Sector Updates

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...

News Stories

Why insurers can build pricing models faster than they can use them

Why insurers can build pricing models faster than they can use them

AI is making insurance pricing models faster to build, but the time between validating a model and applying its output to customers can still...
certua Life's Surely teams up with Heka on cover

Certua Life’s Surely teams up with Heka on cover

Surely, the life insurance brand from Certua Life, has partnered with Heka, the personalised, health-led employee benefits platform, to bring flexible, personalised life cover...
LifeSearch and Snoop team up on money app protection

LifeSearch and Snoop team up on money app protection

LifeSearch, one of the UK's leading protection advice specialists, has teamed up with Snoop, the free money management app that helps people track spending,...
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...
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