Sector Updates

Glia and Lightico join forces for improved customer experience

Lightico, a New York-based vendor offering a next-generation platform for digital customer interactions for the insurance market, has partnered with provider of digital customer service (DCS) solutions Glia.

Zurich to digitalise International Programs business

Zurich Insurance Group is digitalising its International Programs business by deploying technology to streamline stakeholder interactions.

Akur8 tapped by Mutua Madrileña for its pricing process

Mutua Madrileña, a Spanish insurer specialising in non-life insurance, has chosen to implement modules by Akur8 to boost the predictive power of its pricing models.

Aviva Canada to launch telematics product with IMS

Aviva Canada has partnered with global vehicle and driving data business IMS to launch Aviva Journey, an app-based telematics product for the Canadian auto insurance market.

JAB grows pet insurance pawprint with $1.4bn deal

JAB Holding Company (JAB) has entered into an agreement to acquire all of Fairfax’s interests in US-based Crum & Forster Pet Insurance Group, in a deal worth $1.4bn.

Artificial Labs pulls in £9.5m for better underwriting

Artificial Labs, an insurance software company that provides an algorithmic underwriting platform, has raised £9.5m in Series A funding.

How many North American insurances offer their customers web or smartphone apps?

A recent whitepaper by Scanbot SDK has studied how North American insurances perform on digital customer experience.

Insurance industry to see a rise in digital health platforms, dacadoo reports

Insurers are shifting from traditional payment-delivery systems to a more consumer focused insurance-as-a-service model. According to dacadoo, this will result in 67% of insurers offering digital health engagement platforms.

iPipeline and Ethos to delivery faster life insurance underwriting

iPipeline has entered into an strategic alliance with US life insurance provider Ethos to help a wider range of consumers benefit from its online life insurance coverage platform.

Acrisure acquires QuickInsured to fuel digital sales growth

FinTech and global insurance broker Acrisure has acquired QuickInsured, a tech-enabled insurance agency.

News Stories

Marsh launches Stratus, $10bn digital infrastructure cover

Marsh launches Stratus, $10bn digital infrastructure cover

Marsh, the global risk, reinsurance, capital, people and investment and management consulting group, has introduced Stratus, a property insurance exchange built to address the...
Inszone Insurance acquires Aviza Insurance Agency

Inszone Insurance acquires Aviza Insurance Agency

Inszone Insurance Services, a fast-growing national provider of commercial, personal, and benefits insurance, has acquired Aviza Insurance Agency, a long-standing Michigan agency known for...
Hippo grows homeowners insurance reach to 22 US states

Hippo grows homeowners insurance reach to 22 US states

Hippo Holdings, a technology-native insurance group that diversifies risk across personal and commercial lines through its carrier platform, has confirmed plans to widen the...

CAM Group picks NeoXam GP4 to modernise accounting

NeoXam, a global provider of software solutions spanning data management, investment accounting, portfolio management, valuation, reporting and reconciliation, has been chosen by CAM Group,...
Corgi and Trucker Path launch route-data cover

Corgi and Trucker Path launch route-data cover

Corgi Insurance, a full-stack commercial insurance platform, and Trucker Path Insurance, the insurance arm of the widely used trucking navigation app Trucker Path, have...
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