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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 …

Consumer confidence poses a hurdle for the integration of AI in underwriting

The use of AI to issue insurance policy quotes generates mixed feelings among consumers, with the proportion who are comfortable …

BMS Re appoints new US COO to scale operations 

BMS Re, the specialty reinsurance division of broking group BMS, has appointed John Canavan as the new COO for the …

Swisscom launches switch-on insurance range 

Swisscom has expanded its insurance offerings with a new range of 'switch-on' insurance products, in collaboration with key insurance companies.  The …

Cytora bolsters board with Aon senior executive

Cytora has announced an addition to its global advisory board as commercial insurance veteran James Platt joins. Adding Platt to the …

PCF Insurance rakes in $400m debt to finance M&A 

US insurance intermediary PCF Insurance has closed a $400m incremental debt financing round, led by global alternative asset manager Blue Owl.   This …