ANNUITIES
Unqork, SE2 | December 22, 2020
Unqork, the leading enterprise no-code platform, today announced an expansion of its strategic partnership with SE2, a life and annuities insurance technology and services firm, to use the Unqork platform as a feature of its pre-incorporated, end-to-end life and annuity digital ecosystem. This partnership will empower SE2 to offer life and annuity insurance carriers a suite of solutions to streamline and modernize across the whole strategy lifecycle.
"SE2's partnership with Unqork provides insurers with a pre-built and fully integrated ecosystem, now with the added benefit of Unqork's no-code platform, to drive efficiencies and cost savings for insurers," said Mark Schultis, CEO, SE2. "I'm excited to partner with Unqork and jointly accelerate the digitization efforts of the insurance and retirement solutions industry."
SE2 has utilized Unqork's absolutely visual, intuitive no-code platform alongside the SE2 Aurum® digital platform to additional improve its insurance ecosystem for supporting the whole arrangement lifecycle, from beginning, new business, however strategy administration, servicing, claims, and payout. Together, SE2 and Unqork have made industry-specific digital capabilities needed for the end-to-end transformation of life and annuity insurance carriers. These capabilities support all distribution channels, including direct-to-consumer for both digital self-service and back office processing.
"Our partnership is driving the much-needed replacement of legacy systems and accelerating the trend towards automation and digitization in the life insurance and retirement solutions industry. Unqork's no-code platform is uniquely positioned to address this need in the market," said Rabih Ramadi, Head of Financial Services, Unqork. "Joining forces with an industry expert like SE2 provides an opportunity to showcase the real power of our platform and to build fully digital experiences for insurance carriers and the clients they serve."
About Unqork
Unqork is the industry pioneer no-code enterprise application platform that helps large companies build, deploy, and manage complex applications without writing a single line of code. Organizations like Goldman Sachs, Liberty Mutual, the Cities of New York and Washington, DC and Maimonides Medical Center are using Unqork's drag-and-drop interface to build enterprise applications faster, with higher quality, and lower costs than conventional approaches.
About SE2
SE2, an Eldridge business, is a life and annuities insurance technology and services firm. SE2 has a proven track record of enabling technology driven transformations. SE2 uniquely combines industry knowledge stemming from its 125+ years of life insurance heritage along with its end-to-end SE2 Aurum® technology platform to enable the rapid launch of new and innovative products through both traditional as well as digital channels. SE2 currently administers nearly 2 million active policies on behalf of its 25+ clients. SE2 has over $100 billion in assets under administration and handles more than 200,000 new business applications annually.
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
AXA XL1 INSURANCE | January 11, 2022
AXA XL has appointed Thisiani Matsumura-Martins as Global Chief Underwriting Officer, Aerospace. Effective April 1st and based in Sao Paulo, she will report to Nancy Bewlay, Global Chief Underwriting Officer and work closely with the Regional Business Units to develop and assess underwriting strategic direction and profitability for Aerospace.
"Thisiani brings a wealth of technical and market-facing experience. She is a seasoned regional leader prepared to support the Aerospace team in product development, innovation and client and broker engagement across all geographies and markets,"
- Ms. Bewlay.
Ms. Matsumura-Martins brings 27 years of experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry. She has previously worked at Allianz and Liberty, and as an underwriter in a variety of business lines including Aerospace, Property, Construction, Marine, Personal Accident and Life. She first joined AXA XL in 2014 as Technical Director for Brazil and was later appointed as Chief of Staff for Latin America. Currently, she serves as the interim Regional Leader for AXA XL in Latin America and Country Manager for Brazil where she is co-leading the integration of AXA's operations in the country.
Additionally, Tom Callahan has been promoted to Global Head of Underwriting Management and CUO of Aviation. Based in New York, Mr. Callahan will be reporting to Ms. Matsumura-Martins.
Mr. Callahan has been a member of the Aerospace team at AXA XL since 2006, most recently serving as the Global Head of Underwriting Management. In his new role, he will have increased responsibility and management of the technical underwriting strategy for Aviation.
Mr. Callahan has more than three decades experience in the business, having worked across all areas of the aerospace insurance and reinsurance sector. He holds a degree in finance from Manhattan College and an MBA from Pace University.
ABOUT AXA XL
AXA XL¹, the property & casualty and specialty risk division of AXA, provides insurance and risk management products and services for mid-sized companies through to large multinationals, and reinsurance solutions to insurance companies globally. We partner with those who move the world forward.
ABOUT AXA XL1 INSURANCE
AXA XL1 Insurance offers property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty insurance solutions to mid-sized companies through to large multinationals globally.
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INSURANCE TECHNOLOGY
Guardian | September 02, 2021
Noyo, the leading API platform powering the age of connected insurance, today announced an expansion of its partnership with The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® (Guardian Life). With the integration of Noyo’s API solution for fast, accurate data exchange, Guardian will scale its ability to seamlessly connect with key benefits administration platforms across the industry.
More employers than ever are looking to move away from manual paper processes and migrate toward digitizing their core benefits processes. According to Guardian’s Workplace Benefits Study “Digital Overdrive”, the desire for digital innovation is clear: one out of three employers would recommend switching to a carrier that offers real-time connectivity that can take employee experiences to the next level. Noyo meets that need with an end-to-end infrastructure solution that includes flexible, powerful APIs for immediate, secure data exchange, complete with round-trip confirmation protocols and unparalleled auditing capabilities that identify and prevent errors before they occur. Through their partnership with Noyo, Guardian will increase the scale of benefits administration platforms with which it offers integrations, ultimately allowing customers to reduce errors, simplify complex processes, and save time.
“Guardian Life is committed to delivering improved insurance experiences and solving critical pain points within the benefits administration process for brokers, employers and employees,” said Erin Casey, Second Vice President, Digital Partner Solutions at Guardian Life. “We’re delighted to grow our relationship with Noyo, which will allow us to connect with more benefits administration platforms in order to drive meaningful improvement to the overall digital experience for Guardian Life's customers.”
Through connections to benefits administration platforms across the industry, Guardian Life offers plan setup, eligibility updates, EOI application, and access to provider directories – all in real time.
“Guardian’s continued investment in innovative, technology-driven solutions reflects their commitment to providing modern benefits experiences for everyone,” said Shannon Goggin, CEO and co-founder of Noyo. “We are proud to partner with Guardian in delivering modern, intelligent benefits experiences at any scale.”
About Noyo
Noyo is the leading API platform powering the age of connected insurance. Founded by leaders in insurtech and API technology, Noyo is the connections gateway that enables modern, intelligent benefits experiences. Noyo’s complete, integrated infrastructure solution connects health insurance carriers, benefits platforms, and a growing ecosystem of innovators through a new industry standard for fast, accurate, and secure real-time data exchange. To learn more about Noyo's industry-leading platform that helps partners stay nimble and lead the next generation of insurance innovation.
About Guardian
Every day, Guardian provides Americans the security they deserve through our insurance and wealth management products and services. Since our founding in 1860, our long-term view has helped our customers prepare for whatever life brings whether starting a family, planning for the future or taking care of employees. Today, we're a Fortune 250 mutual company and a leading provider of life, disability, dental, and other benefits for individuals, at the workplace and through government sponsored programs. The Guardian community of over 9,000 employees and our network of over 2,500 financial representatives is committed to serving with expertise when, where and how our clients need us. Our commitments rest on a strong financial foundation, which at year-end 2019 included $9.3 billion in capital and $1.7 billion in operating income.
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