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Equisoft, a leading global digital solutions provider, has announced an ISV Built On partnership with Databricks, the data and AI company, to deliver a new integrated analytics platform for life insurance carriers.

Equisoft partners with Databricks to boost life insurance AI

Equisoft, a leading global digital solutions provider, has announced an ISV Built On partnership with Databricks, the data and AI company, to deliver a...
Insurance in 2025 is a performance of precision, agility, and empathy. Behind the customer-facing apps, slick interfaces, and instant quotes lies a backstage operation that is finally being unshackled from decades of legacy systems. While buzzwords are plentiful, real technology is driving this shift, and FinTech Global sat down with a host of industry experts to reveal the innovations that are underpinning success today.

The tech underpinning successful insurance operations in 2025

Insurance in 2025 is a performance of precision, agility, and empathy. Behind the customer-facing apps, slick interfaces, and instant quotes lies a backstage operation...
AI is reshaping Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) workflows from prior authorisation to medication adherence, helping organisations cut costs, speed up therapy starts, and improve member outcomes. As PBMs face rising administrative pressures and growing demands for digital-first engagement, automation platforms such as Ushur’s Customer Experience Automation™ solution are emerging as critical tools to modernise high-volume processes, strengthen compliance, and deliver more transparent, proactive communication across the pharmacy ecosystem.

How AI is reshaping PBM workflows

AI is reshaping Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) workflows from prior authorisation to medication adherence, helping organisations cut costs, speed up therapy starts, and improve...
Californian InsurTech Agentero has launched a new solution designed to enable agents to rapidly identify the most suitable insurers for any given risk.

Agentero launches AI tool to match risks with carriers

Californian InsurTech Agentero has launched a new solution designed to enable agents to rapidly identify the most suitable insurers for any given risk. The offering,...
Cover-More Europe, a global travel insurance provider, and Irish InsurTech Blink Parametric, have partnered to deliver a new parametric flight delay benefit for AnnualTravelInsurance.com customers in Ireland.

Blink and Cover-More launch real-time travel disruption aid

Cover-More Europe, a global travel insurance provider, and Irish InsurTech Blink Parametric, have partnered to deliver a new parametric flight delay benefit for AnnualTravelInsurance.com...
After hours of doing battle with frustrating online forms, captcha loops, and AI chatbots, many fans finally managed to secure Oasis reunion tickets in late 2024, following an arduous slog that underlined that customer expectations and reality are rarely aligned. Insurance claims can often feel eerily similar, littered with endless forms and subpar digital systems. For many consumers, the process has become a 'Wonderwall' they just can't climb.

Can insurers really keep up as customer expectations shift?

After hours of doing battle with frustrating online forms, captcha loops, and AI chatbots, many fans finally managed to secure Oasis reunion tickets in...
Akur8, the next-generation insurance pricing and reserving solution, has opened a new office in the heart of Madrid, as it continues to expand its international presence. 

Akur8 opens Madrid office to meet rising demand in Spain

Akur8, the next-generation insurance pricing and reserving solution, has opened a new office in the heart of Madrid, as it continues to expand its...
Federato launches AI-native platform after $100m Series D

Federato launches AI-native platform after $100m Series D

Federato, the AI-native insurance software provider, has secured new capital to accelerate the adoption of intelligent tools across the global insurance sector, further establishing itself as a key disruptor in the shift away from legacy systems.
Scenario-Based Machine Learning (SBML) is emerging as a powerful refinement to traditional portfolio optimisation techniques used across the insurance industry. Instead of relying on simplified, linear assumptions, SBML applies machine learning to thousands of stochastic scenarios, enabling models to detect complex interactions, non-linear responses and multi-objective trade-offs. The approach gives insurers a dynamic framework capable of reflecting regulatory capital demands, liability structures and shifting risk appetites more realistically than conventional optimisation tools.

What’s pushing insurers toward scenario-based ML?

Scenario-Based Machine Learning (SBML) is emerging as a powerful refinement to traditional portfolio optimisation techniques used across the insurance industry. Instead of relying on...
A familiar phrase often surfaces in compliance and risk discussions across the insurance sector: “This product isn’t regulated for AML, so we don’t need to monitor it.” In many markets, that assumption is supported by existing rules. Regulatory frameworks largely focus on life insurance policies, while non-life products such as motor, property, travel, and liability insurance rarely fall within formal AML requirements.

Insurance AML blind spots explained

A familiar phrase often surfaces in compliance and risk discussions across the insurance sector: “This product isn’t regulated for AML, so we don’t need...

News Stories

AXA XL taps Samsara platform for fleet risk tools

AXA XL, a global commercial insurance provider, has announced a strategic partnership with Samsara, the pioneer of the Connected Operations® Platform, to bring advanced...

Connie Health acquires Clearlink and raises $40m Series B

Connie Health, an AI-native Medicare navigation platform, has completed the acquisition and integration of Clearlink's Medicare business, backed by a $40m Series B financing...

Corgi Insurance partners with Silicon Valley Bank

Corgi Insurance, a fast-growing insurance platform serving startups and technology businesses, has announced a partnership with Silicon Valley Bank, a division of First Citizens...

ZestyAI names two executives amid strong momentum

ZestyAI, an AI-powered risk decision platform serving the property and casualty (P&C) insurance sector, has appointed David Friend as chief financial officer and John...
Earnix

Earnix bets on native AI to govern insurer decisions

Earnix, an AI decisioning platform purpose-built for the insurance sector, has unveiled AIOS, its AI Orchestration System for Insurance, designed to embed governed artificial...
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