InsurTech stories - Page 2
Aon pilots stablecoin premium payments with Coinbase, Paxos
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Aon pilots stablecoin insurance premium payments with Coinbase and Paxos, testing USDC and PYUSD settlement across Ethereum and Solana.
Legado nears 500,000 users as fintech digitises paperwork
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Edinburgh fintech Legado nears 500,000 users as financial firms pour into digital document controls under rising regulatory scrutiny.
Socotra launches embedded AI assistant for underwriters
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Socotra unveils embedded AI assistant for underwriters, promising rapid setup, governance controls and live risk insights across products.
London tops fintech as Europe urges pension funding
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London tops global fintech funding as Europe outperforms in regulated niches but leans on US backers and eyes pensions to plug gaps.
Socotra launches embedded AI assistant for underwriting
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Socotra launches embedded AI assistant in its Operations Workbench, promising faster, auditable underwriting across products and regions.
Manulife picks Akka to power enterprise agentic AI
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Manulife taps Akka's runtime to harden and scale its beta enterprise agentic AI platform for regulated, business-critical workloads.
AI deepfakes trigger 'Great Trust Recession' online
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Almost half of people now distrust nearly everything they see online as AI deepfakes trigger a 'Great Trust Recession', new research shows.
Insurers eye AI-led claims as bias & risk fears grow
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Insurers race toward fully AI-run claims within two years, even as most fear biased outcomes and demand stronger oversight and transparency.
Enterprises shun plug-and-play AI for tailored builds
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Enterprises ditch plug-and-play AI as Cognizant research shows buyers now favour bespoke builds and services-led, long-term partnerships.
Fathom deepens AXA Climate tie-up for flood risk data
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Fathom has deepened its partnership with AXA Climate's Altitude platform to embed richer probabilistic flood and terrain data for investors.
Festina urges UK to embed retirement income from outset
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Festina urges UK pension schemes to embed retirement income choices from day one, warning savings-first systems leave retirees adrift.
Smart Communications names David Hamilton as Chairman
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Smart Communications appoints veteran fintech executive David Hamilton as Chairman to steer global expansion and AI push in regulated sectors.
How the universal adoption of AI can help women in insurance balance the scales
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As AI reshapes insurance, automation could free women from routine tasks and open faster routes into higher-skilled, better-paid roles.
From optics to outcomes: What real progress for women in tech looks like
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Women in tech win visibility but little venture capital; real progress demands funding that follows performance, not familiar faces.
Balancing tech, humanity & leadership in insurance
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From actuarial roots to claims leadership, one insurance executive calls for tech that serves empathy and urges women to build bold networks.
Agentic AI and the question of equitable intelligence
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Agentic AI promises autonomy but raises urgent questions over whose values guide its decisions and how equity is safeguarded in practice.
Purposeful leadership shaping the future of insurance
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Geo Underwriting chief shares how curiosity-led leadership, culture and digital ambition are reshaping the future of the UK insurance market.
OpenID Foundation urges standards for digital estates
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OpenID Foundation warns that fragmented rules for managing digital estates after death demand global standards before AI deepfakes escalate risks.
Women leaders champion 'Give to Gain' in insurance tech
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Women leaders at LexisNexis Risk Solutions hail 'Give to Gain' as a catalyst for inclusive leadership, mentoring and diversity in insurance tech.
Building future-ready nations: How technology is turning risk insight into action
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New tech-driven insurance schemes are helping vulnerable nations pre-arrange disaster finance, speeding payouts and strengthening resilience.