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Carpe Data, a leading provider of next-generation data solutions, and Harbor.ai, an underwriting platform that applies AI to complex insurance workflows, have announced a strategic partnership designed to help excess and surplus (E&S) insurers act decisively on hard-to-place risks.

Carpe Data and Harbor.ai boost E&S underwriting speed

Carpe Data, a leading provider of next-generation data solutions, and Harbor.ai, an underwriting platform that applies AI to complex insurance workflows, have announced a...
Generalised linear models (GLMs) remain a core tool in insurance and banking analytics, but building accurate, interpretable models is not always straightforward. One of the biggest challenges is handling hierarchical categorical data—common in insurance tables, such as Location. Using the wrong level of detail can lead to overfitting, multicollinearity, slow training, and unstable coefficients.

Optimising predictive modelling in insurance and banking

Generalised linear models (GLMs) remain a core tool in insurance and banking analytics, but building accurate, interpretable models is not always straightforward. One of...
LifeSearch, one of the UK’s leading protection advice specialists, has announced a new partnership with accountancy software platform All in Place to enable accountancy firms to offer their SME clients seamless access to life insurance and business protection solutions.

All in Place teams up with LifeSearch for business protection solutions

LifeSearch, one of the UK’s leading protection advice specialists, has announced a new partnership with accountancy software platform All in Place to enable accountancy firms...
Resilience, a leading cyber risk solution company, specialising in cyber risk management, technology insurance, and enterprise risk software, has expanded its appetite for Technology Errors & Omissions (Tech E&O) insurance to mid-market clients in the US, UK, and EU.

Resilience unveils new Tech E&O insurance for growth-stage firms

Resilience, a leading cyber risk solution company, specialising in cyber risk management, technology insurance, and enterprise risk software, has expanded its appetite for Technology...
Egyptian InsurTech firm SehaTech, which develops AI-driven solutions to modernise health insurance administration, has secured $1.1m in a seed funding round.

SehaTech bags $1.1m to boost AI health insurance platform

Egyptian InsurTech firm SehaTech, which develops AI-driven solutions to modernise health insurance administration, has secured $1.1m in a seed funding round. The round was led...
Faced with rising healthcare costs, growing mental health demands, workforce shortages, and the widening gap between lifespan and health span, traditional healthcare models are struggling. While reforms are urgently needed, the debate continues over what shape these changes should take.

How digital health engagement cuts healthcare costs

Faced with rising healthcare costs, growing mental health demands, workforce shortages, and the widening gap between lifespan and health span, traditional healthcare models are...
In today’s insurance market, capacity is shifting, and with it, new models are emerging. As traditional insurers retreat from volatile and emerging risks, hybrid fronting carriers are stepping up as essential players—particularly for MGAs looking to launch specialist programmes quickly. According to Novidea, these carriers offer a unique solution to the growing demand for flexible, responsive insurance structures.

Unlocking growth in UK insurance with hybrid carriers

In today’s insurance market, capacity is shifting, and with it, new models are emerging. As traditional insurers retreat from volatile and emerging risks, hybrid...
Stand, an innovative insurance company focused on protecting catastrophe-exposed properties, has closed a $35m Series B funding round.

Stand raises $35m to grow resilience-linked insurance

Stand, an innovative insurance company focused on protecting catastrophe-exposed properties, has closed a $35m Series B funding round. The funding round was led by Eclipse,...
Beacon.li, the enterprise AI orchestration platform, has launched a new suite of AI-powered agents designed specifically for the insurance sector.

Beacon.li AI agents cut insurance quote and claims times

Beacon.li, the enterprise AI orchestration platform, has launched a new suite of AI-powered agents designed specifically for the insurance sector. The launch comes as digital...
Liberate, a San Francisco-based AI startup specialising in automating insurance operations, has secured $50m in a funding round led by Battery Ventures.

Liberate raises $50m to transform insurance operations with AI

Liberate, a San Francisco-based AI startup specialising in automating insurance operations, has secured $50m in a funding round led by Battery Ventures. The capital injection...

News Stories

Wellness programmes have become an increasingly common feature in life insurance offerings. Many insurers launch digital health initiatives with strong internal support and early customer interest. Yet maintaining engagement over time remains a persistent challenge.

Why life insurers struggle to sustain wellness programme engagement

Wellness programmes have become an increasingly common feature in life insurance offerings. Many insurers launch digital health initiatives with strong internal support and early...
INSTANDA has launched INSTANDA MAX, a new ‘underwriter-first’ capability designed to help commercial and non-admitted insurers underwrite tens of thousands of complex assets within a single policy in real time.

INSTANDA introduces MAX to scale commercial underwriting with AI

INSTANDA has launched INSTANDA MAX, a new ‘underwriter-first’ capability designed to help commercial and non-admitted insurers underwrite tens of thousands of complex assets within...
Acrisure has acquired technology-driven managing general agent Vave from Canopius Group, strengthening its position in the US insurance market and expanding its data-led underwriting capabilities.

Acrisure strengthens E&S underwriting with Vave acquisition

Acrisure has acquired technology-driven managing general agent Vave from Canopius Group, strengthening its position in the US insurance market and expanding its data-led underwriting...
Talanx AG has raised €1bn through a dual bond issuance aimed at strengthening its capital structure and supporting long term financial flexibility.

Talanx lands €1bn through dual bond issuance

Talanx AG has raised €1bn through a dual bond issuance aimed at strengthening its capital structure and supporting long term financial flexibility. The financing consists...
UK insurer Covéa is overhauling how it manages fraud and risk across the insurance lifecycle, selecting Shift Technology as a long-term strategic partner to support a new end-to-end approach spanning underwriting, claims and mid-term policy adjustments.

Covéa adopts Shift AI to unify underwriting and claims risk

UK insurer Covéa is overhauling how it manages fraud and risk across the insurance lifecycle, selecting Shift Technology as a long-term strategic partner to...
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