The InsurTECH Book

INSURANCE TECHNOLOGY

Markel Corporation | November 16, 2021

Markel Corporation (NYSE: MKL) announced that it is winding down Lodgepine Capital Management Limited (Lodgepine), its retrocessional Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) fund manager based in Bermuda. Markel launched Lodgepine in 2019, with product offerings focused on property catastrophe retrocessional investments. In 2021, Lodgepine wrote a portfolio of property retrocessional business that consisted of approximately $230 million of initial limits. The Lodgepine Fund launched Jul...

INSURANCE TECHNOLOGY

Guidewire | May 12, 2021

P&C insurers trust Guidewire Software to engage, innovate, and expand effectively, and the company today announced the latest release of its market-leading cloud platform. On the 11th and 12th of May, Cortina will be unveiled at Connections Reimagined. The event-based, API-first Integration Framework from Cortina speeds up the link of Guidewire to other platforms, allowing teams to simplify further workflows and drive creativity. Closed-loop analytics provides specific informa...

National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, the American Property Casualty Insurance Association and the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America Inc. | May 22, 2020

An alternative federal proposal designed to protect businesses financially was unveiled by three major insurance industry groups. Protection must be purchased at least 90 days before the presidential declaration, according to the proposal. Read More

Swiss Re | February 18, 2020

Swiss Re’s iptiQ and IKEA announced the launch of HEMSÄKER, home insurance that provides accessible protection at an affordable price, said Swiss Re in a statement. HEMSÄKER, which can be purchased online via the IKEA website, was created to extend home insurance to more people and in turn increase their financial resilience. Created by iptiQ and IKEA, HEMSÄKER is initially being introduced in Switzerland and Singapore. Swiss Re’s digital platform iptiQ is a white-labe...