Articles by Izabela Chmielewska
PwC UK and Clearspeed Inc. announce alliance to combat fraud
PwC UK, a leading professional services firm, announced an alliance with Clearspeed Inc., a provider of voice analytics technology for accurate, automated risk assessment at scale.
Origami Risk acquires Dais Technology, expanding its P&C insurance solutions
Origami Risk, a leading provider of risk, safety, and insurance software as a service (SaaS) technology, has acquired Dais Technology, a provider of no-code insurance technology.
AI in insurance: Customers value trust and transparency over speed
A new survey, conducted by claims automation insurtech Sprout.ai in collaboration with YouGov, polled over 4,400 UK and US consumers.
Chubb expands tech innovation in Greece with George N. Nikolaou at the helm
Chubb, one of the world's largest publicly traded property and casualty insurance companies, has appointed George N. Nikolaou as the head of Chubb Business Services EMEA in Thessaloniki, Greece.
Swiss insurer Mobiliar implements ChatGPT for employees
Swiss insurer Die Mobiliar announced that it has implemented ChatGPT, a large language model chatbot developed by OpenAI, for its employees.
British data scientist survey: External data key to success, but poor quality remains a challenge
A new survey of data scientists, including those in the insurtech sector, has found that the vast majority have significantly improved their model results using external data.
AI-Insurtech DGTAL secures €3m in strategic funding
DGTAL, the first Software-as-a-Service platform in Europe that provides AI-powered audits and tools for insurance portfolios, has secured €3m in strategic funding from 1750 Ventures and Gossmann & Cie.
Ignite Insurance Systems increases staff headcount by more than a third
Ignite Insurance Systems (Ignite), the policy administration software house, has increased its overall staff headcount by 40% in the last nine months in response to continued business growth and service demand.
NAVEX to open new London office
NAVEX, a provider of integrated risk and compliance management solutions, has announced plans to open a new office in London.
Barcelona-based inari raises $5.2m to transform insurance infrastructure market
Inari, a core technology infrastructure provider for the global insurance and reinsurance industry, has raised $5.2m in funding as part of its Seed round led by Caixa Capital Risc through Criteria Venture Tech.
Melissa Collett appointed as CEO of Insurtech UK
Insurtech UK, a prominent insurtech trade association, has named Melissa Collett its inaugural chief executive officer (CEO).
Chubb launches Lloyd's lithium battery consortium
Chubb has launched a new Lloyd's of London consortium to provide insurance coverage for risks associated with the transit and storage of lithium batteries.
Verisk releases first-of-kind predictive SRCC data model for political violence insurers
Verisk, a risk intelligence company, has released a new predictive strike, riot, and civil commotion (SRCC) data model that forecasts thousands of global locations on the potential for damaging civil unrest events to emerge.
Conduit Re automates finance with Phinsys
Conduit Re, a pure-play reinsurance start-up founded in 2020, has implemented Phinsys' finance automation software to future-proof its business model and ensure compliance with IFRS17.
Guy Carpenter launches enhanced catastrophe analytics platform
Guy Carpenter, a leading global risk and reinsurance specialist and a subsidiary of Marsh McLennan, has announced the launch of an enhanced version of its catastrophe analytics platform, GC AdvantagePoint®.
AI a top priority for improving insurance customer experience
A new survey by Future Processing has found that nearly a third of UK consumers believe that insurance businesses need to improve their customer experience, with Artificial Intelligence (AI) ranking as a top priority.
Woodgate & Clark and Rocket ES partner to digitise claims data collection
Woodgate & Clark, a leading specialist loss adjuster in the UK, has partnered with insurtech Rocket ES to digitise its claims data collection process.
Addresscloud named one of UK's top places to work in tech
Addresscloud, a global location intelligence platform, has been named one of the UK's top places to work in technology.
Xceedance promotes Amit Tiwari to president, EMEA & APAC
Xceedance, a global provider of technology and digital solutions, claims services, and data and analytical insights to the insurance industry, announced that Amit Tiwari has been promoted to president of EMEA & APAC.
Rob Flynn appointed chair of Polaris board
Polaris UK, the digital trading technology provider owned by the insurance industry, has announced the appointment of Rob Flynn as the chair of its board.
AND-E and Mind Foundry forge powerful AI alliance to combat underinsurance in auto policies
Aioi Nissay Dowa Europe (AND-E), a prominent motor and mobility insurance provider, has partnered with Mind Foundry, an Oxford University spin-off specialising in responsible AI applications, to develop an innovative modelling approach for identifying…
BIBA and FullCircl launch innovative 'SmartBroker' member facility
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) and FullCircl, the Customer Lifecycle Intelligence (CLI) platform, have launched a new member facility called SmartBrokerTM.
UK financial services firms more resilient to market turbulence
A recent study by FIS® has revealed that UK financial services firms exhibit greater resilience in the face of market turbulence than their US counterparts.
FloodFlash partners with Hiscox to accelerate US growth
FloodFlash, the first insurance technology company to offer sensor-enabled parametric flood insurance, announced a new partnership with Hiscox.