The InsurTECH Book

FAO | June 05, 2020

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and The Johns Hopkins Alliance for a Healthier World have launched a new online food policy tool designed to help decision makers. The Dashboard houses food systems of more than 230 countrie...

Selective Insurance | February 04, 2020

Selective Insurance Company of America, the lead insurance company of Selective Insurance Group, has launched a competition for college students studying insurance and risk management. Teams of students from seven universities have begun running virtual insurance agencies. The teams will compete against each other in weekly exercises that will help them build their business and financial acumen, according to Selective. The first-place team will present their strategy to the Selective leadership ...

INSURANCE TECHNOLOGY

Ascend | March 31, 2022

Today, modern insurtech infrastructure companies, Ascend and Stere, announced an anchor partnership. The two companies will be teaming up to provide existing brokers, MGAs, and carriers with the best-in-class digital experiences. Ascend is the first modern insurance payments platform that provides automated all-in-one financing, collections, and payables. Stere is a one-stop-shop for businesses to find capacity and access digital tools to launch, improve and grow insurance program...

Aon | January 22, 2020

Aon has published its latest catastrophe report, which points to a gaping insurance hole for 2019. According to the broking giant’s Weather, Climate & Catastrophe Insight: 2019 Annual Report released today, last year’s 409 natural catastrophe events equated to $232 billion in economic losses. Of this figure, however, only $71 billion was covered by insurance – be it government-sponsored programmes or coverage from the private sector. What this translates to is a whopping 69...