Sector Updates

Global specialty insurer, Mosaic Insurance, has announced the appointment of Toby Smith as Americas CEO, effective from July 23.

Mosaic Insurance makes senior leadership appointment to drive US and Canada growth

Global specialty insurer, Mosaic Insurance, has announced the appointment of Toby Smith as Americas CEO, effective from July 23. Smith, based in New York, will join...
Odie Pet Insurance, a full-service pet health insurance company known for its integrated technology solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with Insuritas, the nation's leading embedded insurance provider for financial institutions.

Odie Pet Insurance partners with Insuritas to offer seamless pet insurance solutions

Odie Pet Insurance, a full-service pet health insurance company known for its integrated technology solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with Insuritas, the nation's leading embedded insurance provider for financial institutions.
Travel insurer Tifgroup has teamed up Air Doctor, the must-have travel companion, to ensure that travellers can quickly and easily access medical care while abroad.

tifgroup and Air Doctor partner to enhance global travel healthcare

Travel insurer Tifgroup has teamed up Air Doctor, the must-have travel companion, to ensure that travellers can quickly and easily access medical care while abroad.
Acrisure, an innovative leader in financial services and insurance, has announced the appointment of John Tuttle, currently the vice chairman of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), as president, effective September 1, 2024.

Acrisure names John Tuttle as president amid strategic growth push

Acrisure, an innovative leader in financial services and insurance, has announced the appointment of John Tuttle, currently the vice chairman of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), as president, effective September 1, 2024.
Ushur, a leading provider of AI-powered Customer Experience Automation™ (CXA), has announced that Mike Price has joined its executive leadership team as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).

Ushur hires former Oracle and ForgeRock executive as new CRO

Ushur, a leading provider of AI-powered Customer Experience Automation™ (CXA), has announced that Mike Price has joined its executive leadership team as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).
Claims management is a vital function within the insurance industry, focusing on the resolution and processing of claims made by policyholders. By optimising this process, insurers aim to handle claims more swiftly, reduce instances of fraud, and maintain regulatory compliance. Comarch delves deeper into what makes claims management so critical for insurers.

Why effective claims management is crucial for insurance companies

Claims management is a vital function within the insurance industry, focusing on the resolution and processing of claims made by policyholders. By optimising this process, insurers aim to handle claims more swiftly, reduce instances of fraud, and maintain regulatory compliance. Comarch delves deeper into what makes claims management so critical for insurers.
Acturis, a prominent technology provider for the general insurance industry, is set to integrate Covéa Insurance‘s Home IHP product into its platform.

Covéa Insurance’s Home IHP product launches on Acturis platform to boost broker choices

Acturis, a prominent technology provider for the general insurance industry, is set to integrate Covéa Insurance‘s Home IHP product into its platform.
District Cover, a small business insurance broker, has successfully raised over $7m in a funding round that featured participation from Andreessen Horowitz.

Insurance broker District Cover secures $7m in funding round backed by Andreessen Horowitz

District Cover, a small business insurance broker, has successfully raised over $7m in a funding round that featured participation from Andreessen Horowitz.
Markel has partnered with mea Platform to enhance the accuracy of its underwriting procedure by utilising Machine Learning (ML).

Markel partners with mea to boost underwriting procedure with machine learning

Markel has partnered with mea Platform to enhance the accuracy of its underwriting procedure by utilising Machine Learning (ML).
Martello Re Limited, an asset-intensive reinsurer, has successfully closed a second round of equity funding, raising $935m from both existing and new shareholders.

Asset-intensive reinsurer Martello Re secures $935m in equity funding round

Martello Re Limited, an asset-intensive reinsurer, has successfully closed a second round of equity funding, raising $935m from both existing and new shareholders.

News Stories

Migrating from on-premises to cloud infrastructure is a major leap for any organisation. This was the case for a Fortune 500 insurer seeking to modernise its operations. Their existing system, which relied on outdated methods and manual processes, was no longer fit to handle the enormous amounts of data generated daily. This transformation involved building a robust, automated platform, transitioning to the cloud, and optimising for efficiency and scalability. Customer software development company Symfa explains how it supported the firm on this journey.

How Symfa helped a Fortune 500 insurer modernise its cloud infrastructure – part one

Migrating from on-premises to cloud infrastructure is a major leap for any organisation. This was the case for a Fortune 500 insurer seeking to modernise its operations. Their existing system, which relied on outdated methods and manual processes, was no longer fit to handle the enormous amounts of data generated daily. This transformation involved building a robust, automated platform, transitioning to the cloud, and optimising for efficiency and scalability. Customer software development company Symfa explains how it supported the firm on this journey.
ZestyAI has partnered with Standard Casualty Company to enhance risk assessment and policyholder collaboration for manufactured home insurance using advanced AI-driven property and climate risk analytics.

ZestyAI and Standard Casualty join forces to innovate property insurance for mobile homes

ZestyAI has partnered with Standard Casualty Company to enhance risk assessment and policyholder collaboration for manufactured home insurance using advanced AI-driven property and climate risk analytics.
HDI Global, a leading provider of industrial insurance, has announced plans to expand its environmental liability insurance offerings to international markets.

HDI Global expands ESG insurance offering with international environmental liability coverage

HDI Global, a leading provider of industrial insurance, has announced plans to expand its environmental liability insurance offerings to international markets. The expansion follows the...
Mulberri, a digital insurance platform focused on innovating business insurance, has joined forces with Qualys in a bid to deliver enhanced cyber insurance offerings.

Qualys partners with Mulberri to transform cyber insurance underwriting

Mulberri, a digital insurance platform focused on innovating business insurance, has joined forces with Qualys in a bid to deliver enhanced cyber insurance offerings.
Duck Creek Technologies, a global provider of intelligent solutions for property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance, has announced the opening of a second Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Warsaw, Poland.

Duck Creek Technologies expands with new centre of excellence in Poland

Duck Creek Technologies, a global provider of intelligent solutions for property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance, has announced the opening of a second Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Warsaw, Poland.

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