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The vision and road to Underwriting 3.0

The vision and road to Underwriting 3.0

Against the backdrop of rapid technological advancements and the evolving needs of the InsurTech landscape, hyperexponential hosted a meeting of the minds to discuss the future of underwriting. In a sector that has been chastised for its lack of mobility and agility in regard to change, the webinar discussed the possibility that it is now time to enter a new era – the age of Underwriting 3.0.
Rainbow

Rainbow secures $12m for small business insurance innovation

Rainbow, a digital managing general underwriter specialising in small business insurance, has recently secured a significant $12 million in seed funding.
Ushur's automation revolutionises IEHP's member engagement

Ushur’s automation revolutionises IEHP’s member engagement

IEHP, a prominent healthcare provider, has consistently relied on Ushur for its strategic communication automation needs. This partnership has seen the successful launch of over 265 campaigns in various languages since May 2022, effectively reaching 619K IEHP members.
Photocert

Photocert welcomed into Duck Creek Technologies partner ecosystem

Photocert and Duck Creek Technologies have solidified a strategic partnership aimed at fortifying the insurance industry's visual data authentication capabilities. 
assurdeal

assurdeal strengthens advisory board in bid to become France’s digital insurance leader

assurdeal has announced the addition of Mikaël Maslé to their esteemed advisory board, in a bid to become a digital insurance leader in France. 
Kentucky

Neptune Flood expands insurance offering into Kentucky

Neptune Flood has made a significant announcement today regarding its expansion into the state of Kentucky.  
Korean Re

Korean Re elevates ESG rating to Outstanding A, securing top marks in KCGS evaluation

Korean Re has secured top marks in the form of an ESG integrated rating of A  from the Korea Institute of Corporate Governance and Sustainability (KCGS). 
QBE

QBE Re bolsters leadership with new underwriting and analytics chiefs

QBE Re has recently announced the addition of Andrew Guarnori and Ashish “Ash” Ahluwalia to its senior team in newly created positions.
CII

CII welcomes new vice presidents to strengthen global insurance outreach

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has recently announced the appointment of two new Vice Presidents Enas Asiri and Suresh Nair.
expectations

Understanding customer expectations: The bedrock of CX innovation

Ushur recently delved deeper into the topic of customer expectations as a vital part of the customer experience. 

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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