Sector Updates

AI InsurTech Corgi's valuation soars to $4bn

AI InsurTech Corgi’s valuation soars to $4bn

Corgi, the AI-driven InsurTech, has closed a fresh funding round valuing the business at $4bn, its third raise in under three months. The latest round,...
Liberty Mutual

Liberty Mutual Re names new global cyber reinsurance chief

Liberty Mutual Reinsurance Group (LM Re), the reinsurance arm of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has named Tom Spurgeon as its new global head of...
ZestyAI makes international debut at Lloyd's with MAP

ZestyAI makes international debut at Lloyd’s with MAP

ZestyAI, the Risk Decision Platform serving the insurance sector, has signed MAP Underwriting (Managing Agency Partners), a managing agency at Lloyd's of London, as...
MGAs

Insurance-native AI: the next edge for UK MGAs

The UK's managing general agent (MGA) sector has emerged as one of the standout performers in insurance, frequently beating the wider market across commercial,...

Cytora and InformData move to derisk commercial submissions

Cytora, the digital risk processing platform serving commercial insurance carriers, has formed a partnership with InformData, a network specialising in verifiable people data, in...
Why insurers can't afford the actuary vs data scientist divide

The hybrid actuarial role reshaping insurance pricing

Insurers face a growing dilemma: machine learning promises sharper pricing, yet models must remain explainable, compliant and commercially viable. According to Akur8, the answer...
How AI can rescue cyber submissions from the black hole

How AI can rescue cyber submissions from the black hole

Commercial insurance is wrestling with a silent crisis that IntellectAI has dubbed the "submission black hole", the unmanaged space inside a carrier's infrastructure where...
Carpe unveils Carpe Claims suite for agentic insurance era

Carpe unveils Carpe Claims suite for agentic insurance era

Carpe, an InsurTech firm that delivers AI-driven intelligence to insurers, has unveiled Carpe Claims, a unified suite combining ten years of claims expertise with...
Lemonade expands renters cover into Nebraska

Lemonade expands renters cover into Nebraska

Lemonade, a technology-driven insurance provider, has rolled out its renters insurance product in Nebraska, opening up its digital-first coverage to tenants across the state. The...
P&C insurers face control risks as AI adoption accelerates

P&C insurers face control risks as AI adoption accelerates

Artificial intelligence is becoming a key technology priority for property and casualty (P&C) insurers as carriers look to improve underwriting, portfolio management and operational...

News Stories

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...
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