Insurtech – Page 21
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Briefing: The Silicon Valley Bank collapse – a case for an insurtech backstop?
With the insurtech sector struggling in the current economic climate, are the twin blows of Tech Nation and the Silicon Valley Bank too much?
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Genasys Technologies announces expansion with new business units
’We are in an exceptional position to propel our company forwards,’ says chief executive
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Bettina Roth: Spearheading innovation on the Isle of Man
The Isle of Man’s Financial Services Authority’s chief executive says she hopes more insurtechs will do ’funky exciting things’ on the island
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Zurich experimenting with AI ChatGPT chatbot
An insurtech collaborating with the insurer believes that the chatbot could ’provide a better customer outcome’
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TechTalk: Silicon Valley Bank collapse could see ‘contraction of capital’ – but for now it’s business as usual
There remains ’a massive amount of nervousness’ for some UK insurtechs, says chief executive
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Lloyd’s Lab reveals insurtechs in tenth cohort pitch day
’The insurance sector and innovation have to some moved at a slow pace – with the industry being conservative in nature and therefore slow to embrace change,’ says Altus non-executive director
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‘Words speaking louder than actions in D&I’
The co-founder of the Insurance Cultural Awareness Network said there were ‘real core issues’
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Tech Nation reveals 70 redundancies
The tech industry trade organisation is reportedly in a Tupe dispute with the new recipient of its pulled funding
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Chancellor pledges £2.5bn to quantum computing strategy
The strategy is part of Hunt’s aim to turn the UK into a ’science and technology superpower’ - a new AI sandbox will also be launched
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Ryan Dodd: Parametric solution ‘wasn’t the intent, it was the result’
The founder and chief executive of Intangic believes its new cyber insurance policy can ‘ease some of the headache’ for risk managers
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Chris Kenning: Taking boxing tactics to the insurtech boardroom – ‘it’s about winning’
The chief executive wants to engage younger consumers with insurance through boxing and social media
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Insurtech sector ‘disappointed’ over spring budget’s partial reversal to R&D tax credit cuts
The rhetoric of wanting to make the UK a ’tech superpower’ still requires more substance, says software director
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Zurich UK launches resilience service amid growing threat of extreme weather events
‘We have invested in new technology and expertise to help customers assess the physical consequences,’ the head of Zurich’s Resilience Solutions said
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Liz Bilney: Brokers ‘begging’ for capacity encourages ex-Somerset Bridge Group boss to create new insurtech
The new business will first focus on providing non-standard motor products before eventually creating its own distribution arm
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Gadget insurer concludes next phase of its digital transformation work
Chief executive of the digital agency that supported the change programme says that although insurance companies were ’once seen as the bastions of tradition’, they are now ’becoming innovators’
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FloodFlash agrees US capacity extension with reinsurer
The MGA is ’working to address the world’s largest flood insurance market’ says FloodFlash North America chief executive
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Home insurance startup Locket partners with reformed burglar
The insurtech aims to help customers actively prevent claims instead of just resolving them with claims payouts
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Cyber criminals take aim at geopolitical targets and IT supply chain – CyberCube
Financial services which includes insurance remains one of the most heavily targeted industries according to CyberCube’s report
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Insurtech UK backs new national fintech hub
’With insurtech forming a core pillar of this sector’ the launch represents a ‘huge opportunity’, says insurtech trade body
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BrokerFest 2023: The peaks and troughs of insurtech investment
Quarterly insurtech funding fell to a record low in Q4 2022. The landscape for startups, however, is not so dull