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Greater Than and Smart Eye tackle crash risks through advanced driver monitoring

Greater Than and Smart Eye tackle crash risks through advanced driver monitoring

Greater Than, a global provider of risk intelligence for road safety and climate impact, has partnered with Smart Eye AB, the industry leader in Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS).
Farm Bureau Insurance Company of Idaho and Akur8 team up to revolutionise pricing strategies

Farm Bureau Insurance Company of Idaho and Akur8 team up to revolutionise pricing strategies

Farm Bureau Insurance Company of Idaho has partnered with Akur8 to enhance its pricing capabilities through advanced machine learning. Farm Bureau Insurance Company of Idaho,...
Integrating legacy systems with cutting-edge technologies like cloud computing, big data analytics, AI, and mobile solutions can revolutionise how organisations interact with their members. Such integrations provide companies with a more comprehensive understanding of their members' preferences and needs, facilitating even more targeted and effective communication. However, to achieve this level of sophistication, selecting the right digital customer communications platform is essential.

What to look for in a digital customer experience platform

Integrating legacy systems with cutting-edge technologies like cloud computing, big data analytics, AI, and mobile solutions can revolutionise how organisations interact with their members. Such integrations provide companies with a more comprehensive understanding of their members' preferences and needs, facilitating even more targeted and effective communication. However, to achieve this level of sophistication, selecting the right digital customer communications platform is essential.
Insly, a low-code software provider for the insurance sector, has revealed it has joined the Underwriting Agencies Council (UAC).

Insly joins UAC to deepen Australian market presence

Insly, a low-code software provider for the insurance sector, has revealed it has joined the Underwriting Agencies Council (UAC). The decision to join the UAC...
Matic Insurance, a provider of embedded insurance solutions, has announced it secured $30m in growth funding from Vistara Growth.

Matic Insurance lands $30m to scale embedded insurance solutions

Matic Insurance, a provider of embedded insurance solutions, has announced it secured $30m in growth funding from Vistara Growth.
Markel has announced the appointment of Jack Taylor as executive, distribution strategies and business development, Asia Pacific, in a bid to enhance broker engagement across the region.

Markel strengthens Asia Pacific operations with new hire

Markel has announced the appointment of Jack Taylor as executive, distribution strategies and business development, Asia Pacific, in a bid to enhance broker engagement across the region.
AI-driven InsurTech Jones secures $15m Series B for insurance verification innovation

AI-driven InsurTech Jones secures $15m Series B for insurance verification innovation

Jones, an InsurTech company revolutionising insurance verification through AI, has secured $15m in a Series B funding round to advance its innovative solutions for the real estate and construction sectors.
Allianz Deutschland, a subsidiary of the global insurance and asset management company Allianz Group, has partnered with the German Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Association (BSD) to improve safety standards across the high-speed sport.

Allianz partners with German Bobsleigh Association to improve safety standards for athletes

Allianz Deutschland, a subsidiary of the global insurance and asset management company Allianz Group, has partnered with the German Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Association (BSD)...
Finnish technology company ICEYE has secured $65m in an extension to its growth funding round to bolster its natural catastrophe solutions.

ICEYE raises $65m to bolster natural catastrophe solutions

Finnish technology company ICEYE has secured $65m in an extension to its growth funding round to bolster its natural catastrophe solutions.
AmeriLife, a developer, marketer, and distributor of life and health insurance, annuities has entered into an agreement to acquire Crump Life Insurance Services and Hanleigh Management from TIH Insurance Holdings.

AmeriLife strengthens life insurance distribution with Crump acquisition

AmeriLife, a developer, marketer, and distributor of life and health insurance, annuities has entered into an agreement to acquire Crump Life Insurance Services and Hanleigh Management from TIH Insurance Holdings.

News Stories

The US insurance distribution ecosystem is one of the largest and most complex financial services networks in the world. Millions of licensed producers, tens of thousands of independent agencies, and a growing volume of licensing and compliance transactions all play a role in how insurance products reach customers.

What the latest data says about the US insurance producer landscape

The US insurance distribution ecosystem is one of the largest and most complex financial services networks in the world. Millions of licensed producers, tens...
Cover Genius, an embedded protection InsurTech, has partnered with Tongcheng Travel, an Asian online travel platform, to introduce embedded travel insurance for international customers in Malaysia and the Philippines.

Cover Genius expands Asia travel insurance footprint with Tongcheng Travel

Cover Genius, an embedded protection InsurTech, has partnered with Tongcheng Travel, an Asian online travel platform, to introduce embedded travel insurance for international customers...
Sixfold, an underwriting AI platform provider, has upgraded its AI Underwriting Brain with a new capability designed to capture and scale underwriting expertise across organisations.

Sixfold enhances underwriting AI with institutional knowledge engine

Sixfold, an underwriting AI platform provider, has upgraded its AI Underwriting Brain with a new capability designed to capture and scale underwriting expertise across...
Aviva, a UK insurance group, has expanded its AI-powered underwriting summarisation tool to individual critical illness applications, marking a further step in its use of generative AI across protection insurance.

Aviva rolls out AI-powered critical illness underwriting capability

Aviva, a UK insurance group, has expanded its AI-powered underwriting summarisation tool to individual critical illness applications, marking a further step in its use...
Zego secures $28m to expand telematics in Japan

Zego secures $28m to expand telematics in Japan

Zego, a UK-based digital motor InsurTech, has announced a strategic partnership with Sompo Holdings, one of Japan's largest insurance groups, as part of a...
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