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Vertafore | May 29, 2020

Vertafore announced the expansion of its open agency management system architecture with the addition of five new members to the Vertafore Orange Partner Program. API-backed open platform to give AMS users the ability to choose and get the most from the sol...

North P&I Club | April 15, 2020

Global marine insurer North P&I Club has developed a new COVID-19 tracking tool. North has made the tool available as a shared resource to the International Group of P&I Clubs. The tool was first released by North in February. It details the extent of the COVID-19 outbreak and the response measures that have been introduced in a single digital dashboard, including country- and port-specific advice for shipowners, charterers, operators and others, North said. The tool utilizes information...

LIFE INSURANCE

Milliman | December 03, 2021

Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, today announced the acquisition of Ruark Consulting, the platform and industry benchmark for principles-based insurance data analytics and risk management. Ruark publishes experience studies that are the leading benchmark for life insurers, with data contributed each year from companies comprising over $1.1 trillion of current annuity account values. These studies address complex and interrelated behaviors such as surrenders, partia...

Swiss Re | April 17, 2020

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Swiss Re is opening access to its proprietary Life Guide underwriting manual – what it deems the industry’s number one global underwriting manual – to all life and health insurers for 90 days. The manual will be accessible from April 27 to July 31. The offer is designed to help life and health insurers navigate the effects of the outbreak, better understand the risks they underwrite, and gain confidence in offering coverage at a time...