Sector Updates

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Swiss Re, Britam and Oxfam to protect small-scale farmers in Kenya with parametric flood...

Global reinsurer Swiss Re has teamed up with Britam and Oxfam to launch an index-based flood insurance solution in Kenya to protect small-scale farmers.
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Pet health insurer Barkibu bags $4.5m

Barkibu, a pet health insurance and preventative coverage provider, has raised $4.5m in funding to take advantage of the “booming” pet insurance market.
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North American pet insurance sector exceeds $3.5bn

The North American Pet Health Insurance Association (NAPHIA) released its 2023 State of the Industry (SOI) Report showing the North American pet health insurance sector grew by 23.5% in In-Force GWP over 2022.
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Akur8 to enhance NEXT Insurance’s pricing processes

Akur8, the next generation insurance pricing solution powered by transparent machine learning, has been selected by NEXT Insurance to help scale pricing capability framework.
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Sunnova Energy joins forces with Amica Insurance for energy and insurance services

Sunnova Energy International, a US Energy as a Service (EaaS) provider, has partnered with Amica Insurance to expand the reach of its clean, affordable and reliable energy services.
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InsurTech Obie teams up with Marketplace to better manage risk

Obie, an InsurTech startup that offers insurance risk management for real estate investors, has partnered with Marketplace Homes to better manage risk for its properties.
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CogniSure and Innoveo team up to support commercial insurers

CogniSure AI, a provider of insurance document extraction and analytics, has partnered with no-code platform provider Innoveo to drive underwriting efficiencies and pricing accuracy for commercial insurers.
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Tech for Good: closing insurance protection gaps

Insurance protection gaps exist on a global scale, senior insurance executives discuss what the industry can do to improve this and enact a positive social impact.
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Cloud-native insurance platform Novidea bags $50m Series C

Cloud-native insurance platform Novidea has raised $50m in a Series C funding round led by Battery Ventures.
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How insurers can successfully extract data from emails using AI

Extracting accurate data from emails can be a challenging task for insurance companies, even with the help of AI. Ushur advocates for what it calls an “ontology-based” approach alongside the use of AI.

News Stories

Booking a flight online takes minutes. Ordering a taxi takes seconds. Even applying for a loan can now be done in a handful of taps. Buying insurance, by contrast, often feels like stepping back a decade. The process slows, the questions multiply, and what should be simple quickly becomes something to work through rather than complete.

Why most insurance quotes are abandoned — and how insurers can fix it

Booking a flight online takes minutes. Ordering a taxi takes seconds. Even applying for a loan can now be done in a handful of...

Global InsurTech funding extends decline as investment falls 50% in April

Global InsurTech investment cooled further in April, with eight deals raising approximately $119m, marking another step down from March’s already subdued $237m. That represents a...
InsureMO, an API, data and AI-driven insurance platform, has added Upsure, a provider of core insurance software, to its partner ecosystem to deliver a unified core insurance suite and accelerate digital transformation for insurers across emerging markets.

InsureMO adds Upsure to expand core insurance platform

InsureMO, an API, data and AI-driven insurance platform, has added Upsure, a provider of core insurance software, to its partner ecosystem to deliver a...
Insly, an enterprise-grade insurance software provider, has launched a new AI-enabled claims portal designed to help insurers and managing general agents (MGAs) deliver a self-service, digital-first claims experience for policyholders.

Insly debuts digital claims platform for MGAs

Insly, an enterprise-grade insurance software provider, has launched a new AI-enabled claims portal designed to help insurers and managing general agents (MGAs) deliver a...
The global insurance industry is moving quickly into an AI-driven future. Pricing, underwriting, and customer engagement are being reshaped at pace, with many insurers shifting from experimentation to real-world deployment. But beneath this global momentum, the UK market tells a more measured story.

How the rise of AI’s impacting UK insurance pricing

The global insurance industry is moving quickly into an AI-driven future. Pricing, underwriting, and customer engagement are being reshaped at pace, with many insurers...
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