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Pacific Life Re, a global reinsurance provider, has partnered with Kakao Pay to deliver digital life insurance solutions to consumers in South Korea.

Pacific Life Re and Kakao Pay partner to transform South Korea’s life insurance market

Pacific Life Re, a global reinsurance provider, has partnered with Kakao Pay to deliver digital life insurance solutions to consumers in South Korea.
Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired Western Growers Insurance Services (WGIS) to strengthen its service offerings in the agribusiness sector.

Hub International acquires Western Growers Insurance Services to expand agribusiness insurance offerings

Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired Western Growers Insurance Services (WGIS) to strengthen its service offerings in the agribusiness sector.
Next Insurance, a US-based InsurTech firm, has partnered with insurance giants Allstate and Allianz which includes a $265m strategic investment from both Allstate and Allianz X, the venture arm of Allianz.

Next Insurance secures $265m in funding to enhance small business insurance offerings

Next Insurance, a US-based InsurTech firm, has partnered with insurance giants Allstate and Allianz which includes a $265m strategic investment from both Allstate and Allianz X, the venture arm of Allianz.
Insurers face increasing pressure for transparent pricing, with calls for clarity and justification of premiums coming from management, agents, and customers alike. Transparency offers assurance and supports regulatory compliance. However, many insurers are now shifting towards data-driven pricing models that emphasise performance, customisation, and profitability over traditional transparency. Dynamic insurance pricing software provider Quantee explores the key reasons behind this evolving approach.

Why insurers are turning their back on transparent pricing

Insurers face increasing pressure for transparent pricing, with calls for clarity and justification of premiums coming from management, agents, and customers alike. Transparency offers assurance and supports regulatory compliance. However, many insurers are now shifting towards data-driven pricing models that emphasise performance, customisation, and profitability over traditional transparency. Dynamic insurance pricing software provider Quantee explores the key reasons behind this evolving approach.
Swiss Re, a global reinsurance leader based in Switzerland, has announced the sale of its iptiQ European P&C business to Allianz Direct, the pan-European digital insurer of Allianz Group.

Swiss Re sells iptiQ’s European P&C arm to Allianz Direct as part of strategic...

Swiss Re, a global reinsurance leader based in Switzerland, has announced the sale of its iptiQ European P&C business to Allianz Direct, the pan-European digital insurer of Allianz Group.
SchemeServe, a UK-based cloud provider of insurance software, has announced a new data partnership with Addresscloud to improve insurers’ capacity to deliver more accurate, data-backed premiums for individual properties.

Addresscloud and SchemeServe team up to advance data-driven decision-making for insurers

SchemeServe, a UK-based cloud provider of insurance software, has announced a new data partnership with Addresscloud to improve insurers’ capacity to deliver more accurate, data-backed premiums for individual properties.
Stere, Inc., a leading InsurTech platform, and EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants (EPIC) have partnered to transform the insurance experience for small businesses by offering a streamlined, digital insurance solution.

Stere and EPIC Insurance Brokers partner to deliver embedded digital insurance for small businesses

Stere, Inc., a leading InsurTech platform, and EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants (EPIC) have partnered to transform the insurance experience for small businesses by offering a streamlined, digital insurance solution.
California dominates US InsurTech with a quarter of Q3 deals

US InsurTech funding doubled in Q3 with California-based companies closing quarter of all deals

Key US InsurTech investment stats in Q3 2024: US InsurTech funding doubled in Q3 YoY California continues to dominate the US InsurTech space after...
Lloyd’s, the world’s leading marketplace for insurance and reinsurance, has announced the appointment of Nathan Adams as its new chief people officer.

Lloyd’s appoints Nathan Adams as Chief People Officer

Lloyd’s, the world’s leading marketplace for insurance and reinsurance, has announced the appointment of Nathan Adams as its new chief people officer.
Akur8 and CAS advance actuarial science with groundbreaking lasso credibility monograph

Akur8 and CAS advance actuarial science with groundbreaking lasso credibility monograph

The Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) has recently published an insightful new monograph entitled "Penalized Regression and Lasso Credibility."

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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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