InsurTech Global

Marsh | April 01, 2020

Insurance brokerage and risk advisory giant Marsh has today announced its acquisition of Assurance Holdings, Inc. a Schaumburg, Illinois-based independent insurance agency. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Assurance is a full-service brokerage providing business insurance, employee benefits, private client insurance, and retirement services to businesses and individuals across the United States. The firm, which was founded in 1961, was officially acquired by Marsh & McLennan Agen...

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Zurich Group Germany, Cognizant | July 07, 2022

Cognizant today announced that it has extended its relationship with Zurich Beteiligungs-AG, the German subsidiary of global insurance leader Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich), to help Zurich Germany deliver more digital services offerings to its clients and partners. As part of the new multi-year agreement, Cognizant will work closely with Zurich Germany to simplify, modernize, and manage and maintain the insurer's enterprise application landscape in the General Insurance domain. The partners...

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Vertafore | April 01, 2022

Insurance professionals from across the country gathered in Denver this week for Accelerate, powered by NetVU. The event was for four days of education, networking and a tour of the latest Vertafore® InsurTech innovations. Attendees were educated about the new additions and what's next for their core insurance technology. They were also provided with information about getting the most out of the solutions by themselves during the conference's general sessions. NetVU al...

Insurance Business Magazine | February 03, 2020

As multiple countries grapple with the novel coronavirus infection, individuals and organizations are scrutinizing their insurance policies to see if they are covering the losses caused by the epidemic. On the ground, several insurers have also launched efforts to support the fight against the infection. A report by the Financial Times said that while experts agree that many insurance policies may pay out, quite a few policies also have deliberate exclusions for epidemics and pandemics. The expe...