Unlocking loss reserve data for smarter management choices

Regulatory and financial requirements heavily influence the content and format of loss reserve reporting. These mandates often produce extremes in the information presented. On one hand, actuaries require highly detailed, granular data for robust analysis. On the other, management relies on summarised estimates to make strategic decisions. Between these two layers, static spreadsheets and slide decks frequently dominate, leaving valuable insights underutilised. Akur8, a leading actuarial software provider, highlights how modern platforms can help bridge this gap by making granular data more accessible and actionable for all stakeholders.

Unlocking loss reserve data for smarter management choices

December 10, 2025

Regulatory and financial requirements heavily influence the content and format of loss reserve reporting. These mandates often produce extremes in the information presented. On...

A high-potential producer is ready to join your network, but contract reviews often drag on for weeks. Commission questions and addendums slow the process. By the time organisations are ready to finalise, the producer may have signed with a competitor who moved faster.

How to accelerate producer contracting and onboarding

December 9, 2025

A high-potential producer is ready to join your network, but contract reviews often drag on for weeks. Commission questions and addendums slow the process....

Growing a producer network across multiple US states is notoriously labour-intensive, and according to Producerflow, organisations often spend weeks manually tracking licences, managing renewals and navigating numerous state portals. Without a centralised view of producer status, compliance teams lack real-time insight into continuing education progress and upcoming expirations. This slows activation, drains operational capacity and exposes firms to unnecessary compliance risk.

How automation simplifies multi-state producer licensing

December 8, 2025

Growing a producer network across multiple US states is notoriously labour-intensive, and according to Producerflow, organisations often spend weeks manually tracking licences, managing renewals...

OpenAI reported a surge in demand from the insurance and wider financial services industries, as major insurers and financial institutions accelerate the deployment of artificial intelligence across their operations.

OpenAI drives GenAI growth in insurance and finance

December 5, 2025

OpenAI reported a surge in demand from the insurance and wider financial services industries, as major insurers and financial institutions accelerate the deployment of...

Producer onboarding has become one of the quietest yet costliest drags on revenue across the insurance sector. When producers wait weeks to begin selling, carriers and MGAs lose momentum, face rising compliance exposure and risk losing talent before activation even starts. Manual workflows—still the norm for many organisations—turn straightforward checks into an obstacle course of emails, spreadsheets and repeated data entry, according to Producerflow.

The key to faster producer activation

December 4, 2025

Producer onboarding has become one of the quietest yet costliest drags on revenue across the insurance sector. When producers wait weeks to begin selling,...

73% of insurance executives are planning to change their core insurance management technology within the next three years, according to a recent report by Novidea.

73% of insurance execs ready to modernise systems, Novidea says

December 3, 2025

73% of insurance executives are planning to change their core insurance management technology within the next three years, according to a recent report by...

Scaling a producer network starts with recruiting the right agents—a challenge many carriers and MGAs face as appointment and onboarding costs rise. Organisations that rely on reactive approaches, such as appointing anyone who applies or conducting manual research, risk wasted expenditure on non-producing agents, missed opportunities with high-potential producers, and increased administrative work. Implementing producer management software allows insurers to move from guesswork to a data-driven recruiting process that fuels distribution growth.

What drives successful data-driven producer recruiting

December 3, 2025

Scaling a producer network starts with recruiting the right agents—a challenge many carriers and MGAs face as appointment and onboarding costs rise. Organisations that...

Small commercial underwriting is evolving faster than ever, and the brokers and MGAs who thrive are those who harness AI, data, and partnerships to make smarter, faster decisions. At a recent panel discussion, Sandeep Haridas, EVP and Insurance Business Head at IntellectAI, joined Hanh Lam of Simply Business, Jascha Prosiegel of MunichRe Specialty, and Clive Thompson of Guy Carpenter Insurtech Center of Excellence to explore how technology is reshaping the space.

Unlocking success for small business brokers

November 28, 2025

Small commercial underwriting is evolving faster than ever, and the brokers and MGAs who thrive are those who harness AI, data, and partnerships to...

Concirrus, a leading provider of AI-first solutions, and Diesta, the payment operations platform built for intermediated insurance, have formed a strategic partnership aimed at streamlining the quote-to-cash process for insurers and managing general agents (MGAs).

The InsurTech trends you need to watch

November 27, 2025

Almost two decades ago, the smartphone revolution saw the end of flip-phones, and technology such as touchscreens, an online app store, and 4K cameras...

Insurity has launched its latest product update, known as the Andromeda release, introducing a wide range of new capabilities designed to help property and casualty insurers sharpen decision-making, speed up critical processes, and better control costs.

Insurity rolls out new Andromeda update to enhance underwriting speed

November 26, 2025

Insurity has launched its latest product update, known as the Andromeda release, introducing a wide range of new capabilities designed to help property and...