Sector Updates

Delos Insurance Solutions has partnered with certain underwriters at Lloyd's of London to offer wildfire insurance to more California policyholders with vacant properties.

Delos Insurance and Lloyd’s of London to expand vacant home insurance in California

Delos Insurance Solutions has partnered with certain underwriters at Lloyd's of London to offer wildfire insurance to more California policyholders with vacant properties.
QBE North America, a leading insurance provider, has unveiled its latest offering, the Healthcare Liability practice, aimed at addressing the distinct requirements of healthcare organisations.

QBE NA launches specialised healthcare liability practice

QBE North America, a leading insurance provider, has unveiled its latest offering, the Healthcare Liability practice, aimed at addressing the distinct requirements of healthcare organisations.
As the world marches towards modernisation, industries across the board are facing the pressing question of how to adapt and stay relevant in an increasingly digital landscape. This shift is particularly pronounced in the insurance sector, where the demand for greater diversification of products and services is reshaping traditional business models. One of the key dilemmas facing insurers today is whether to invest heavily in transforming into full-fledged IT organisations or to concentrate solely on their core competency of crafting insurance products.

Should insurers invest in becoming an IT organisation?

As the world marches towards modernisation, industries across the board are facing the pressing question of how to adapt and stay relevant in an increasingly digital landscape. This shift is particularly pronounced in the insurance sector, where the demand for greater diversification of products and services is reshaping traditional business models. One of the key dilemmas facing insurers today is whether to invest heavily in transforming into full-fledged IT organisations or to concentrate solely on their core competency of crafting insurance products.
Aviva, a leading insurance provider, and RiskEye, a digital risk management specialist, have joined forces to enhance Aviva’s cyber insurance offering.

Aviva to enhance cyber insurance offering through new partnership

Aviva, a leading insurance provider, and RiskEye, a digital risk management specialist, have joined forces to enhance Aviva’s cyber insurance offering.
Kayna, an award-winning embedded insurance infrastructure platform, is set to optimise AEGIS London’s online quote and bind platform through a new partnership.

Kayna to optimise AEGIS London’s online quote and bind platform through new partnership

Kayna, an award-winning embedded insurance infrastructure platform, is set to optimise AEGIS London’s online quote and bind platform through a new partnership.
Arbol, a leader in parametric insurance solutions, has announced the successful closure of a $60m Series B funding round.

Arbol bags $60m in Series B funding to scale parametric insurance offering

Arbol, a leader in parametric insurance solutions, has announced the successful closure of a $60m Series B funding round.
Simplifai, a leading provider of AI-powered solutions, has announced the availability of a new product designed to streamline the claims processing workflow for insurance companies. 

Simplifai launches claims processing solution powered by InsuranceGPT

Simplifai, a leading provider of AI-powered solutions, has announced the availability of a new product designed to streamline the claims processing workflow for insurance companies. 
Urban Jungle, a London-based insurance startup, is gearing up to announce a substantial funding round of around $14.4m this week, as reported by Sky News.

Insurance startup Urban Jungle set to announce $14.4m funding raise

Urban Jungle, a London-based insurance startup, is gearing up to announce a substantial funding round of around $14.4m this week, as reported by Sky News.
Loadsure, an international InsurTech managing general agent (MGA) and Lloyd’s coverholder, has launched into the European market.

InsurTech MGA Loadsure enters European market

Loadsure, an international InsurTech managing general agent (MGA) and Lloyd’s coverholder, has launched into the European market.
Open, a global embedded insurance partner, has introduced a new travel insurance offering tailored to meet the diverse needs of individual travellers and travel providers.

Open introduces innovative travel insurance solution with instant claims technology

Open, a global embedded insurance partner, has introduced a new travel insurance offering tailored to meet the diverse needs of individual travellers and travel providers.

News Stories

Producer licensing is one of those parts of insurance that tends to stay in the background until it starts slowing everything else down. As carriers expand their agent networks, the process of onboarding producers, managing appointments, and maintaining compliance records often still depends on fragmented systems and manual intervention.

Fixing the producer bottleneck in insurance distribution

Producer licensing is one of those parts of insurance that tends to stay in the background until it starts slowing everything else down. As...
Simply Business, a digital insurance marketplace, has launched a business insurance app on ChatGPT in the US, alongside a separate rollout in the UK.

Simply Business brings small business insurance pricing into ChatGPT

Simply Business, a digital insurance marketplace, has launched a business insurance app on ChatGPT in the US, alongside a separate rollout in the UK. The...
Cytora, a digital risk processing platform, has announced a strategic relationship with LexisNexis Risk Solutions to embed advanced data and analytics into its platform for US commercial insurers.Cytora, a digital risk processing platform, has announced a strategic relationship with LexisNexis Risk Solutions to embed advanced data and analytics into its platform for US commercial insurers.

Cytora partners LexisNexis to enhance US commercial underwriting

Cytora, a digital risk processing platform, has announced a strategic relationship with LexisNexis Risk Solutions to embed advanced data and analytics into its platform...
INSTANDA, a no-code insurance platform provider, has partnered with DataCrest, a workflow solutions firm, to enhance submission intake and quoting efficiency for insurers and MGAs.

INSTANDA and DataCrest team up to streamline insurance submissions

INSTANDA, a no-code insurance platform provider, has partnered with DataCrest, a workflow solutions firm, to enhance submission intake and quoting efficiency for insurers and...
Openly, a tech-enabled homeowners insurance provider, has secured a growth investment round led by existing investors Eden Global Partners, Advance Venture Partners and Gradient, with strategic participation from Allianz X.

Openly boosts expansion plans with funding and Allianz Re deal

Openly, a tech-enabled homeowners insurance provider, has secured a growth investment round led by existing investors Eden Global Partners, Advance Venture Partners and Gradient,...
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