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

Athena Cyber unveils new supply chain shield

Rokstone, the international specialty (re)insurance MGA, has expanded its cyber offering through its Athena Cyber Division with the launch of a new customer and...
French insurers turn to decisioning as risks grow more complex

French insurers turn to decisioning as risks grow more complex

French insurers are facing growing pressure to modernise how they make decisions as emerging risks become harder to assess and customer expectations continue to...
KYND uses Anthropic AI to sharpen cyber underwriting

KYND uses Anthropic AI to sharpen cyber underwriting

KYND, a cyber risk analytics platform for the insurance market, has partnered with Anthropic’s Cyber Verification Programme, gaining access to Claude’s frontier AI models...
Can INTX’s unified data give its AI an edge?

Can INTX’s unified data give its AI an edge?

INTX Insurance Software, a US-based enterprise software provider for the global (re)insurance industry, has launched Tenet, an intelligence layer designed to operate across its...
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What were the big InsurTech trends in H1 2026?

The insurance market is starting to soften, which could see a shift in the type of innovation projects firms focus on. As the first...
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