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ClaimSorted, an InsurTech start-up transforming how insurers handle claims, has raised $13.3m in a seed funding round aimed at modernising one of the industry’s most outdated processes.

ClaimSorted raises $13.3m to transform insurance claims

ClaimSorted, an InsurTech start-up transforming how insurers handle claims, has raised $13.3m in a seed funding round aimed at modernising one of the industry’s...
Insurers are dreaming of AI, but many are still anchored to outdated systems. A 2024 Novidea survey found that 41% of insurance professionals admit their core systems haven’t been updated in over five years. Even more striking, 76% of large firms rely on six or more systems, and nearly a fifth operate with ten or more. This tangled web of legacy technology undermines data quality, security, and scalability, threatening the very potential of AI to transform business.

Inside insurance’s legacy tech problem

Insurers are dreaming of AI, but many are still anchored to outdated systems. A 2024 Novidea survey found that 41% of insurance professionals admit...
EIS, a leading cloud-native core platform provider to the insurance industry, has announced the expansion of its flagship platform to accelerate digital transformation within insurance operations.

EIS unveils CoreGentic to boost insurance agility

EIS, a leading cloud-native core platform provider to the insurance industry, has announced the expansion of its flagship platform to accelerate digital transformation within...
Socotra, a leading InsurTech company transforming insurance core technology with modern cloud-based solutions, has launched a new product, Agentic Configuration.

Socotra unveils Agentic Configuration for insurers

Socotra, a leading InsurTech company transforming insurance core technology with modern cloud-based solutions, has launched a new product, Agentic Configuration. This cutting-edge capability enables insurers...
When an insurance client sends a message, every second counts. A delayed reply can cost trust, revenue, and even long-term loyalty. Symphony is helping insurers meet these high stakes head-on. 

How Symphony is redefining client interaction in insurance 

When an insurance client sends a message, every second counts. A delayed reply can cost trust, revenue, and even long-term loyalty. Symphony is helping...
Gradient AI, a leading enterprise software provider of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, has partnered with Connexure, a provider of quoting, underwriting and administrative software, to strengthen automation and risk management for carriers and managing general underwriters (MGUs).

Connexure and Gradient AI to streamline carrier analytics

Gradient AI, a leading enterprise software provider of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, has partnered with Connexure, a provider of quoting, underwriting and administrative software, to...
Abacus Global Management, a financial services company specialising in alternative asset management and data-driven wealth solutions, has acquired AccuQuote, a leading online life insurance brokerage company.

Abacus buys AccuQuote to enhance digital insurance offering

Abacus Global Management, a financial services company specialising in alternative asset management and data-driven wealth solutions, has acquired AccuQuote, a leading online life insurance...
Nava Benefits, a US-based employee benefits and healthcare technology provider, has unveiled HQ, an AI-powered platform designed to simplify benefits administration for HR teams.

Thrive Capital backs Nava Benefits with $30m round

Nava Benefits, a US-based employee benefits and healthcare technology provider, has unveiled HQ, an AI-powered platform designed to simplify benefits administration for HR teams. The...
Zego, a leading insurtech company transforming motor insurance with flexible, data-driven policies, has renewed its partnership with Clearspeed, the global leader in voice-based risk assessment technology.

Clearspeed and Zego expand voice-based motor insurance solution

Zego, a leading insurtech company transforming motor insurance with flexible, data-driven policies, has renewed its partnership with Clearspeed, the global leader in voice-based risk...
Geico, one of the largest auto insurance providers in the United States, has appointed Arianna Orpello as its new chief marketing officer (CMO), effective January 2026.

Arianna Orpello joins Geico as chief marketing officer

Geico, one of the largest auto insurance providers in the United States, has appointed Arianna Orpello as its new chief marketing officer (CMO), effective...

News Stories

Acrisure's Auris AI targets insurance's data silos

Acrisure’s Auris AI targets insurance’s data silos

Acrisure, the global FinTech group spanning insurance, reinsurance, payroll, benefits, cybersecurity and real estate services across 19 countries, has launched Auris AI, an applied...
Agero, MOTER team up on connected claims

Agero, MOTER team up on connected claims

Agero, a digital driver assistance provider operating through its recently acquired Urgently platform, and MOTER Technologies (MOTER), an InsurTech firm that converts connected vehicle...

AXA expands AI agent hub with Publicis Sapient

AXA, the global insurance and asset management group, has entered into a strategic partnership with Publicis Sapient, a technology company specialising in enterprise AI...

intellectAI Insurance’s month of listening exposes wholesale broking’s data gap

IntellectAI has used its Broker Appreciation Month (BAM) campaign, which ran throughout July, to surface the operational friction still holding back wholesale insurance distribution,...
What music can teach insurance actuaries

Actuaries and music: a mathematical connection

Actuaries and musicians may work in very different fields, but both rely on patterns, interpretation and judgement. At Akur8, several actuaries say their experience with...
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