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The decumulation market: the barriers and opportunities to future growth

Decumulation has brought high growth and high returns to many UK life insurers. Waheeda Narker, retirement & decumulation segment lead, …

Cover Genius bags $70m Series D amidst insurtech investment drop

Cover Genius has secured $70m in a new funding round at the same time as the rest of the insurtech …

Cost of living crisis hits insurtech startups as deals dry up

The cost of living crisis is to blame for insurtech deals running dry following the pandemic and we're all worse …

Ondo goes public with room for growth in home insurance incorporating water leak detection

Insurers have been slow to incorporate smart home devices into home insurance policies despite their ability to reduce the number …

By Miles eyes expansion as conditions are perfect for pay-per-mile insurance

UK-based pay-per-mile insurer By Miles is set to expand into Europe as it looks to make the most of how …

MetLife will be the worst hit life insurer in Ukraine owing to the ongoing political unrest

The full impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on insurers will not be known for some time, however, it is clear …

Russia’s Ingosstrakh will begin to feel the strain as it loses Generali and Western pressures mount

Generali has given up its seats on the board of Ingosstrakh, a leading Russian general insurer in which it owns …

Businesses increase the level of mental and physical wellbeing support to employees as awareness of both remains high

COVID-19 has brought a fundamental change, encouraging businesses to put more effort than ever into improving the wellbeing support offered …

Four insurtech trends to look for in 2022

Insurtech is a booming market, generating record levels of investment as funding surpassed $15m in the third quarter of last …

PIC pays £50m for full buy-in of Epson Telford scheme

Pension Insurance Corporation, PIC, a specialist insurer of defined benefit pension schemes, has finished a full scheme buy-in of all …

JMG Group expands with BQI acquisition 

JMG Group, a UK-based insurance broker, has announced the acquisition of BQI Insurance and its sister company BQI Protection for …

Kenyan agricultural insurtech company Pula lands $20m Series B investment 

Pula, a Kenyan agro-insurtech start-up, has closed a $20m (Ks2.62bn) Series B financing round, led by investment manager BlueOrchard through …

HDI Global boosts mid-market insurance offering 

HDI Global has expanded its services to more effectively meet the needs of the mid-market segment, targeting companies with turnovers …

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance expands marine offerings in US 

BHSI has expanded its marine insurance capabilities in the US with the launch of Ocean Marine Insurance.   This initiative aims to …