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MAPFRE has become the latest insurer to join Blue Marble, an impact-driven InsurTech backed by a global consortium of major insurance organisations that design and scale climate resilience solutions for vulnerable communities.

MAPFRE invests in Blue Marble to expand climate protection

MAPFRE has become the latest insurer to join Blue Marble, an impact-driven InsurTech backed by a global consortium of major insurance organisations that design...
Engage People and Medibank boost health rewards

Engage People and Medibank boost health rewards

Engage People has extended its strategic partnership with Medibank, one of Australia’s largest health insurers, to enhance its digital loyalty and rewards offering.
Assurant launches HOIVerify to automate mortgage insurance

Assurant launches HOIVerify to automate mortgage insurance

Assurant has introduced a new product aimed at transforming insurance verification in the mortgage lending process.
Applied Systems acquires Cytora to expand AI in insurance

Applied Systems acquires Cytora to expand AI in insurance

Applied Systems has acquired Cytora, a digital risk processing platform for the insurance sector, in a move aimed at strengthening its artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.
Paid leave provider Parento secures $5.9m seed funding

Paid leave provider Parento secures $5.9m seed funding

Parento, a US-based provider of parental leave insurance and support services, has raised $5.9m in a Seed II funding round to expand its offering to businesses of all sizes.
KYND, a cyber risk management FinTech, has partnered with DUAL, a leading global MGA, to enhance cyber insurance solutions worldwide.

DUAL teams up with KYND to enhance cyber insurance solutions

KYND, a cyber risk management FinTech, has partnered with DUAL, a leading global MGA, to enhance cyber insurance solutions worldwide. The partnership will integrate...
Earnix, a global leader in dynamic AI for insurance and banking, has raised $290m in a single-asset Continuation Vehicle led by TPG GP Solutions in partnership with JVP, the venture capital firm that initially backed the company.

Earnix raises $290m to expand AI insurance platform

Earnix, a global leader in dynamic AI for insurance and banking, has raised $290m in a single-asset Continuation Vehicle led by TPG GP Solutions...
Kin, a Chicago-based digital home insurance provider, has completed an oversubscribed $50m Series E round, to continue its expansion across the United States.

Digital insurer Kin bags $50m Series E

Kin, a Chicago-based digital home insurance provider, has completed an oversubscribed $50m Series E round, to continue its expansion across the United States. The  tranche...
Sedgwick, the global leader in risk and claims administration with more than 33,000 employees serving 10,000 clients across 80 countries, has announced the appointment of Vishy Padmanabhan as its first chief transformation officer.

Sedgwick appoints Vishy Padmanabhan as chief transformation officer

Sedgwick, the global leader in risk and claims administration with more than 33,000 employees serving 10,000 clients across 80 countries, has announced the appointment...
Quantiphi, an AI-first digital engineering company, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have expanded their Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) to accelerate enterprise-ready generative AI solutions.

AWS deepens collaboration with Quantiphi on generative AI

Quantiphi, an AI-first digital engineering company, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have expanded their Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) to accelerate enterprise-ready generative AI solutions. The...

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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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