Sector Updates

Budget Direct Insurance, a prominent digital insurer in Singapore, has unveiled its new Commercial Vehicle Insurance product.

Budget Direct Insurance unveils new commercial vehicle insurance product for small businesses

Budget Direct Insurance, a prominent digital insurer in Singapore, has unveiled its new Commercial Vehicle Insurance product.
SBLI, The Savings Bank Mutual Life Insurance Company of Massachusetts, is set to transform life underwriting by leveraging Swiss Re’s Underwriting Ease solution through a new partnership with the leading global reinsurer.

SBLI partners with Swiss Re to transform life insurance underwriting

SBLI, The Savings Bank Mutual Life Insurance Company of Massachusetts, is set to transform life underwriting by leveraging Swiss Re’s Underwriting Ease solution through...
FCCI Insurance Group has significantly enhanced its customer service capabilities by implementing Glia’s advanced contact centre solution.

FCCI upgrades customer service with Glia’s advanced contact centre solution

FCCI Insurance Group has significantly enhanced its customer service capabilities by implementing Glia’s advanced contact centre solution.
Columbia Insurance Group (CIG), a mutual insurer specialising in property and casualty coverage for small and mid-sized businesses, has partnered with One Inc to implement cutting-edge solutions to enhance its policyholder experience. 

Columbia Insurance Group partners with One Inc to enhance policyholder experience

Columbia Insurance Group (CIG), a mutual insurer specialising in property and casualty coverage for small and mid-sized businesses, has partnered with One Inc to implement cutting-edge solutions to enhance its policyholder experience. 
Insurance firms have begun implementing environmental, social and governance (ESG) data into their offerings amidst a swell of pressure from stakeholders. This data is transforming underwriting profitability, enabling better risk assessments, product innovation, and regulatory compliance. 

The role of ESG data in modern insurance underwriting

Insurance firms have begun implementing environmental, social and governance (ESG) data into their offerings amidst a swell of pressure from stakeholders. This data is transforming underwriting profitability, enabling better risk assessments, product innovation, and regulatory compliance. 
Tokio Marine Holdings, a global leader in the insurance industry, has announced the appointment of Masahiro Koike as its new President and CEO.

Tokio Marine Holdings names Masahiro Koike as new CEO

Tokio Marine Holdings, a global leader in the insurance industry, has announced the appointment of Masahiro Koike as its new President and CEO.
Previsico has partnered with Descartes Underwriting to offer businesses in the UK and Ireland advanced flood warnings and swift claims payments.

Previsico and Descartes to transform flood insurance with IoT sensors and parametric solutions

Previsico has partnered with Descartes Underwriting to offer businesses in the UK and Ireland advanced flood warnings and swift claims payments
Instabase, a leading applied artificial intelligence (AI) platform for unstructured data, has announced its $100m Series D funding round.

Instabase bags $100m to expand its AI-powered data platform

Instabase, a leading applied artificial intelligence (AI) platform for unstructured data, has announced its $100m Series D funding round.
The Earnix 2024 Industry Trends report revealed that nearly 75% of insurers have hundreds of rules embedded in their underwriting systems, with 18% stating they manage thousands. This overwhelming number of rules can complicate processes and impede efficiency. In response to these stark figures, Earnix is delving into how insurers can address these complexities and streamline their underwriting processes.

Inside the growing challenge of complex underwriting rules

The Earnix 2024 Industry Trends report revealed that nearly 75% of insurers have hundreds of rules embedded in their underwriting systems, with 18% stating they manage thousands. This overwhelming number of rules can complicate processes and impede efficiency. In response to these stark figures, Earnix is delving into how insurers can address these complexities and streamline their underwriting processes.
PayPal Ventures leads $13m Series B round for InsurTech Olé Life

PayPal Ventures leads $13m Series B round for InsurTech Olé Life

Olé Life, a leading Latin American InsurTech, has raised $13m in a Series B funding round led by PayPal Ventures.

News Stories

How reinsurers can demonstrate AML effectiveness

The reinsurance markets in the Cayman Islands and Bermuda represent one of the offshore financial world’s genuine success stories. Capital flows into these jurisdictions on the back of regulatory credibility, and as the markets have grown, so too has regulatory scrutiny.
PremFina lands £100m funding boost from Waterfall

PremFina lands £100m funding boost from Waterfall

PremFina, the UK's fastest-growing insurance premium finance provider, has expanded its junior capital facility with Waterfall Asset Management to £100m, upsizing and extending the...
Cytora and VulnCheck partner to sharpen cyber underwriting

Cytora and VulnCheck partner to sharpen cyber underwriting

Commercial insurers are set to gain a sharper view of cyber risk at the point of underwriting, following a new partnership between Cytora, the...

MAIB selects FINEOS to modernise claims management

The Motor Accidents Insurance Board (MAIB) of Tasmania, a government business enterprise providing compulsory third-party personal injury insurance to Tasmanian motorists, has selected the...
Vertafore's Project Impact saves agencies two hours a day

Vertafore’s Project Impact saves agencies two hours a day

Vertafore, a North American InsurTech, has announced that its Project Impact initiative has delivered on its promise to return up to two hours per...
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