Sector Updates

Goosehead Insurance, an independent personal lines insurance agency, has acquired Vivint Smart Home’s insurance book which includes more than 15,000 policies for $5.5m in cash.

KYND, a provider of next-generation cyber risk management solutions, is preparing to launch a new version of its comprehensive broker suite in a bid to propel cyber insurance sales.

Joshu, a platform designed to build, distribute, and grow digital insurance products, has been selected by managing general agent (MGA) Workforce Insurance Underwriters (WIU) to power new commercial products.

Sapiens International Corporation, a global provider of software solutions for the insurance industry, has launched its new Parameter Management (PaM) solution.

With the surge of digitisation in the 21st century, cyber threats are no longer a novelty but a pervasive challenge. Spearheading the fight against these threats is KYND, a pioneer in continuous risk monitoring.

The customer experience within the insurance industry is under the spotlight, Zinnia has outlined some key way insurers can improve the customer experience.

To address the evolving challenges it faces, the healthcare industry is increasingly adopting cloud-based customer communications management (CCM) software to improve the customer experience.

Gradient AI, an enterprise software provider of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for the insurance industry, has launched a turnkey solution WriteSpeed to allow workers’ compensation insurers to deploy AI-enabled underwriting.

Although insurance can be considered the safety net of society, protection gaps exist across developed and developing nations. Soaring inflation and the cost-of-living crisis has made this all the more relevant. Better understanding risk and building relationships is key in working towards closing protection gaps and serving customers more effectively.

CCC Intelligent Solutions (CCC) has partnered with global analytics provider Verisk to leverage the two providers’ market-leading technologies to prevent auto insurance fraud.