Industry News

Elevating insurance pricing models: Akur8 introduces derivative lasso for actuarial precision

Elevating insurance pricing models: Akur8 introduces derivative lasso for actuarial precision

In the realm of actuarial science, Akur8 has made a significant stride with the release of their latest research paper titled "Derivative Lasso: Credibility-Based Signal Fitting for GLMs."
Corvus

Travelers to enhance cyber insurance capabilities with $435m Corvus acquisition

Travelers, a leading insurance provider has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire cyber InsurTech firm Corvus for $435m.
Optimizing Cloud Spend - The changing tides of cloud computing

Optimizing Cloud Spend – The changing tides of cloud computing

The turbulent financial market is forcing companies to increase the scrutiny of their budgets. Rather than simply allowing hype to dictate their spending, firms are starting to see whether their initiatives are generating enough value. One of the areas that could be on the chopping block is public cloud, according to Joel Berwitz - Managing Consultant at technology transformation company CNNECT.
Excel, insurance, reinsurance, pricing tools, actuaries, underwriting, rating tools, data analysis, Python, software ecosystem, data strategy, integrated data, feedback mechanisms, manual intervention, automated pricing tools

Why Excel no longer makes the cut in modern insurance pricing

The insurance sector is grappling with a pricing tool dilemma. A significant 81% of insurers express doubts regarding the effectiveness of their current pricing technologies. One of the main culprits? Excel.
Generali

Generali Ventures commits €250m to boost FinTech and InsurTech sectors

Generali has kickstarted its latest venture capital initiative aiming to bolster innovation and identify fresh market opportunities.
insurance

Insurance Authority collaborates with ICAC to combat insurance industry corruption

The IA, a regulatory body overseeing the insurance sector in Hong Kong and the ICAC have entered into an agreement.
Inclusivity

Goodwell backs InsurTech Inclusivity Solutions with $1.5m extension round

Inclusivity Solutions, an award-winning InsurTech, has successfully concluded an extension round of investment.
Kota

Kota seals €5m funding to revamp employee benefits platform

Kota, an integrated platform aiming to streamline insurance and retirement benefits for contemporary teams, has secured €5m.
Smart

Smart Communications powers Mountain West’s leap to cloud customer experience

Mountain West Farm Bureau and its subsidiary 360 Insurance Company have joined forces with Smart Communications.
The insurance evolution: How delegated authority relies on fast data exchange

The insurance evolution: How delegated authority relies on fast data exchange

There's been a noteworthy shift within the insurance sector. The catalyst for this shift? The ever-growing importance and sheer volume of data.

News Stories

Migrating from on-premises to cloud infrastructure is a major leap for any organisation. This was the case for a Fortune 500 insurer seeking to modernise its operations. Their existing system, which relied on outdated methods and manual processes, was no longer fit to handle the enormous amounts of data generated daily. This transformation involved building a robust, automated platform, transitioning to the cloud, and optimising for efficiency and scalability. Customer software development company Symfa explains how it supported the firm on this journey.

How Symfa helped a Fortune 500 insurer modernise its cloud infrastructure – part one

Migrating from on-premises to cloud infrastructure is a major leap for any organisation. This was the case for a Fortune 500 insurer seeking to modernise its operations. Their existing system, which relied on outdated methods and manual processes, was no longer fit to handle the enormous amounts of data generated daily. This transformation involved building a robust, automated platform, transitioning to the cloud, and optimising for efficiency and scalability. Customer software development company Symfa explains how it supported the firm on this journey.
ZestyAI has partnered with Standard Casualty Company to enhance risk assessment and policyholder collaboration for manufactured home insurance using advanced AI-driven property and climate risk analytics.

ZestyAI and Standard Casualty join forces to innovate property insurance for mobile homes

ZestyAI has partnered with Standard Casualty Company to enhance risk assessment and policyholder collaboration for manufactured home insurance using advanced AI-driven property and climate risk analytics.
HDI Global, a leading provider of industrial insurance, has announced plans to expand its environmental liability insurance offerings to international markets.

HDI Global expands ESG insurance offering with international environmental liability coverage

HDI Global, a leading provider of industrial insurance, has announced plans to expand its environmental liability insurance offerings to international markets. The expansion follows the...
Mulberri, a digital insurance platform focused on innovating business insurance, has joined forces with Qualys in a bid to deliver enhanced cyber insurance offerings.

Qualys partners with Mulberri to transform cyber insurance underwriting

Mulberri, a digital insurance platform focused on innovating business insurance, has joined forces with Qualys in a bid to deliver enhanced cyber insurance offerings.
Duck Creek Technologies, a global provider of intelligent solutions for property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance, has announced the opening of a second Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Warsaw, Poland.

Duck Creek Technologies expands with new centre of excellence in Poland

Duck Creek Technologies, a global provider of intelligent solutions for property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance, has announced the opening of a second Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Warsaw, Poland.

Download the free InsurTech100 report

FREE

Get the free InsurTech100 report with details on each solution

60,000+ InsurTech leaders get exclusive insights delivered every week