The force quietly reshaping insurance pricing models

Insurance pricing modernisation is often spoken about as though it were a grand technological leap, a sweeping reinvention of how insurers think, decide and operate. In reality, as outlined in Akur8’s approach to pricing transformation, it tends to look far less dramatic and far more incremental.

The force quietly reshaping insurance pricing models

June 3, 2026

Insurance pricing modernisation is often spoken about as though it were a grand technological leap, a sweeping reinvention of how insurers think, decide and...

The debate between Generalised Linear Models (GLMs) and Gradient Boosting Machines (GBMs) has been a long-running fixture in actuarial pricing discussions. While it is often framed as a competition between “old” and “new” modelling approaches, practitioners increasingly recognise that the real issue is not superiority, but suitability.

Comparing the benefits of GLM and GBM for insurance pricing

June 1, 2026

The debate between Generalised Linear Models (GLMs) and Gradient Boosting Machines (GBMs) has been a long-running fixture in actuarial pricing discussions. While it is...

Newrez, a US homeownership company, has expanded its partnership with digital insurance marketplace Matic to embed real-time homeowners insurance comparison and quoting directly into its HomeHub customer portal.

Matic and Newrez launch real-time insurance marketplace in HomeHub

June 1, 2026

Newrez, a US homeownership company, has expanded its partnership with digital insurance marketplace Matic to embed real-time homeowners insurance comparison and quoting directly into...

Windward taps ZestyAI for California wildfire risk

May 28, 2026

Windward Risk Managers, a US home insurance specialist founded in 2005, has expanded its use of ZestyAI's platform to support its entry into the...

Previsico names Mark Trumper as new CEO

May 27, 2026

Previsico, the live flood forecasting InsurTech spun out of Loughborough University, has named Mark Trumper as its new chief executive officer to drive the...

Columbia Lloyds Insurance Company has selected ZestyAI’s Risk and Decision Intelligence platform as the regional insurer looks to strengthen underwriting accuracy and property risk visibility across its homeowners portfolio in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.

ZestyAI selected by Columbia Lloyds for underwriting push

May 22, 2026

Columbia Lloyds Insurance Company has selected ZestyAI’s Risk and Decision Intelligence platform as the regional insurer looks to strengthen underwriting accuracy and property risk...

Federato has appointed insurance technology executive Yogesh Sapre as chief revenue officer as the AI-native insurance platform continues expanding following its recent funding round and international growth push.

Federato appoints insurance veteran Yogesh Sapre as CRO

May 21, 2026

Federato has appointed insurance technology executive Yogesh Sapre as chief revenue officer as the AI-native insurance platform continues expanding following its recent funding round...

Delays in US property and casualty insurance rate filings are costing insurers an estimated $72.8m per day, with most objections linked to preventable operational errors rather than disputes over pricing itself, according to new research from ZestyAI.

Insurers lose $72.8m daily to filing delays

May 19, 2026

Delays in US property and casualty insurance rate filings are costing insurers an estimated $72.8m per day, with most objections linked to preventable operational...

As commercial buildings and critical infrastructure environments become increasingly connected, the pressure on facilities teams to distinguish genuine threats from operational noise is intensifying. Quensus is now advancing its leak cable intelligence capabilities with adaptive analytics designed to reduce false alerts and improve proactive water risk management.

Predictive leak analytics could reshape infrastructure resilience

May 18, 2026

As commercial buildings and critical infrastructure environments become increasingly connected, the pressure on facilities teams to distinguish genuine threats from operational noise is intensifying....

Global professional services firm Aon is launching a new digital trading platform designed to modernise how brokers place Follow Line business in the London Market.

Aon unveils digital platform for London Market trading

May 18, 2026

Global professional services firm Aon is launching a new digital trading platform designed to modernise how brokers place Follow Line business in the London...