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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 …
Baloise exploring $1.1bn Belgium sale
Swiss insurer Baloise is considering selling close to $1.1bn of life insurance policies in Belgium. This is according to sources close …
Santander Wealth Management & Insurance switches focus to the long term
Santander Wealth Management & Insurance, which holds the firm's private banking, asset management, and insurance businesses, believes that investors should …
Motor insurance industry in China to reach $171.9bn by 2028
This is according to GlobalData, which also stated that the motor insurance industry growth in China is expected to peak …
Signal: insurance firms looking for junior level workers in Q3 2023
18,703 of these insurance jobs were for entry level applicants in Q3 2023 while 31,231 were for junior level positions. Furthermore, …
Lockton boosts energy and P&C arms with senior hires
The appointments from Lockton add to the firm's growing Nordic team as it continue to expand its proposition to clients …
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 …
Northern Reinsurance raises additional $50m in committed capital
New York and Cayman-based balance sheet reinsurer Northern Reinsurance SPC has raised an additional $50m investment in a recent fundraising …
Cytora and ZestyAI team up to integrate climate models
ZestyAI integrating with Cytora will enable commercial insurance underwriters with the analytics and risk scores they need to assess and …
Alliant Insurance Services launches new excess truck insurance
US-based Alliant Insurance Services has launched an excess insurance programme for the trucking industry. Focused on middle market fleet operators, the new offering …
Markel subsidiary State National to enter UK in 2024
US-based speciality property and casualty insurer State National Companies is foraying into the UK market, starting 1 January 2024. A subsidiary of …
Apollo to launch speciality class of business
UK-based insurance and reinsurance provider Apollo has announced plans to launch a speciality treaty class of business. The new unit will be …
Nippon Life Insurance to acquire Nichii for $1.4bn
Nippon Life Insurance is looking to acquire Nichii Holdings in a deal valued at around Y210bn ($1.4bn), reported Nikkei. Founded in December …
Allianz Direct and ING collaborate on insurance products
The partnership between ING and Allianz Direct will offer companies and entrepreneurs access to a number of Allianz Direct business …