed to acquire Nava Benefits, the AI-native employee benefits...
RockRose Risk lands $12.5m to reshape wildfire insurance

RockRose Risk lands $12.5m to reshape wildfire insurance

RockRose Risk, the insurance brokerage that rewards property owners for reducing wildfire exposure, has completed a $12.5m Series A round. The financing was jointly led...
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