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Ease adds Beam Dental to its employee benefits platform

Ease, an online benefits enrolment solution designed for insurance brokers and employers, has teamed with Beam Dental to provide consumers with new dental benefits.

Europe could lose €57bn following SCA implementation – Stripe study claims

Europe is set to lose €57bn in economic activity in the first 12 months after Strong Customer Authentication SCA takes effect, a study from...

FCA signs collaboration agreement with Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM)

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) have signed an agreement to work closer together.

Octo Telematics partners with SAS to improve insurance insights

Data analytics solution for auto insurance Octo Telematics has partnered with fellow analytics solution SAS to improve property and casualty (P&C) insurance carriers’ capabilities.

UK’s FCA releases rule changes to P2P platforms

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released the new rules for the peer-to-peer sector, in a bid to better protect investors while not hindering the ecosystem.

85% of EU consumers are unaware of PSD2 – Mastercard study

A study from Mastercard has revealed 85 per cent of consumers in the EU are not aware of PSD2 or have very little knowledge of it.

Over 50% of consumers fear using biometrics for online payments

More than half of consumers are worried about shifting to biometrics for authenticating online payments, a study from Paysafe claims.

Plaid launches into UK market, with sights set on Europe expansion

US-based open banking platform Plaid has launched its services into the UK, with plans to deploy across the rest of Europe.

Insurers need to move away from just a contract and provide a real service

Building an on-demand insurance solution which provides a service rather than a ‘contract’ is how the space will evolve, according to a panel at the Global InsurTech Summit 2019.

FCA extends deadline for notifications for temporary permissions regime

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has extended the deadline for notifications of the temporary permissions regime (TPR) until 30 October 2019.

News Stories

Multinational insurer Prudential has launched an AI-powered assistant designed to help financial professionals access underwriting information, product details and business forms more quickly across its life insurance operations.

Prudential launches AI underwriting tool for advisors

Multinational insurer Prudential has launched an AI-powered assistant designed to help financial professionals access underwriting information, product details and business forms more quickly across...
Global insurer Aviva has appointed Alex McMurrough as chief underwriting officer for its commercial lines business, expanding her responsibilities across underwriting strategy, pricing and technical underwriting operations.

Aviva appoints Alex McMurrough as commercial underwriting chief

Global insurer Aviva has appointed Alex McMurrough as chief underwriting officer for its commercial lines business, expanding her responsibilities across underwriting strategy, pricing and...
Pro Global has acquired Australian audit and advisory firm GSI Professional Services as the specialist insurance services group looks to expand its presence across the Asia Pacific market.

Pro Global expands into Australia with advisory acquisition

Pro Global has acquired Australian audit and advisory firm GSI Professional Services as the specialist insurance services group looks to expand its presence across...
Regnology

Regnology lands KfW migration to RRH platform

KfW Bankengruppe has chosen to deepen its existing relationship with RegTech firm Regnology by migrating to the company's next-generation Regnology Reporting Hub (RRH), which...
Moment

Moment raises $78m as wealth giants adopt its AI OS

Moment, an AI operating system purpose-built for investment management, has closed a $78m Series C funding round as major wealth firms move to standardise...

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