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Previsico has partnered with Descartes Underwriting to offer businesses in the UK and Ireland advanced flood warnings and swift claims payments.

Previsico and Descartes to transform flood insurance with IoT sensors and parametric solutions

Previsico has partnered with Descartes Underwriting to offer businesses in the UK and Ireland advanced flood warnings and swift claims payments
Instabase, a leading applied artificial intelligence (AI) platform for unstructured data, has announced its $100m Series D funding round.

Instabase bags $100m to expand its AI-powered data platform

Instabase, a leading applied artificial intelligence (AI) platform for unstructured data, has announced its $100m Series D funding round.
The Earnix 2024 Industry Trends report revealed that nearly 75% of insurers have hundreds of rules embedded in their underwriting systems, with 18% stating they manage thousands. This overwhelming number of rules can complicate processes and impede efficiency. In response to these stark figures, Earnix is delving into how insurers can address these complexities and streamline their underwriting processes.

Inside the growing challenge of complex underwriting rules

The Earnix 2024 Industry Trends report revealed that nearly 75% of insurers have hundreds of rules embedded in their underwriting systems, with 18% stating they manage thousands. This overwhelming number of rules can complicate processes and impede efficiency. In response to these stark figures, Earnix is delving into how insurers can address these complexities and streamline their underwriting processes.
PayPal Ventures leads $13m Series B round for InsurTech Olé Life

PayPal Ventures leads $13m Series B round for InsurTech Olé Life

Olé Life, a leading Latin American InsurTech, has raised $13m in a Series B funding round led by PayPal Ventures.
Lazada, Southeast Asia’s leading eCommerce platform, and Peak3, a global leader in InsurTech, have announced a strategic joint venture (JV) aimed at creating the region’s most advanced digital and embedded insurance ecosystem.

Lazada and Peak3 partner to launch Southeast Asia’s leading embedded insurance ecosystem

Lazada, Southeast Asia’s leading eCommerce platform, and Peak3, a global leader in InsurTech, have announced a strategic joint venture (JV) aimed at creating the...
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the pan-African and Middle East-focused (re)insurance group, has launched Africa Specialty Risks Mauritius as a Lloyd’s service company.

Africa Specialty Risks strengthens African reinsurance footprint with Lloyd’s service company

Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the pan-African and Middle East-focused (re)insurance group, has launched Africa Specialty Risks Mauritius as a Lloyd’s service company.
Latin American InsurTech Olé Life, a fully digital life insurance platform, has raised $13m in a Series B funding round led by PayPal Ventures.

Latin American InsurTech Olé Life secures $13m Series B funding from PayPal Ventures

Latin American InsurTech Olé Life, a fully digital life insurance platform, has raised $13m in a Series B funding round led by PayPal Ventures.
GBSAPRI Group has made two acquisitions to extend its presence across Italy and enter the Swiss market.

GBSAPRI Group acquires Ernesto Solari Assicurazioni and Seabridge to expand in Italy and Switzerland

GBSAPRI Group has made two acquisitions to extend its presence across Italy and enter the Swiss market.
How Magic Submission streamlines submission management for insurers and MGAs

How Magic Submission streamlines submission management for insurers and MGAs

Managing insurance submissions is a challenging and time-consuming aspect of the underwriting process. IntellectAI has released a new whitepaper outlining how its Magic Submission...
Rainbow, a digitally-enabled managing general underwriter (MGU) specialising in small business insurance, has announced the close of an $8m Series A funding round.

Rainbow raises $8m to expand small business insurance offerings

Rainbow, a digitally-enabled managing general underwriter (MGU) specialising in small business insurance, has announced the close of an $8m Series A funding round.

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Kin Insurance, a US InsurTech focused on homeowners coverage in catastrophe-exposed regions, has secured $335m in its largest catastrophe bond transaction to date.

Kin Insurance lands $335m bond to bolster US storm protection

Kin Insurance, a US InsurTech focused on homeowners coverage in catastrophe-exposed regions, has secured $335m in its largest catastrophe bond transaction to date. The raise...
Allianz Commercial will transfer its standalone cyber insurance portfolio to Coalition as part of a long-term partnership to consolidate the global cyber insurance market. 

Allianz and Coalition form exclusive cyber insurance alliance

Allianz Commercial will transfer its standalone cyber insurance portfolio to Coalition as part of a long-term partnership to consolidate the global cyber insurance market.  The...
InsurTech firm Corgi has reached unicorn status after raising $160m in Series B funding at a $1.3bn valuation.

Corgi hits unicorn status after $160m Series B

InsurTech firm Corgi has reached unicorn status after raising $160m in Series B funding at a $1.3bn valuation. The round brings Corgi’s total funding to...

Pit secures $16m led by Andreessen Horowitz

Pit, a Swedish AI startup developing custom enterprise software, has emerged from stealth with $16m in seed funding led by Andreessen Horowitz, as it...
Insurance has always depended on timing. Risk is captured at a specific moment, translated into a price, and expected to remain broadly stable until the next review. For much of the industry’s history, that assumption has held. Risk moved, but not so quickly that it escaped the frame of underwriting.

How real-time risk visibility is reshaping the insurance lifecycle

Insurance has always depended on timing. Risk is captured at a specific moment, translated into a price, and expected to remain broadly stable until...
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