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New insurtech using NLP and machine learning technology launches in the US

New York-based NeuralMetrics, an insurtech data provider using natural language processing (NLP) technologies to power a real-time, alternative data engine for commercial lines general or property and casualty (P&C) insurance companies, has launched in the US.   13 September 2019

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Insurtechs raise record $3bn in funding in first half of 2019

Insurtech firms raised a record $3 billion in new funding in the first half of 2019, with developments such as usage-based insurance boosting demand in the sector, with European companies attracting the lion's share.   13 September 2019

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Extreme wildfire risk affects 775,654 US homes, finds CoreLogic report

There are 775,654 US homes at extreme risk of wildfire, according to CoreLogic analysts.   13 September 2019

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Prudential to buy US insurtech start-up Assurance IQ for $2.35bn

Prudential Financial is set to acquire US-based insurtech start-up Assurance IQ for $2.35 billion.   13 September 2019

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AXA XL names Luis Prato chief underwriting officer for UK entities

AXA XL insurance has appointed Luis Prato as new chief underwriting officer (CUO) for UK legal entities, Catlin Underwriting Agencies (CUAL) and XL Catlin Insurance Company UK (XLCICL).   12 September 2019

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Insured loss estimates for Hurricane Dorian reach $5bn for US and Carribean, says cat modeller KCC

Catastrophe modelling firm Karen Clark & Company (KCC) has estimated that the total insured loss from Hurricane Dorian in the US and Caribbean will be close to $5 billion.   12 September 2019

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P&C premium growth drives sharp rise in revenue for reinsurers; firms see 'benign major loss'

Reinsurers posted strong earnings in the first half of 2019, driven by a surge in premiums in Property & Casualty (P&C), according to Aon’s Reinsurance Aggregate ( ARA) report.   12 September 2019

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Sirius creates new head of life reinsurance role for PartnerRe's Florian Boecker

Sirius Group has hired PartnerRe's Florian Boecker as head of life reinsurance, an extension of the company's existing global accident & health (A&H) business.   12 September 2019

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BGC launches new aircraft finance solutions unit with Boeing hire

BGC Insurance Group (BGCI), a division of global brokerage firm BGC Partners which owns Ed and Besso, has expanded its global aviation brokerage to include aircraft finance solutions.   12 September 2019

Insurance

Willis Towers Watson partners with Sompo to launch insurance platform for middle market real estate companies

Broker Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has entered into a strategic partnership with Sompo Global Risk Solutions (GRS), a part of Bermuda-based re/insurer Sompo International Holdings, to create an integrated insurance platform for the middle market commercial real estate segment.   12 September 2019

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