It’s been an intense couple of weeks of conferences here in the UK with Insurtech Insights and the Aventedge Catastrophe conference. We fitted in our own successful “insurers investing in technology” evening reception and a breakfast event with e2Value along with a couple of video recordings. Despite some headwinds, spring is coming soon and we are hearing positive stories about funding, new ventures and collaboration.
PODCAST: Insuring the gap - protection for frequent weather losses - Podcast 234
Bill Clark, President and CEO, and Matt Coleman, Chief Risk Officer from The Demex Group, join Matthew Grant and Henry Gale to discuss parametric cover to bridge the gap in insurance for smaller-scale, more frequent weather losses.
New partnerships are being formed to create enhanced digital capability in claims. The event is co-sponsored by WEX and Sprout.ai with guests from Visa, Direct Line Group, Liberty Specialty Markets, 360Globalnet, Reserv and Synergy Cloud.
With the launch of our latest report, Matthew Grant and Ali Smedley will be discussing catastrophe models, hazard data, risk mitigation and what has changed since InsTech's first location intelligence report in 2021, with speakers from companies including Gamma Location Intelligence, EigenRisk and JBA Risk Management.
Join Matthew Grant and HazardHub founder Bob Frady to learn more about HazardHub’s dataset of 1,400 attributes and how it was built. We will be reviewing the use of risk profiles to optimise portfolio performance and detailing how to build underwriting guidelines.
InsTech’s Tara Allsopp joined Devin Chawda, Co-founder and CEO of ARMD, to discuss ARMD’s ecosystem of protection for tradespeople in the UK, providing tools, insurance and risk management services. The two discussed the importance of providing insurance to traditionally underserved markets, how to offer comprehensive risk management and the value of embedded distribution.
Azur announces Management Buyout (MBO)
Azur Group, the former MGA and technology company, has sold its technology services business to its senior managers with backing from angel investors. The new company, Azur Technology, will develop digital systems for underwriters and brokers.
Floodbase to provide flood data platform to FEMA
Climate technology company Floodbase has been selected to provide a near-real-time flood intelligence system for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Wakam publishes embedded insurance whitepaper
Insurer Wakam has recently published its ‘Unlocking the potential of embedded insurance’ guide for non-insurance companies.
Praedicat announces three-year deal with Apollo Underwriting
Apollo will license Praedicat’s CoMeta platform and employ Praedicat’s emerging risk analytics. The two companies are collaborating to develop new emerging risk coverages for Apollo customers.
Cytora and MotorCheck partner to increase understanding of fleet risk
Digital risk platform Cytora and data provider MotorCheck are working together to make historical motor risk data available to commercial fleet insurance underwriters.
Wenalyze rank UK SME insurance suppliers
Wenalyze reports on its survey of the internet-based quoting platforms of the 65 UK SME insurance suppliers. Download the report to discover what they found.
CyberCube’s Portfolio Manager model licenced by Peak Re
Data analytics and modelling specialist CyberCube will help Peak Re quantify client cyber exposure using its fully probabilistic, scenario-based and data-driven solution model, Portfolio Manager.
Lloyd's Lab Cohort 10 - Pitch Day
It’s not too late to have your say in which firm will join the Lloyd’s Lab 10-week programme which provides start-ups and scale-ups the opportunity to develop a new product for the Lloyd's market.
