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Air Doctor

Post Office and Air Doctor team up to ease travel health anxieties

The Post Office has teamed up with Air Doctor in a strategic partnership that comes amid growing travel health anxieties amongst Brits.
Customer communications transformation: Zurich Insurance partners with SmartCOMM™️ and Salesforce

Customer communications transformation: Zurich Insurance partners with SmartCOMM™️ and Salesforce

Zurich Insurance, one of Ireland's most prominent general insurance firms, offers an extensive product range encompassing private motor, home, commercial property, business, farm, and professional indemnity insurance.
Insurers’ pricing models floundering despite tech investments

Insurers’ pricing models floundering despite tech investments

A recent survey conducted by Coleman Parkes, on behalf of pricing decision intelligence leader hyperexponential, has unveiled the extensive dissatisfaction within the Specialty and Commercial insurance sectors regarding their current pricing and technology.
AXA

AXA XL launches emissions insurance product for marine clients

AXA XL, a division of AXA, with a prominent presence in the UK, has launched a new product - the Excess Emissions Insurance.
Evertas

Evertas bolsters crypto insurance coverage with Bitsure acquisition

Evertas, a digital asset insurance provider, has announced the acquisition of Bitsure, a pioneering insurer for crypto mining operations.
How Home Instead Ireland harnesses ViClarity for quality management

How Home Instead Ireland harnesses ViClarity for quality management

Home Instead Ireland, a dedicated provider of person-centred care, is on a pivotal mission to improve the lives of older adults and their families. In 2020, they took a strategic decision to incorporate the ViClarity Quality Management system into their operations. The primary aim was to enhance manual processes related to quality and compliance on both local and national scales.
CLARA

CLARA Analytics, OPEX Consultants join forces to revolutionise InsurTech in APAC

CLARA Analytics has recently joined forces with OPEX Consultants, a renowned Australian insurance consulting firm.

Transforming insurance pricing through decision intelligence

Understanding and effectively applying pricing decision intelligence is pivotal in improving profitability for insurers. Despite its significance, the industry grapples with successfully transforming their...
The future of specialty insurance: Unpacking the digital challenges and opportunities

The future of specialty insurance: Unpacking the digital challenges and opportunities

In the late 17th century, Edward Lloyd set up his famous coffee house in London's Tower Street, laying the groundwork for modern insurance. Fast forward almost 350 years and insurance, now a $6tn industry, has evolved drastically. However, specialty insurers today grapple with unprecedented challenges. This article will delve into these emerging issues and technological advancements driving industry transformation.
Augment

Altamont bolsters new reinsurance broker Augment with $100m funding

Augment, a newly launched reinsurance broker, has recently made waves with an inaugural investment of $100m.

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.

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