Category : Insurtech (Insure Tech)

InsurTech Futures: Start-up With Jack authorised by the FCA

Broker is the first regulatory exit from Worry+Peace's InsurTech incubator.

InsurTech Futures: Azur unveils scheme to protect against water damage

Tech MGA to provide water leak detection system to HNW clients, working exclusively with brokers.

Blog: Don’t dismiss messaging platforms

Insly’s Robin Luc Oppenheim examines some of the options for brokers.

Vivek Banga to leave Gallagher for Polaris

Banga to become managing director with Martin McLachlan departing in April.

Allianz Life forms start-up accelerator with Securian Financial and gener8tor

Allianz Life Ventures, part of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, has partnered with Securian Financial and start-up accelerator gener8tor to form the OnRamp Insurance Accelerator program, which will invest in new tech start-ups in the...

UK Millennials and Generation Z “most likely” to not have insurance

A survey by Applied Systems recommends an omnichannel approach to capturing the young adult market.

WTW launches claims benchmarking solution

Global re/insurance broker Willis Towers Watson has announced the launch of Claim Metrics, a bespoke claims benchmarking solution for UK personal lines insurers. WTW says the service provides claims leaders with a tool for identifying performance imp...

Seeman Holtz marks 50th acquisition with insurtech platform purchase

Seeman Holtz Property & Casualty has marked its 50th acquisition with the purchase of Boston-based online home and auto insurance technology platform, Goji (formerly consumers United). Goji operates an online analytics and data-driven personal li...

SCOR Global Life eyes simpler underwriting experience with OnePath partnership

SCOR Global Life, a division of the France-headquartered reinsurer, has said the Australia-based life insurance provider OnePath has succeeded in delivering customers a simpler and faster underwriting experience by utilising the behavioural economics...

Fresh founder Lisa Powis rejoins insurance sector with tech business

Powis, who sold Fresh to Vantage earlier this year, is working with insurance technology provider Iotatech.

B3i targets commercial insurance with Zürich workshop

The Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiatives’ (B3i) first commercial insurance workshop has taken place in Zürich, a move aimed at identifying and exploring the ways in which blockchain technology can be successfully applied to the value chain. B3i...

Bermuda aims to be the world’s insurtech capital: Premier Burt

Speaking at an event on the island last week, Premier of Bermuda, the Hon. David Burt, JP, MP, explained that as well as being seen as the world’s risk capital he would like to see Bermuda take the title of the world’s insurtech capital a...

Anti-fraud start-up Fraugster raises $14mn in funding, backed by Munich Re

Fraugster, a software company that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to prevent fraud for online retailers, has raised $14 million in a Series B funding round that saw participation from HSB Ventures, the venture capital arm of global reinsurer Munic...

New whitepaper advises on how to market and grow a scheme

Insurance Age and Axa release the second in a series of whitepapers to help brokers and MGAs launch schemes and delegated authorities.

Video: In Person with Allianz's Jacob Abboud

The insurer's CIO faces the camera for the quick-fire quiz.