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“La transformación de las compañías de seguros en la era digital, desde una perspectiva de la atención de siniestros, son menester para nosotros en la actualidad y debe ...

Ante todo, nos debemos preguntar ¿qué es un seguro on-demand? El seguro “on-demand” o “seguro a demanda” o “seguro switch” es un concepto nacido hace varios años con...

El COVID-19 creó una crisis mundial que está desafiando nuestra forma de vida porque la pandemia restringe la movilidad y la interacción entre las personas, y esto lo cambia ...

La industria aseguradora no es fácil, altamente regulada, anticuada en muchos procesos, sistemas antiguos, burocrática y solo por mencionar algunos; sin embargo, nada de esto ha ...

English Hablamos con Hilario Itriago sobre big data y transformación digital. Hilario es un ejecutivo internacional, con experiencia en procesos de transformación operativa y ...

English En la década de los 1800s un líquido negro, que hoy conocemos como petróleo, empezaba a brotar desde el interior de la tierra. En ese momento poco se conocía de sus ...

English Las tecnologías digitales están transformado al mundo, y con él, a las personas y las empresas que diariamente interactúan entre sí.  Estos cambios han hecho que las ...

English Antes de empezar la conversación sobre la disrupción digital y las Insurtechs en América Latina, es importante conocer las características del mercado asegurador en la ...

Español Digital technologies are transforming the world, and with it, the people and companies that interact daily with each other. These changes have created disruptions in many...

Español Before we start the conversation about the digital disruption and the Insurtech landscape in Latin America, it is important to understand the characteristics of insurance...

Antes de empezar la conversación sobre la disrupción digital y las Insurtechs en América Latina, es importante conocer las características del mercado asegurador en la región....

Before we start the conversation about the digital disruption and the InsurTech landscape in Latin America, it is important to understand the characteristics of the insurance ...

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Executive summary  Governance and Individual Accountability Hiding behind the Accountability veil Conduct regulation was recently introduced into South Africa. It manifests itself...

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The joint venture is called SanlamAllianz.

This year, in the spirit of innovation, Accenture used generative artificial intelligence to help distill and uncover trends, feeding submissions securely into its gen AI model.

South African insurtech startup LeaseSurance has raised ZAR3 million (US$161,0000 in seed funding to expand its team and further develop cutting-edge technology…

This comes on the heels of its total acquisition of the insuretech firm the previous year.

Blue Raccoon partners as a VAR of Crawford Technologies’ full suite of accessible document software solutions and a wide range of tailored services.

Marc Ross will be the new head of property and specialty in Canada for Swiss Re Corporate Solutions effective Sept. 1, the company announced.

Bitsure is an insurance company that provides coverage for cryptocurrency mining.

Gary Tanner has been appointed Branch Manager in conjunction with the opening of operations

Chubb today announced the promotion of Zelda Mostert, currently Chief Financial Officer South Africa, to the role of Country President. In her new role, Mostert will be responsi...

The unfounded allegation going around pet-vet startup that abruptly went down last week is that they did not run out of money; rather, they took the money

Discover the Top 10 insurtechs in Africa by total funding. From JUMO to MFS Africa, explore innovative solutions driving financial inclusion and reshaping the insurance landscape

Sapiens CoreSuite for Life and Pensions coupled with Sapiens Cloud Services provides a turnkey solution for expanding Absa’s life business.

Root, a South African insurtech, expands to the UK, offering technical flexibility and embedded distribution possibilities to the insurance market. Learn more.

Adrian Hall will be taking on a new role as head of Swiss Re Corporate Solution’s UK, Ireland, South Africa and EMEA Wholesale in September.

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Hollard piloted the platform in autumn 2022 and saw its ability to collate and process large amounts of underlying insurance data for presentation to reinsurance markets.

Workplace wellness insurtech YuLife is expanding to South Africa following a successful launch in the US that began at the end of last year

Although much of the spotlight is currently on ChatGPT, the generative artificial intelligence (AI) landscape is much broader. RGA's Neil Parkin provides an overview of potentia...

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon and Tokio Marine Kiln. A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Names Mgoqi

Naked products are underwritten by Hollard.

HGR’s legacy systems are being replaced by the vendor’s solution to provide efficient processing, driving down operational costs and providing a seamless user experience.

The potential seriousness of cyber attacks and their increasing frequency are big concerns to both brokers and their clients. Martin Friel investigates how

Despite the majority of SMEs not holding any cyber insurance, these attacks are increasing. And despite their size, Martin Friel finds that many smaller

Insurance has been a valuable option for individuals looking to protect their loved ones from potential threats. However, the barriers to enrolment in any insurance…

The insurer will be able to leverage CoverGo’s platform to launch insurance products rapidly, open new sales channels, and improving user experience across 13 African countries.

Products are underwritten by Guardrisk Life Limited.

Safari tour booking platform Safarisource has partnered with insurer Rene to provide travel health insurance to its customers

Blink will provide real-time travel claims and assistance services across the Firemelon SaaS platform serving U.K., European, North American and South African markets.

Thomas Carroll Insurance Brokers has launched a new insurtech company, TCi Futures.

CNA Hardy has launched the latest addition to its technology product suite, Technology Package+, which offers an updated set of cover.

AI models can be complex and have thousands of variables − each of which may introduce bias in imperceptible ways − so checks and balances are vital.

Hollard Holdings Australia (Hollard) has completed the acquisition of the general insurance business of Commonwealth Insurance.

South Africa-based Old Mutual Insure has signed a share purchase agreement to acquire Genric Insurance Company.

Chubb today announced the appointment of Chris Eappariello as President of Consumer Lines for the insurer's Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. In this new role Chris ...

Tel Aviv-based Diagnostic Robotics just raised a $45M B round, led by StageOne investors, which will help the company start working directly with providers.

Old Mutual Insure (OMI) has tapped insurance software solutions provider Sapiens International for a complete data and analytics solution.

A series of winter storms in Europe, unprecedented flooding in Australia and South Africa as well as a high number of thunderstorms in the US and Europe, resulted in US$35 billi...

The venture studio targets to help build 300 next-generation startups over the next five years.

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) is in discussion to acquire a minority stake in Aditya Birla Health Insurance (ABHI).

YuLife has raised $120 million led by Japanese insurer Dai-ichi Life (8750.T), valuing the British insurtech firm at $800 million as it plans to expand into the…

Carriers are increasingly uncovering opportunities to reach new audiences.

André is responsible for the strategy and execution of direct venture and fund investment, in addition to establishing partnerships in the reinsurance business space that genera...

Santam, South Africa’s leading short-term insurer, has enhanced its digital offering with the announcement that it is increasing its interest in insurtech…

Global reinsurance company SCOR has named Stuart McMurdo as its next CEO of Reinsurance for the Property & Casualty (P&C) division of the company,

The right managed services team allows in-house IT professionals to remove the burden of project management, daily maintenance and constant training.

Curacel, the YC-backed startup that is developing insurance infrastructure for the African market, has launched a new interface that allows digital businesses like those in reta...

The joint venture will house the business units of both Sanlam and Allianz in the African countries where one or both companies have a presence.