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Faye raises $50m to power autonomous travel care

Faye raises $50m to power autonomous travel care

Faye, the AI-powered travel protection platform recognised as a TIME Best Invention and named a top provider by The Wall Street Journal, has closed...
Why insurance personalisation is still stuck in the data gap

Why insurance personalisation is still stuck in the data gap

Insurers have invested significantly in customer data, segmentation and behavioural analytics to improve engagement. However, many still face challenges when turning those insights into...
Octave taps Cytora technology for new MGA launches

Octave taps Cytora technology for new MGA launches

Cytora, an AI-powered risk processing platform for commercial insurers, has entered a partnership with Octave Specialty Group, a specialty insurance platform that builds, buys...
Plaid and Sierra unlock AI-powered financial workflows

Plaid and Sierra unlock AI-powered financial workflows

Plaid, a financial technology company that enables consumers to securely connect their financial accounts with apps and services, has partnered with Sierra, an AI...

Angelica Solutions adds pricing expert Illingworth

Angelica Solutions, the UK insurance consultancy specialising in data-driven and actuarial solutions for insurers, MGAs and InsurTechs, has appointed Amy Illingworth as a senior...
Federato

Federato launches Claims to close loss ratio gaps

Federato, the AI-native platform for the full insurance policy lifecycle, has launched Federato Claims, an end-to-end claims management system built on the same technology...
LendingTree bets on product breadth to drive growth

LendingTree bets on product breadth to drive growth

LendingTree, the US online financial services marketplace, is expanding its insurance offering alongside wider financial services growth, launching six new product categories through strategic...
How insurers can turn wellness data into better engagement

How insurers can turn wellness data into better engagement

Health insurers are increasingly investing in wellness programmes to improve member engagement and preventive care, but many continue to struggle with delivering personalised experiences,...
Insurers move beyond AI pilots as governance takes control

Insurers move beyond AI pilots as governance takes control

The insurance sector is moving from AI experimentation towards more structured adoption, with governance, accountability and decision intelligence emerging as key priorities at MGAA...
Europe InsurTech deal activity H1 2026

UK companies dominated European InsurTech deals in H1 as deal activity grew 13% YoY

Key European InsurTech investment stats in H1 2026: European InsurTech deal activity grew 13% YoY in H1 UK companies dominated European InsurTech landscape as...

News Stories

AML

Why underwriting data holds the key to spotting AML risk

Insurance houses across South Africa are pouring money into anti-financial crime tools, yet heavy spending alone is not solving the problem. Effectiveness, particularly at...
Wildfire data model drives new California cover

Wildfire data model drives new California cover

DUAL North America, a specialty programme administrator, Kingstone Companies, a Northeast-focused property insurer, and Windward Risk Managers, a Florida-based risk manager, have each launched...
ManyPets debuts UK's first ChatGPT insurance plugin

ManyPets debuts UK’s first ChatGPT insurance plugin

ManyPets, a UK pet insurance provider offering Lifetime cover and an AI-powered claims service, has become the first UK specialist pet insurance provider to...
RateZip brings real-time pricing data to ChatGPT

RateZip brings real-time pricing data to ChatGPT

RateZip, an independent US consumer rates platform that compares savings, deposit, mortgage and lending rates, has launched a live rates service inside ChatGPT, giving...
Insurers struggle to turn AI into action

Insurers struggle to turn AI into action

Insurers are investing heavily in artificial intelligence across pricing, underwriting, claims, risk assessment and customer engagement. Yet as AI models become more sophisticated, the...
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