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Why producer onboarding and compliance are critical for insurers
17+ hour, 46+ min ago (155+ words) The insurance sector has been battling a prolonged hard market for several years, but the market is shifting and growth is back on the agenda. FinTech Global recently sat down with Ido Deutsch, chief revenue officer at insurance distribution software…...
SquareTrade reshapes European strategy with licensed insurer
2+ week, 9+ hour ago (204+ words) SquareTrade Europe, the European arm of Allstate-owned device protection provider SquareTrade, has launched a licensed insurance entity in Brussels, bringing underwriting capabilities in-house as it looks to accelerate growth across the region. The newly established SquareTrade Europe Insurance marks a…...
Zurich and Honey reshape Australia's insurance race
2+ week, 3+ day ago (376+ words) Zurich Financial Services Australia, the local arm of the global insurer and Australia’s only major composite insurer, is set to enter the country’s personal home insurance market after deepening its alliance with digital insurer Honey Insurance. Under the expanded arrangement,…...
Alan raises €480m to expand prevention insurance globally
3+ week, 3+ day ago (356+ words) Alan, a prevention InsurTech valued at €5.5bn ($6.3bn), has secured a €480m ($550m) Series G financing round led by Prosus, with participation from existing shareholders Teachers’ Venture Growth (TVG) and Index Ventures, as well as new investor Dara Holdings. The raise values Alan at…...
Sedgwick reveals rising claims severity in Europe
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (444+ words) Sedgwick, the world’s leading risk and claims administration partner, has released its 2026 Claims Administration Intelligence Report, examining claims trends and pressures across the UK and Europe. The report draws on general market statistics and company-sourced data covering 2.3 million losses recorded…...
How broken interactions are costing insurers growth
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (299+ words) A decade of investment in digital transformation has left insurers with faster engines and emptier waiting rooms. Across the sector, carriers have poured capital into modernising pricing models, overhauling underwriting systems, and rebuilding customer-facing channels from the ground up. According…...
Why transparency is reshaping insurance pricing strategy
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (699+ words) In practice, transparency is shifting pricing away from opaque model outputs and towards structured, explainable decision-making frameworks. Insurers are now expected not only to deliver accurate pricing, but also to demonstrate how each assumption, variable and adjustment contributes to the…...
10 best health insurance solutions available in 2025
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (386+ words) The health insurance industry has rarely been accused of moving fast. For decades, it has operated in a world of fax machines, call centres, and clunky systems held together by layers of manual intervention. But that world is beginning to…...
Asia Insurance adopts CoverGo’s digital health platform
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (408+ words) Asia Insurance, one of the leading general insurers in Hong Kong and Macau, has gone live with CoverGo’s next-generation, end-to-end health insurance platform. The collaboration aims to deliver a fully digital health insurance journey for customers, distribution partners, and internal…...
Aris Asimakis joins Bank of London as chief risk officer
11+ mon, 16+ hour ago (318+ words) The Bank of London, a clearing and payments bank backed by over £75m in investment, has appointed Aris Asimakis as its new chief risk and compliance officer (CRCO). In this role, Asimakis will be responsible for strengthening the Bank’s risk management,…...