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Insurance and reinsurance technology related news, focused on the wave of interest in InsurTech start-ups, investing in insurance technology initiatives, as well as reinsurance tech start-ups or ReinsurTech.
Zurich acquires U.S insurtech firm Sea Pine Technologies
26th February 2019
Zurich North America has acquired 100% ownership of Sea Pine Technologies, a U.S insurtech firm that specialises in developing digital applications for the marketing of vehicle protection products. The insurer said the move would enable it to further expand its automotive Finance & Insurance (F&I) products and services for auto dealers ... Read the full article
Value of InsurTech deals up by 155% in Q4: Willis Towers Watson
25th February 2019
Global insurance and reinsurance broker, Willis Towers Watson, has said that the number of InsurTech deals announced globally in Q4 2018 increased by 24% to 63, with a total value of $1.59 billion, which is growth of 155% on the same period in 2017. This is according to the broker's Quarterly ... Read the full article
Swiss Re pilots satellite imaging for use in crop claim settlements
22nd February 2019
Global reinsurance giant Swiss Re has piloted the use of satellite imaging in the claim settlement process of its crop insurance scheme, according to a report by The Hindu Business Line. The use of satellite imaging can reportedly be used to quickly estimate the drought level or soil moisture content level ... Read the full article
SCOR Life & Health invests in startup HumanAPI
21st February 2019
SCOR Life & Health Ventures, a division of the France-headquartered reinsurer, has invested in health data consolidation platform HumanAPI as SCOR Global Life looks for ways to streamline the life insurance underwriting process. HumanAPI is a San Francisco-based company that allows a consumer to centralise and share their health data (from sources ... Read the full article
Eurobase’s synergy2 platform delivered in step with London Market TOM
21st February 2019
Eurobase International Group, an international software and service provider to financial institutions, has announced that its Synergy2 platform is the first to go into production with integrated Structured Data Capture (SDC), allowing for the delivery of straight-through processing for risk creation via the Global Placement Message (GPM). SDC is an online ... Read the full article
InsurTech incubator Nassau Re/Imagine launches
21st February 2019
Nassau Re has announced the establishment of an InsurTech incubator, Nassau Re/Imagine, launched to assist selected start-ups focused in life insurance, annuity and reinsurance industries. The reinsurer's new InsurTech incubator is to be based in its Boat Building headquarters in Hartford, Connecticut, and will provide complimentary office space as well as business ... Read the full article
Allianz X gets €1bn funding for global tech investments
20th February 2019
The success of Allianz Group’s digital investment unit Allianz X has resulted in it receiving an increased funding allocation of €1 billion. The investment from Allianz SE is designed to facilitate investments into companies globally that represent a strategic relevance to the Group. Allianz X is now one of the largest European ... Read the full article
Prima Solutions-Effisoft enhances WebXL reinsurance software
18th February 2019
Prima Solutions-Effisoft Group, an insurtech firm that designs software for insurance and reinsurance professionals, has released an updated version of its WebXL solution, which optimises ceded property-casualty and life reinsurance management. WebXL 4.3 includes several new features to help reinsurers deal with increased natural disaster occurrence, including improved management of the ... Read the full article
RLI to leverage machine learning with InsurTech partnership
18th February 2019
Specialty re/insurer RLI Corporation is partnering with InsurTech startup DataCubes as it explores ways to automate intake forms and intelligence gathering and move beyond the manual, time-consuming processes currently in place. DataCubes’ computer vision and machine learning platform is able to automatically digitise lengthy and complex insurance submission documents - including ... Read the full article
SCOR Global Life partners with wearable tech firm on health insights
18th February 2019
SCOR Global Life, a division of the France-headquartered reinsurer, has partnered with wearable technology provider Garmin Health in the Asia Pacific region to improve its underwriting insights and promote better lifestyle choices for consumers. By analysing the health metrics generated by Garmin’s wearable devices, SCOR will be able to enhance its ... Read the full article
UK government backs AI projects for insurance industry
15th February 2019
The UK government has announced that it plans to invest in 40 artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics projects to boost productivity and improve customer service in the UK insurance, accountancy, and legal services industries. The government has pledged £13 million to support these collaborative industry and research projects and develop ... Read the full article
Gen Re develops facial analytics app for insurance buyers
14th February 2019
Global reinsurer Gen Re has developed a new mobile application that uses facial analytics technology to help customers purchase Life, Hospital Cash and Accidental Death insurance policies. The NOW app uses technology by Lapetus Solutions to quickly estimate factors such as a user’s age, gender and BMI based on an uploaded ... Read the full article
Commercial auto insurtech INSHUR gets $7m Series A led by Munich Re
13th February 2019
INSHUR, a 100% digital provider of commercial auto insurance, has raised a $7 million Series A funding round which was led by Munich Re Ventures, the insurtech investments arm of the reinsurer. INSHUR secured $7 million of equity funding from the Series A round, as well as a further $2 million ... Read the full article
Insurtech funding surges in 2018 as key players expand: Deutsche Bank
8th February 2019
Insurtech investment volumes increased by more than 60% between 2017 and 2018, while key players such as Lemonade and Amazon also expanded their operations over the year, according to analysts at Deutsche Bank. Deutsche Bank data shows that insurtech investments (across all stages) totalled US $2.6 billion during the first three ... Read the full article
BlackFin invests €2mn in launch of Descartes Underwriting insurtech
6th February 2019
BlackFin Capital Partners has invested €2 million in the launch of Descartes Underwriting, a new B2B insurtech company based in Paris. Descartes functions as a Managing General Agency (MGA) and works with brokers to underwrite insurance policies on behalf of first-tier re/insurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds. The firm designs innovative insurance ... Read the full article