Switzerland

With Zurich eXchange, customers and partners can leverage a collection of Zurich’s APIs globally.

Independent insurance broker Ardonagh Specialty has brokered a deal to buy Oxford Insurance Group for an undisclosed sum.

Piramal Group and Zurich Insurance are looking to form a joint venture to take over Reliance General Insurance, reported The Economic Times.

The Smart Paws team will continue to manage and administer all of their products and membership policies.

Trupanion, a US-based firm providing medical insurance for cats and dogs, has acquired Smart Paws for an undisclosed sum.

Mandy Langfield spoke to industry experts about the changes already taking place in the insurance industry as the increasing adoption of digital solutions enable better customer...

Swiss Re Insurance-Linked Investment Advisors Corporation focuses on insurance-linked securities, primarily catastrophe bonds.

Partners Group has agreed to buy a controlling stake in US-based specialist insurance broker Foundation Risk Partners (FRP).

Today, Swiss startup grape has announced a raise of €1.7 million to reimagine insurance for employees. The insurtech is making processes more efficient and…

Grape is based in Switzerland.

Index Ventures, the venture firm founded in Switzerland in 1996, with offices also in London and San Francisco, is opening its fourth office in New York. Two Index veterans — Sh...

The country of Madagascar is the latest to benefit from a payout under its parametric drought insurance coverage from the African Risk Capacity (ARC),

DeNexus, a specialist provider of software for cyber risk quantification for large industrial and critical infrastructure corporates, has chosen

Through a multi-year agreement, Cognizant will help the insurer transform its applications and enhance digital customer and partner experience.

German insurtech startup Wefox is holding advanced talks to raise funding that is expected to take its valuation to between $5bn and $6bn.

The new service provides objective validation of trustworthy AI systems, thorugh collaboration with partners startup CertX and Farunhofer IAIS.

Carriers can now benefit from the most precise location risk intelligence through this convenient tool.

The Westlake-based content services provider is entering into a partnership with the Formula One team based in Hinwil, Switzerland.

Customers who take out car insurance with Smile via the Migros Bank website will benefit from an 'attractive' cash-back payment, which will be credited directly to their Smile app.

Helvengo was founder by former wefox employees.

Swiss Re’s Magnum Go, an automated underwriting engine designed for life insurance, has been certified with the Digital Trust Label (DTL). Done through

AXA Switzerland sought to transform its IT and work approach with agile development practices and cloud computing technology. This case study focuses on how the insurer increase...

The new network enables access to anonymised data for researchers at five universities

SiriusPoint, the international insurance and reinsurance company that launched as Third Point Re and Sirius Group combined, has announced the hiring of a

Swiss Re is taking a $23 stake in the company.

InsurTech moved into the limelight on 8th December 2015 when it was announced that Sequoia Capital had done a $13m seed investment into a stealthy venture called Lemonade. Call ...

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The company plans to use the money to fund its own insurance license by the end of 2021 and to accelerate its European expansion.

Swiss Re was among the participants in the extended Series B funding round of digital insurer Getsafe, which secured another $63 million in funds,

MS Amlin AG, the international reinsurance arm of MS Amlin and part of the Japanese MS&AD group, has announced the launch of a practice with a focus

5 hours ago ... "By adopting Computer Vision & AI technology Insurance industry is seeing huge upside in efficiency & cost savings. At Claim Genius we are continually ...

The MBO will still commit the rebranded venture fund to sourcing fintech ideas for Avaloq.

The joint venture will be one of the largest digital companies in Switzerland.

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The new appointment aligns with the insurer's ambition to build 'trust in how global companies use data and technology for good'

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at QBE International, Zurich Insurance, and MGA Rokstone. A summary of these new hires

Another example of how insurers move beyond insurance; and beyond customers - to users.