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Vietnamese InsurTech startup Saladin has raised an undisclosed amount in a Series A round led by SBI Ven Capital, through its joint fund with Kyobo Securities and NTUitive.

Saladin lands fresh funding to scale digital insurance

Vietnamese InsurTech startup Saladin has raised an undisclosed amount in a Series A round led by SBI Ven Capital, through its joint fund with...
Tide has appointed Dan McNally as SVP and CEO of Tide Insurance Services, strengthening its push into business protection for small and medium-sized businesses.

Tide hires industry veteran to drive insurance growth

Tide has appointed Dan McNally as SVP and CEO of Tide Insurance Services, strengthening its push into business protection for small and medium-sized businesses. The...
Healthcare costs are spiralling, with the average annual premium for employer-sponsored family coverage reaching $26,993 in 2025—a 6% increase year-on-year. Employees are paying an average of $6,850, outpacing wage growth and the Consumer Price Index (CPI). With inflation and high-cost therapies like GLP-1 drugs driving this surge, employers and insurers face mounting financial and competitive pressure.

How dacadoo lowers rising $27k health insurance costs

Healthcare costs are spiralling, with the average annual premium for employer-sponsored family coverage reaching $26,993 in 2025—a 6% increase year-on-year. Employees are paying an...
Verisk, a global data analytics and technology provider to the insurance industry, has expanded its collaboration with KYND to integrate advanced cyber intelligence into its Rulebook platform.

KYND powers Verisk Rulebook for better cyber underwriting

Verisk, a global data analytics and technology provider to the insurance industry, has expanded its collaboration with KYND to integrate advanced cyber intelligence into...
Techficient has unveiled Surefire, a new end-to-end life insurance underwriting platform designed to simplify underwriting, cut costs, and improve business quality for carriers.

Techficient debuts Surefire solution to simplify life insurance processes

Techficient has unveiled Surefire, a new end-to-end life insurance underwriting platform designed to simplify underwriting, cut costs, and improve business quality for carriers. The InsurTech...
Zain Group has launched Kuwait’s first fully digital, end-to-end motor insurance application, marking a significant milestone in the country’s insurance and telecom sectors.

Zain introduces mobile-first digital motor insurance solution

Zain Group has launched Kuwait’s first fully digital, end-to-end motor insurance application, marking a significant milestone in the country’s insurance and telecom sectors. Developed in...
Sixfold, the AI underwriting platform used by leading life, health and P&C insurers, has launched a new AI Adoption Guide to help carriers accelerate the transition from pilot programmes to full deployment.

Sixfold unveils AI adoption guide for insurers

Sixfold, the AI underwriting platform used by leading life, health and P&C insurers, has launched a new AI Adoption Guide to help carriers accelerate...
Regulatory and financial requirements heavily influence the content and format of loss reserve reporting. These mandates often produce extremes in the information presented. On one hand, actuaries require highly detailed, granular data for robust analysis. On the other, management relies on summarised estimates to make strategic decisions. Between these two layers, static spreadsheets and slide decks frequently dominate, leaving valuable insights underutilised. Akur8, a leading actuarial software provider, highlights how modern platforms can help bridge this gap by making granular data more accessible and actionable for all stakeholders.

Unlocking loss reserve data for smarter management choices

Regulatory and financial requirements heavily influence the content and format of loss reserve reporting. These mandates often produce extremes in the information presented. On...
Parametrix, a provider of parametric insurance for digital business interruption, has raised $27m in Series B funding led by Mundi Ventures, FirstMark Capital, and Hannover Digital Investments, the corporate venture arm of HDI Group.

Parametrix bags $27m to expand parametric coverage

Parametrix, a provider of parametric insurance for digital business interruption, has raised $27m in Series B funding led by Mundi Ventures, FirstMark Capital, and...
Wisedocs, an AI-powered medical record review and claims documentation platform with expert human oversight, has joined the Guidewire Insurtech Vanguards program, a curated community of InsurTechs helping property and casualty (P&C) insurers modernise and scale their operations.

Wisedocs joins Guidewire’s Insurtech Vanguards program

Wisedocs, an AI-powered medical record review and claims documentation platform with expert human oversight, has joined the Guidewire Insurtech Vanguards program, a curated community...

News Stories

Agero, MOTER team up on connected claims

Agero, MOTER team up on connected claims

Agero, a digital driver assistance provider operating through its recently acquired Urgently platform, and MOTER Technologies (MOTER), an InsurTech firm that converts connected vehicle...

AXA expands AI agent hub with Publicis Sapient

AXA, the global insurance and asset management group, has entered into a strategic partnership with Publicis Sapient, a technology company specialising in enterprise AI...

intellectAI Insurance’s month of listening exposes wholesale broking’s data gap

IntellectAI has used its Broker Appreciation Month (BAM) campaign, which ran throughout July, to surface the operational friction still holding back wholesale insurance distribution,...
What music can teach insurance actuaries

Actuaries and music: a mathematical connection

Actuaries and musicians may work in very different fields, but both rely on patterns, interpretation and judgement. At Akur8, several actuaries say their experience with...
Orange brings three insurance products to market simultaneously

Orange brings three insurance products to market simultaneously

Orange Insurance Exchange has gone live with three property insurance products simultaneously across Florida, moving onto Solstice Innovations' AI-native Equinox policy administration platform. The Florida...
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