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Rising stars 2018: Exciting change inspiring a new generation
Insurtech, new risks and the growing involvement of the capital markets are all making the re/insurance industry more attractive to young people—and they look increasingly critical to its future. As part of a wider feature available online, Intelligent Insurer speaks to 45 young executives—all under 35—destined for success within this evolving sector.
Insurtech Tapoly gathering £0.5m for AI upgrade
On-demand insurer for the gig and sharing economy Tapoly is in talks with investors to raise £0.5 million and allow the UK-based insurtech firm to leverage the potential of artificial intelligence, CEO Janthana Kaenprakhamroy tells Intelligent Insurer.
Cultivating digital minds for the boardroom
DXC’s innovative Digital Minds programme is an opportunity for brokers, insurers and London Market associations to embrace and lead digital change within the industry. Its founder Caroline Bedford told Intelligent Insurer how the programme is producing the digitally switched-on C-suites of the future.
Bought By Many embraces the API economy
Insuring the gig economy - who is up for it?
Traditional insurers are struggling to offer appropriate insurance products that address the particular needs of the sharing and gig economies, according to experts at a 2018 Insurtech Insights conference panel discussion on June 19 and 20 in London.
Beale makes ‘tough’ call to leave Lloyd’s amid modernisation push
When she took the reins in January 2014, Lloyd’s CEO Inga Beale became the first woman to head the 330-year old market for specialist insurance in London. She is stepping down while the modernisation process is very much a work in progress – a decision she has called tough – though most market participants credit her with having moved the market forward in a positive direction.
Insurtech to lift Lloyd’s commercial lines to next level
Insurtech firms have been transforming the personal lines business by delivering new applications and products for clients. But now it’s time for new technology to upgrade the commercial side of the insurance business, as Trevor Maynard, Lloyd’s head of Innovation, commercial, suggested to Intelligent Insurer.
Getting the best out of data
Many re/insurers understand the value and potential of data but leveraging its full potential requires a systematic approach designed to achieve very specific outcomes, says Meghan Anzelc, chief analytics officer, AXIS Capital.
MGAs: the new breed of insurtech firms
Managing general agents are partnering with insurtech firms—a trend that could transform the sector and the very nature of MGAs, Peter Staddon, managing director of the Managing General Agents’ Association, tells Intelligent Insurer.
No fear of cyber: AXIS forges ahead
AXIS Capital is among the top five players in cyber globally by premium written, and the Bermuda-based insurer has appetite for more and plans to grow faster than the market in the coming years, as Dan Trueman, chief innovation officer and cyber unit head, tells Intelligent Insurer.
