Sector Updates

mea Platform, a leading provider of AI-driven solutions for the (re)insurance industry, has launched a suite of agentic AI products designed to unlock value trapped inside (re)insurance operating expenses.

mea launches AI suite to replace core insurance industry workflows

mea Platform, a leading provider of AI-driven solutions for the (re)insurance industry, has launched a suite of agentic AI products designed to unlock value...
Allianz UK has partnered with Ticker, a Managing General Agent (MGA) and one of the UK’s top connected motor insurance providers, in a bid to boost safer driving.

Allianz UK partners with Ticker to enhance motor insurance

Allianz UK has partnered with Ticker, a Managing General Agent (MGA) and one of the UK’s top connected motor insurance providers, in a bid...
Acrisure, a global FinTech leader providing intelligence-driven financial services and solutions, has announced the appointment of Benjamin Funk as its new chief technology and chief AI officer.

Acrisure hires Benjamin Funk to lead AI and tech strategy

Acrisure, a global FinTech leader providing intelligence-driven financial services and solutions, has announced the appointment of Benjamin Funk as its new chief technology and...
Specialty Program Group (SPG), a leading insurance specialty and wholesale brokerage, has partnered with Vertafore, a top provider of InsurTech solutions, to enhance digital experiences for its retail agencies and improve operational efficiency across its partner network.

SPG partners with Vertafore to modernise agency workflows

Specialty Program Group (SPG), a leading insurance specialty and wholesale brokerage, has partnered with Vertafore, a top provider of InsurTech solutions, to enhance digital experiences...
Unitary, an AI automation firm, has launched its Virtual Agents for Insurance to help insurers streamline workflows, reduce costs, and accelerate automation without system overhauls.

Unitary launches AI Virtual Agents for insurance automation

Unitary, an AI automation firm, has launched its Virtual Agents for Insurance to help insurers streamline workflows, reduce costs, and accelerate automation without system...
For decades, provider support in health plans has relied on call centres to handle benefit verifications, claim checks, and credentialing updates. While necessary, these interactions are repetitive, slow, and costly. Benefits verification alone can account for 60–70% of calls, highlighting the inefficiency of traditional provider support models.

How Ushur is modernising healthcare support operations

For decades, provider support in health plans has relied on call centres to handle benefit verifications, claim checks, and credentialing updates. While necessary, these...
Insurance compliance teams have long relied on rules-based monitoring as the cornerstone of anti-money laundering (AML) programmes. Fixed thresholds and predefined alerts offer simplicity and auditability, but as financial crime becomes more complex, this approach is increasingly insufficient, according to SymphonyAI. 

How can insurance firms stop financial crime effectively?

Insurance compliance teams have long relied on rules-based monitoring as the cornerstone of anti-money laundering (AML) programmes. Fixed thresholds and predefined alerts offer simplicity...
Akur8, a next-generation insurance pricing and reserving solution, has been selected by Branch, an innovative insurance company leveraging data, technology, and automation, to transform its actuarial workflows.

Akur8 selected by Branch to modernise actuarial pricing

Akur8, a next-generation insurance pricing and reserving solution, has been selected by Branch, an innovative insurance company leveraging data, technology, and automation, to transform...
dacadoo, a digital health engagement company, has partnered with Specialist Direct, a digital health solutions subsidiary of Swisstec, to provide a holistic health experience that supports users from initial recovery through sustained wellbeing.

dacadoo and Specialist Direct partner to transform digital health

dacadoo, a digital health engagement company, has partnered with Specialist Direct, a digital health solutions subsidiary of Swisstec, to provide a holistic health experience...
ZestyAI, a leading provider of AI-driven property risk analytics, has announced a partnership with Brava Roof Tile, a provider of premium synthetic roofing solutions, to validate the performance of its roofing systems in real-world storm conditions.

ZestyAI brings data-driven roof analytics to Brava Roof Tile

ZestyAI, a leading provider of AI-driven property risk analytics, has announced a partnership with Brava Roof Tile, a provider of premium synthetic roofing solutions,...

News Stories

Acrisure's Auris AI targets insurance's data silos

Acrisure’s Auris AI targets insurance’s data silos

Acrisure, the global FinTech group spanning insurance, reinsurance, payroll, benefits, cybersecurity and real estate services across 19 countries, has launched Auris AI, an applied...
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...
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