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Insureon taps LIO to tackle small-business specialty insurance gaps

Insureon taps LIO to tackle small-business specialty insurance gaps

Insureon, a digital agency for small business insurance and part of HUB International, has partnered with LIO Insurance to expand digital access to specialty...
EQT agrees $2bn deal for McGill and Partners

EQT agrees $2bn deal for McGill and Partners

McGill and Partners, a technology-enabled specialty (re)insurance broker, has agreed to be acquired by EQT in a deal valuing the business at $2bn. The transaction...
Can actuaries trust AI models?

Can actuaries trust AI models?

InsurTech firm Akur8 is taking a controlled approach to AI adoption in insurance: if using AI for actuarial work is possible and even necessary...
Capricorn Mutual completes Duck Creek platform go-live

Capricorn Mutual completes Duck Creek platform go-live

Aggne, a Wipro company and insurance technology services provider, has confirmed the successful go-live of Capricorn Mutual, the member-owned risk protection organisation, on Duck...
Why rating engines are becoming insurers' decision hub

Why rating engines are becoming insurers’ decision hub

Pricing technology is moving beyond its traditional home in actuarial and underwriting teams. Rating engines are increasingly being used by marketing, innovation and product...
AML

Why underwriting data holds the key to spotting AML risk

Insurance houses across South Africa are pouring money into anti-financial crime tools, yet heavy spending alone is not solving the problem. Effectiveness, particularly at...
Wildfire data model drives new California cover

Wildfire data model drives new California cover

DUAL North America, a specialty programme administrator, Kingstone Companies, a Northeast-focused property insurer, and Windward Risk Managers, a Florida-based risk manager, have each launched...
ManyPets debuts UK's first ChatGPT insurance plugin

ManyPets debuts UK’s first ChatGPT insurance plugin

ManyPets, a UK pet insurance provider offering Lifetime cover and an AI-powered claims service, has become the first UK specialist pet insurance provider to...
RateZip brings real-time pricing data to ChatGPT

RateZip brings real-time pricing data to ChatGPT

RateZip, an independent US consumer rates platform that compares savings, deposit, mortgage and lending rates, has launched a live rates service inside ChatGPT, giving...
Insurers struggle to turn AI into action

Insurers struggle to turn AI into action

Insurers are investing heavily in artificial intelligence across pricing, underwriting, claims, risk assessment and customer engagement. Yet as AI models become more sophisticated, the...

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Thatch raises $108m at $1bn valuation

Thatch raises $108m at $1bn valuation

Thatch, the health benefits platform helping employers move away from one-size-fits-all group health plans, and toward a model that puts spending decisions in employees'...
Undeclared AI is the exposure insurers can’t yet price

Undeclared AI is the exposure insurers can’t yet price

The cyber insurance market is still treating AI largely as an extension of existing technology risk, rather than as a reason to create a...
Earnix urges insurers to balance AI speed with control

Earnix urges insurers to balance AI speed with control

Insurance companies are under pressure to make decisions more quickly as risk, customer behaviour and market conditions change. But according to Earnix, reducing the...
Kayna launches risk module for franchise networks

Kayna launches risk module for franchise networks

Kayna, an Irish InsurTech, an insurance infrastructure partner of Willis, a WTW business, has introduced a new standalone risk management module aimed at franchise...

Zing365 unveils outcomes-based learning platform for insurers

Zing365, a learning solutions provider built specifically for the insurance sector, has introduced a new platform aimed at helping firms prove staff competence rather...
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