Sector Updates

dacadoo

dacadoo powers bEHR’s mission to improve African American healthcare access

dacadoo, a Swiss-based InsurTech focused on health scoring and lifestyle navigation, has teamed up with bEHR Health Systems, which focuses on increasing health literacy among African Americans.
Novidea

Novidea bolsters senior staff to drive direction of insurance management platform

Novidea has announced a new senior vice president of product in a bid to drive the strategic direction of its market-leading insurance management platform.
barcode

How drone barcode scanners can redefine warehouse management

The challenges surrounding periodic full inventory counts, whether conducted annually, semi-annually, or quarterly, present a significant obstacle for warehouses and distribution centres. These exercises often disrupt operations, prompting many companies to seek alternative methods like cyclical counting. However, this approach can prove labour-intensive and financially burdensome, preventing its widespread adoption within businesses. Scanbot SDK delves into the future of the space.
WTW

WTW appoints Chris Condello to lead Asian Risk Division in CRB North America

WTW, a prominent global advisory, broking, and solutions company, has announced the appointment of Chris Condello as Head of the newly established Asian Risk Division within Corporate Risk and Broking (CRB), North America.

5Star Life adds to Board of Directors amid plans to improve market presence

5Star Life Insurance Company (5Star Life) has added to its Board of Directors in a bid to grow its market presence.
Igloo

Igloo, Asia’s pioneering InsurTech, raises $36m to revolutionise regional insurance

Igloo, the first full-stack InsurTech firm from Singapore, announced today its successful closure of a $36m Pre-Series C funding round.
NowCerts and Input 1 partner to improve digital payments in insurance

NowCerts and Input 1 partner to improve digital payments in insurance

NowCerts, an insurance agency management system, and Input 1 have formed a strategic partnership to introduce an integrated payments solution.
Cover Whale appoints new COO and CTO to continue growth

Cover Whale appoints new COO and CTO to continue growth

Cover Whale has announced that Darryl Siry is joining the firm as its COO and CTO in a bid to enhance its position as a leader in the commercial trucking and insurance industry.
UK Insurtech CatX secures $2.7m to bridge reinsurance gap

UK Insurtech CatX secures $2.7m to bridge reinsurance gap

UK InsurTech startup CatX has successfully raised $2.7m in seed funding as the company looks to bridge the gap between supply and demand in the reinsurance sector.
The bottlenecks of enterprise BI app modernisation and how you can avoid them

The bottlenecks of enterprise BI app modernisation and how you can avoid them

Enterprise BI application modernisation is an incredible challenge with good quality data and insights at stake. Making an effective start in this area of development can translate into real project value. In this blog post, Anatoly Bankovsky, Delivery Manager at Symfa, a software development company, shares how his team managed to do exactly this during his recent project for a US-based carrier employing 6,000 people.

News Stories

Starpeak secures August Equity investment

Starpeak secures August Equity investment

August Equity, a UK-based private equity investor focused on lower-mid-market businesses, has agreed to invest in Starpeak, a specialist insurance distributor serving niche personal...

AEGIS London and Augentic unveil digital consortium

AEGIS London, a top-quartile Lloyd's syndicate, and Augentic, a tech-enabled MGA, have joined forces to launch a new cross-class digital follow consortium within the...
Why insurance’s distribution data goldmine matters now

Why insurance’s distribution data goldmine matters now

Insurance distribution has traditionally been treated as an operational challenge. Carriers, MGAs and agencies have invested in technology to onboard producers, manage licences and...

Alliant Insurance buys Nava in AI benefits push

Alliant Insurance Services, one of the largest insurance brokers and consultants in the US, has agreed to acquire Nava Benefits, the AI-native employee benefits...
RockRose Risk lands $12.5m to reshape wildfire insurance

RockRose Risk lands $12.5m to reshape wildfire insurance

RockRose Risk, the insurance brokerage that rewards property owners for reducing wildfire exposure, has completed a $12.5m Series A round. The financing was jointly led...
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