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Accelerating change in insurance distribution through technology

March 14, 2022

Accelerating change in insurance distribution through technology
If you want to see the influence that insurtechs are having on how insurance will be sold in the future, look no further than Lloyd’s of London, which has been about as technologically behind as an institution can be. Brit Ltd. announced in May 2020 that, in collaboration with Google, it has created Ki, a new syndicate that will be part of Lloyd’s, that “will aim to significantly reduce the amount of time and effort taken for [commercial] brokers to place their [excess] capacity, creating greater efficiency, responsiveness, and competitiveness.” The Ki platform, which will launch in 2021, will be cloud-based, able to be accessed by brokers directly, and involve algorithms able to evaluate Lloyd’s policies.

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Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Hourly.io is a data driven insurance startup offering workers' comp insurance and full-service payroll for small and medium businesses with hourly workers. Powered by real-time data, Hourly's platform ensures running payroll is as quick as pressing a button and that you get accurate workers' comp premiums down to the penny.

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