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Ascot Names Bruce Sikorski Group Head of Corporate Services

Sikorski will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of Ascot’s global facilities, ensuring optimal functionality, safety, sustainability and consistency across sites.

Posted: Jan 07, 2025

Sollers, mea Platform Partner to Promote Underwriting and Claims Automation

The companies aim to improve underwriting and claims management and accelerate the associated processes in the London Market.

Posted: Jan 07, 2025

Evolution Risk Partners Boosts Risk Projection Capabilities with Gradient AI

The MGU fills gaps in data and claims with AI-driven insights to offer tailored solutions for customers seeking alternative funding options.

Posted: Jan 06, 2025

OWIT Global Announces Alternative Delivery Models

The vendor now delivers solutions via SaaS, client on-premise/VPC, and as a hybrid—part hosted, part on-premise/VPC.

Posted: Jan 06, 2025

FM Announces Acquisition of Velocity Specialty Insurance Company

Through the transaction, FM will acquire a leading excess & surplus insurance business to expand and enhance its current and future solutions.

Posted: Jan 06, 2025

Old Republic Launches Cyber and Technology Underwriting Company

The new company, Old Republic Cyber, Inc., will focus on providing specialized Cyber- and Technology-related coverage.

Posted: Jan 05, 2025

Earnix Joins MGAA to Support Innovation and Growth in the MGA Sector

The Managing General Agents Association is a prominent association representing over 400 MGAs across the U.K. and the Republic of Ireland.

Posted: Jan 05, 2025

New Beginnings: Insurance Innovation 2025

Overestimating the impact of changes in the short term, while underestimating them over the long haul could be a fateful mistake for IT leaders and the companies they support now.

Posted: Jan 05, 2025

Blink Parametric Launches Flight Disruption Coverage with Zurich Indonesia

The ‘FlyEasy’ parametric cover is now available on Zurich Indonesia’s Travel Product, via the Zurich Edge platform, offering real-time lounge access for delayed flights.

Posted: Dec 19, 2024

Northwestern Mutual Names Dave Gordon Chief Digital and Information Officer

Gordon succeeds Christian Mitchell, who recently stepped down from his role as executive vice president and chief digital and information officer to pursue new opportunities.

Posted: Dec 19, 2024

Cytora and Moody’s RMS partner on Weather, Climate, NatCat Risk

Moody’s RMS Location Intelligence API provides catastrophe peril insights in over 100 countries and will be integrated directly into Cytora’s risk processing platform.

Posted: Dec 19, 2024

Cytora and Moody’s RMS Partner on Weather, Climate, NatCat Risk

Moody’s RMS Location Intelligence API provides catastrophe peril insights in over 100 countries and will be integrated directly into Cytora’s risk processing platform.

Posted: Dec 19, 2024

Tokio Marine North America Services Selects Earnix

With Earnix TMNAS will develop a centralized rate repository with access to sophisticated pricing and rating strategies, ensuring speed-to-market for the business TMNAS manages.

Posted: Dec 18, 2024

Reimagining the Role of the Claims Professional with GenAI

Today, GenAI is creating new opportunities to augment the capabilities of adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators, making them more efficient and effective, even in the face of increasing workloads.

Posted: Dec 18, 2024

Penn River Names Bob Finger CIO

Finger’s focus will be on creating a rapid, repeatable implementation process that enhances Penn River’s ability to deploy new products and coverages quickly and efficiently.

Posted: Dec 17, 2024

Startup Stand Debuts Homeowners’ Product Using Physics-Driven AI

Stand insurance provides homeowners insurance for climate-impacted properties, where wildfire, flood, and wind impact coverage.

Posted: Dec 17, 2024

Equisoft Names Brian Simpson VP, Insurance Solutions

Simpson will leverage his decades of expertise in the life, health, and annuity sectors to guide insurers through modernization initiatives with Equisoft’s suite of solutions.

Posted: Dec 16, 2024

Broken Trust—Insurance Industry Included

The insurance industry must take action to foster greater public trust at a time when public confidence in institutions is at a low point.

Posted: Dec 16, 2024

Nationwide TrustLayer Partnership Pioneers On-Demand Commercial Insurance Verification

The insurer selected TrustLayer to simplify and secure insurance verification for commercial customers and partners.

Posted: Dec 15, 2024

CyberCube Announces Multi-Year Partnership with Mathison Insurance Partners

The Mississippi-based specialist wholesale brokerage has chosen CyberCube’s Broking Manager to bolster its cyber risk analytics capabilities.

Posted: Dec 15, 2024

How Underwriters Can Embrace Automation & Eliminate ‘Gen-AI-nxiety’ in 2025

Underwriters need to address the demand for insight-driven data orchestration and enhanced efficiencies through automation across the risk life cycle, but ready for the big shift to AI-driven models?

Posted: Dec 15, 2024

TruStage Names Jon Winderman CFO

The Guardian Life veteran will become TruStage’s CFO on Dec. 16, succeeding Laurie Winger, who is retiring at year’s end.

Posted: Dec 12, 2024

insured.io Adds Insurance Industry Veteran Dave Stair as Director of Sales

Sales leader with more than 20 years of experience in Workers’ Compensation, Commercial, and P&C Insurance markets to lead insured.io’s national sales team.

Posted: Dec 11, 2024

Cytora and Pelmorex Corp Partner on Climate-Related Risks

The partnership aims to provide insurers with global weather and climate modeling data to make faster and more accurate underwriting decisions.

Posted: Dec 11, 2024

Nationwide Expands Free Ting Fire Prevention Program to More Homes

Additional new and current policyholders are eligible to receive a free Ting sensor, along with five years of complimentary fire prevention service

Posted: Dec 11, 2024