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The insurance underwriting process has long been defined by complexity, delays, and manual tasks that slow decision-making. Traditional methods have relied heavily on fragmented systems, duplicated data entry, and email-based communication, leaving underwriters with limited time to properly assess risks. As carriers push for greater speed and accuracy, the industry is steadily turning to digital tools that reimagine how underwriting actually works, according to IntellectAI.

Inside the rise of digital underwriting workbenches

The insurance underwriting process has long been defined by complexity, delays, and manual tasks that slow decision-making. Traditional methods have relied heavily on fragmented...
Kalepa, a leading AI-powered insurance underwriting software firm, has appointed David Meister as chief revenue officer (CRO) to oversee its global revenue functions.

Kalepa updates leadership team with new CRO

Kalepa, a leading AI-powered insurance underwriting software firm, has appointed David Meister as chief revenue officer (CRO) to oversee its global revenue functions. As part...
In conversations with auto lenders about pricing analytics, one phrase surfaces more than any other: “Our setup works fine — we’ve always done it this way.” At face value, this often seems true. Rates are updated, spreadsheets balance, and deals continue to close. But underneath, a silent risk is accumulating, according to Earnix. 

The quiet cost of slow pricing in auto finance

In conversations with auto lenders about pricing analytics, one phrase surfaces more than any other: “Our setup works fine — we’ve always done it...
Modern Life, an AI-powered life insurance brokerage transforming how advisors serve their clients, has raised $20m in Series A funding.

Modern Life raises $20m to transform life insurance with AI

Modern Life, an AI-powered life insurance brokerage transforming how advisors serve their clients, has raised $20m in Series A funding. The company plans to use...
Equisoft, a leading global digital solutions provider, has announced an ISV Built On partnership with Databricks, the data and AI company, to deliver a new integrated analytics platform for life insurance carriers.

Equisoft partners with Databricks to boost life insurance AI

Equisoft, a leading global digital solutions provider, has announced an ISV Built On partnership with Databricks, the data and AI company, to deliver a...
Insurance in 2025 is a performance of precision, agility, and empathy. Behind the customer-facing apps, slick interfaces, and instant quotes lies a backstage operation that is finally being unshackled from decades of legacy systems. While buzzwords are plentiful, real technology is driving this shift, and FinTech Global sat down with a host of industry experts to reveal the innovations that are underpinning success today.

The tech underpinning successful insurance operations in 2025

Insurance in 2025 is a performance of precision, agility, and empathy. Behind the customer-facing apps, slick interfaces, and instant quotes lies a backstage operation...
AI is reshaping Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) workflows from prior authorisation to medication adherence, helping organisations cut costs, speed up therapy starts, and improve member outcomes. As PBMs face rising administrative pressures and growing demands for digital-first engagement, automation platforms such as Ushur’s Customer Experience Automation™ solution are emerging as critical tools to modernise high-volume processes, strengthen compliance, and deliver more transparent, proactive communication across the pharmacy ecosystem.

How AI is reshaping PBM workflows

AI is reshaping Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) workflows from prior authorisation to medication adherence, helping organisations cut costs, speed up therapy starts, and improve...
Californian InsurTech Agentero has launched a new solution designed to enable agents to rapidly identify the most suitable insurers for any given risk.

Agentero launches AI tool to match risks with carriers

Californian InsurTech Agentero has launched a new solution designed to enable agents to rapidly identify the most suitable insurers for any given risk. The offering,...
Cover-More Europe, a global travel insurance provider, and Irish InsurTech Blink Parametric, have partnered to deliver a new parametric flight delay benefit for AnnualTravelInsurance.com customers in Ireland.

Blink and Cover-More launch real-time travel disruption aid

Cover-More Europe, a global travel insurance provider, and Irish InsurTech Blink Parametric, have partnered to deliver a new parametric flight delay benefit for AnnualTravelInsurance.com...
After hours of doing battle with frustrating online forms, captcha loops, and AI chatbots, many fans finally managed to secure Oasis reunion tickets in late 2024, following an arduous slog that underlined that customer expectations and reality are rarely aligned. Insurance claims can often feel eerily similar, littered with endless forms and subpar digital systems. For many consumers, the process has become a 'Wonderwall' they just can't climb.

Can insurers really keep up as customer expectations shift?

After hours of doing battle with frustrating online forms, captcha loops, and AI chatbots, many fans finally managed to secure Oasis reunion tickets in...

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Building a strong pricing model remains a core responsibility for actuarial teams, but creating an accurate model is only the beginning. Before pricing changes can generate measurable business value, they must navigate data pipelines, product requirements, governance reviews, IT systems and deployment workflows. Increasingly, that journey involves far more than actuaries alone.

Why insurers risk delays when pricing teams work in silos

Building a strong pricing model remains a core responsibility for actuarial teams, but creating an accurate model is only the beginning. Before pricing changes...
Auto lenders are being forced to rethink long-standing pricing strategies as affordability concerns, rising portfolio risks and intensifying competition reshape the lending landscape, according to Earnix.

Why traditional auto lending pricing is reaching its limits

Auto lenders are being forced to rethink long-standing pricing strategies as affordability concerns, rising portfolio risks and intensifying competition reshape the lending landscape, according...
Admiral Group has completed its acquisition of connected fleet insurance provider Flock, bringing the InsurTech's AI-powered telematics platform into the insurer's commercial motor business.

Admiral finalises Flock deal to expand telematics capability

Admiral Group has completed its acquisition of connected fleet insurance provider Flock, bringing the InsurTech's AI-powered telematics platform into the insurer's commercial motor business. The...
Professional services firm WTW has launched a new workforce transformation offering designed to help organisations identify where artificial intelligence can deliver the greatest productivity gains and support wider adoption across the business.

WTW introduces AI workforce solution for business leaders

Professional services firm WTW has launched a new workforce transformation offering designed to help organisations identify where artificial intelligence can deliver the greatest productivity...
Digital insurer Honeycomb Insurance has raised an additional $40m in funding as it looks to expand its geographical footprint, enhance its underwriting technology and broaden its product offering.

AI InsurTech Honeycomb secures $40m to fuel expansion

Digital insurer Honeycomb Insurance has raised an additional $40m in funding as it looks to expand its geographical footprint, enhance its underwriting technology and...
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