LIFE INSURANCE
Chubb | July 04, 2022
The personal accident, supplemental health, and life insurance businesses of Cigna (NYSE: CI) in six Asia-Pacific markets are housed in the life and non-life insurance firms that Chubb Limited (NYSE: CB) has completed its acquisition of. The businesses, which include Cigna's accident and health (A&H) and life business in Korea, Taiwan, New Zealand, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Indonesia, were purchased by Chubb for $5.36 billion. The final acquisition price was less than the first announcement, which takes into account several small modifications as well as the effects of rising interest rates and currency exchange rates on the acquired book value.
By increasing its presence in the Asia-Pacific region, a long-term development area for the company, this complementing strategic purchase helps Chubb. With the addition of Cigna's business, Chubb's global portfolio in the Asia-Pacific region will increase from $4 billion to about $7 billion in premiums, or about 18% of the company's total premiums, with roughly 95 percent of the acquired business going to its life insurance segment and the remaining going to its overseas general insurance segment. The company's global A&H writings will grow to a premium amount of around $6 billion, up from $3.7 billion, and its life insurance section will grow to a $5.4 billion enterprise.
"Cigna's business, which is approximately 80% A&H, adds significantly to our business in Asia. The Asia-Pacific region offers great potential for long-term growth and wealth creation. The Cigna businesses have favorable underwriting margins, produce high-quality earnings, and are not exposed to the P&C cycle. Chubb is so well positioned to capitalize on market and product opportunities, including the cross-selling of Chubb's non-life products to life customers, with a strong brand, technology, and complementary direct marketing skills and partnerships. At the same time, I am also pleased to welcome nearly 3,000 new colleagues to Chubb. Together, the leadership and talented professionals of Chubb and Cigna will enable us to provide greater value to our customers, distribution partners, and shareholders."
-Evan G. Greenberg, Chairman and CEO of Chubb.
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CORE INSURANCE
Insight Risk, ChainThat | July 05, 2022
ChainThat, an Xceedance company specialising in software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms for the global insurance sector, today announced that Insight Risk has successfully deployed Beyond Policy Administration® (BPA), a next-generation policy administration platform.
Based in Westport, Connecticut, U.S.A., Insight Risk is a technology-driven, builders’ risk-focused managing general agency (MGA). To reinforce organisational growth, the company sought a core platform capable of rapid, full product deployment and policy lifecycle change management. Another key requirement was a flexible, adaptable framework to support the evolving priorities of the business, its customers, and fronting partners. Insight Risk identified BPA from ChainThat as the most comprehensive fit to meet the company’s operational needs and expansion objectives.
“Our company set out to use connected devices to drive better underwriting and risk selection,” said Chad Hollingsworth, president of Insight Risk.
“Our company set out to use connected devices to drive better underwriting and risk selection,” said Chad Hollingsworth, president of Insight Risk. “Adopting BPA as our core platform allows us to improve risk evaluation and loss control, streamline engagements with agents and brokers, and provide peace of mind to our fronting carriers. With BPA, we can adapt to market changes quickly, focus on generating new revenue, and provide best-in-class service to our customers and capacity providers, such as Munich Re Group Specialty Insurance Services.”
The advanced and secure technical framework of the BPA platform is built on a modern micro-services architecture. BPA provides full API access to all policy administration system (PAS) components as well as a modern, drag-and-drop interface to deploy, manage, and update both standard and complex insurance products in near real-time. The system supports the end-to-end policy lifecycle, improves data connectivity, and can be integrated as a self-branded, external broker or customer portal. BPA includes a self-service reporting suite that is configurable to meet the data analytics needs of any insurance organisation.
“Insight Risk’s innovative technology deployment approach — to boost underwriting performance, reduce losses, and focus on customer service — is exactly what we had in mind when designing BPA as a SaaS platform that complements and flexes with the business needs and growth of insurers,” said David Edwards, ChainThat CEO. “As the insurance MGA market expands and continues to gain momentum, the organisations in this space need to differentiate themselves effectively. BPA helps our clients level the technology playing field so they can focus on their unique business sectors and product offerings.”
For more information about the Beyond Policy Administration platform from ChainThat, visit chainthat.com/bpa.
About Insight Risk
Insight Risk Technologies is a technology-focused Builder’s Risk MGA that bundles Internet of Things (IoT) water damage prevention solutions, sound underwriting, and proactive risk management to reduce water damage losses by up to 90%. By owning the IoT technology solutions, we remove a major barrier to a safer and better-connected jobsite, helping leading brokers, contractors, and owners/developers avoid losses and minimise the impact of unforeseen events. For more information, visit www.insightrisktec.com.
About ChainThat
ChainThat, an Xceedance company, provides innovative SaaS-based insurance technology products that allow brokers, carriers, and MGAs to realise the full potential of their business. For more information, visit www.chainthat.com.
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INSURANCE TECHNOLOGY
Vertafore | June 30, 2022
The latest acquisition by the InsurTech industry leader, Vertafore, brings top-tier industry talent and two market-leading MGA solutions into the fold.
Vertafore, the industry standard in cutting-edge insurance technology, announced that it had acquired MGA Systems, the industry's preeminent developer of MGA-specific software.
MGAs need solutions that can keep up with their fast-paced business needs as they seek to diversify into new niche markets and keep their current client. Vertafore's suite will be expanded to include policy administration and rating solutions thanks to MGA Systems' acquisition. This enhances Vertafore's existing MGA offering and gives these critical players in the independent insurance channel a leg up in entering the new markets and rapidly deploying products for their customers.
MGA Systems offers two industry-leading solutions. IMS is a management system with policy administration and back-office functionality, and NetRate is an ISO-based rating platform. These solutions have helped MGA Systems customers accelerate product time to market by integrating industry and technology knowledge. Vertafore is committed to expanding MGA Systems' customization and open architecture, which are key to customer success.
As the MGA market continues to grow, it is more important than ever for MGAs to have integrated technology solutions that strengthen their ability to make informed risk and pricing decisions, MGA Systems has been at the forefront of the industry's work in this area, I am very pleased to welcome the MGA Systems team into the Vertafore family, along with the wealth of talent, passion, and expertise they bring."
Vertafore's CEO Amy Zupon.
Together, MGA Systems and Vertafore's already-extensive MGA management system (AIM™) form the industry's most robust and feature-rich software suite.
After acquiring AgencyZoom™, Vertafore has taken the next step toward its goal of simplifying and automating its products and services across the entire insurance distribution channel by acquiring MGA Systems.
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