InsurTech

One Inc, the leading digital payments network for the insurance industry, has announced that Selective Insurance, a prominent business, home, and auto insurer, has selected its ClaimsPay® digital payment solution.

Cytora, the leading digital risk processing platform, has partnered with Gamma Risk to help insurers map out commercial property risk assessment.

In the realm of InsurTech, the ability to accurately assess risk, calculate premiums, and determine policy renewals hinges significantly on understanding historical losses.

AEGIS London, the London-based Lloyd’s syndicate, has announced the formation of a new data science and analytics team to enhance its underwriting capabilities and data-driven initiatives.

Artex EMEA, a global insurance manager, has integrated the team from Malta-based Bee Insurance Management Ltd., to continue its global expansion journey.

Juniper Re,  the dynamic reinsurance broking arm of The Baldwin Group, has partnered with CAPE Analytics to strengthen its catastrophe analytics platform.

Traditionally, manufacturers have relied on dedicated handheld barcode scanners for inventory management, asset tracking, and supply chain operations. However, the advent of smartphone technology is transforming this practice. Modern smartphones can now accurately scan barcodes, QR codes, and other machine-readable symbols, tasks previously managed by specialised hardware. This shift is primarily driven by the need to optimise costs and operational efficiency, leveraging the ubiquity and versatility of mobile devices.

P&C and health pricing teams operate in a dynamic environment. They need to ensure that their current pricing strategy is not only appropriate for their policyholders but also accurately aligned with the evolving competitive and regulatory landscape. In reality, pricing executives act as insurance portfolio managers, constantly monitoring margins, loss ratios, and GWP to align with both the insurer's overall strategy and market competition. Recent regulations such as the UK's Customer Duty, also highlight the necessity for real-time identification of risk outliers within portfolios and the ability to explain these outliers to regulators, making this capability a regulatory requirement.

Juno, the first company in the U.S. to provide child disability insurance, has announced the successful closure of an $8.5m Series A funding round.

Embroker, the digital insurance company simplifying the insurance buying experience for businesses, has unveiled its specialised coverage program designed for real estate agents and brokers.