GFMI to Host the 2nd Edition Insurance and Pension Asset Allocation Conference on February 26-28, 2018 in New York, NY
- 7 years 3 days ago
- Insurance
This 2nd Edition GFMI conference will help insurers and pension providers to develop competitive asset management strategies to enhance the profitability of their investment portfolios. Join industry experts from MetLife, Prudential, Transamerica, AXIS Capital, Global Atlantic Financial Group, and many others and take away practicable asset-liability management (ALM) techniques to help optimize your assets within the investment portfolio. ... more
QIC chooses Sequel to deliver a single global risk exposure platform
- 7 years 5 days ago
- Insurance
Sequel, the leading insurance and reinsurance software specialist, has today announced that Qatar Insurance Company (QIC), the international insurance firm based in the Middle East, has chosen Sequel Impact to help its offshore energy team manage its global exposure to risk for their Lloyd’s Antares Syndicate, QIC and Qatar Re businesses.
Many Cyber Insurance Policies Will Leave Business Ransomware Victims Out of Pocket Key Costs of WannaCry and Similar Malware not Covered in Most Policies
- 7 years 3 weeks ago
- Insurance
Businesses are being warned to carefully check their cyber insurance policies and their appropriateness as many do not provide important cover for common attacks, such as the damage to revenue and profits from ransomware attacks. Analysis by Cyber|Decider, the cyber insurance comparison engine that covers policies accounting for 80% of the UK market, found that the variability of policies meant many businesses will be getting insurance that does... more
Prevero and Microsoft Extend Partnership to Share Finance and Cloud Best Practice
- 7 years 3 weeks ago
- Non-Financials, Infrastructure
Unit4 company prevero has strengthened its partnership with Microsoft to include a series of joint customer workshops in 2017 and 2018, The workshops will address common pain points experienced by today’s office of finance and offer best practice approaches to solve them using cloud technology.
Synechron wins Global ACORD Insurance Innovation Award
Synechron, Inc, the global financial services consulting and technology services provider, has won the global ACORD Insurance Innovation Challenge Award for Industry Disrupter for 2017. ACORD, the global provider of insurance data standards, recognized Synechron’s Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Accelerator for Visual Risk at an event in Boston, the firm has announced today.
Zurich Reveals ‘Selfie’ App and FaceQuote to Encourage Financial planning
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Insurance
Leading insurer Zurich has today launched a ‘selfie’ app called FaceQuote to urge more people to think about and engage with their finances.
GlobalData: Lessons to be learned for innovative insurance propositions built on peer-to-peer model
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Insurance
UK insurtech and pioneering brand Guevara announced in September that it had closed down, creating a shockwave and offering lessons to be learned for innovative insurance propositions, particularly those built on a peer-to-peer model, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
BNP Paribas Insurance Invests in Blockchain Startup Stratumn
Stratumn, a leading provider of network solutions securing processes between enterprises and their stakeholders through blockchain technology and advanced cryptography, announces today a raising from C. Entrepreneurs, the venture capital fund created by the insurer BNP Paribas Cardif in partnership with Cathay Innovation, as part of its extended Series A funding.
FidentiaX Introduces World's 1st Marketplace for Tradable Insurance Policies
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Insurance
Fintech start-up fidentiaX is in the developmental phase of creating the world's first marketplace for tradable insurance policies by disrupting the status quo by empowering policyholders to monetise policies on the blockchain.
AVIVA TO EXIT TAIWAN
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Insurance
Aviva plc (“Aviva”) today announces that it has agreed to sell its entire 49% shareholding in its joint venture in Taiwan, First Aviva Life (“Aviva Taiwan”) to Aviva’s joint venture partner, First Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (“FFH”). Following a strategic review of Aviva Taiwan, Aviva concluded that the business is not central to the group’s strategy to focus on markets where it can achieve scale and profitability or have a distinct... more
IBM Introduces Industry Platform Designed Specifically for Insurers
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Insurance
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it is building an industry-first insurance platform on the IBM Cloud that aims to improve the processes and economics for new product development, underwriting, and benefits delivery.
Gen Re Names TrackActive as Collaboration Partner
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Insurance, Infrastructure
TrackActive, a digital health provider, has entered into a collaboration with reinsurer Gen Re to deliver innovation solutions to their life and health clients in the global insurance market.
Lexmark Brings to Market Dedicated Smart Capture for Retail, Banking and Insurance
Technology speeds up paper-based processes through automating the capture of documents to enable businesses to deliver a truly connected digital customer experiences
Startupbootcamp Launches InsurTech Accelerator in Hartford
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Insurance
Startupbootcamp today announced the launch of its new InsurTech Accelerator in Hartford, designed specifically to rapidly scale insurance-focused technology startups.
Startupbootcamp InsurTech on Worldwide Search for the Next Startup to Take Insurance Industry by Storm
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Insurance
Startupbootcamp InsurTech, the leading accelerator focused on insurance technology startups and corporate innovation, is on the search for the next InsurTech startups to take the industry by storm.
