Industry News

Rise in insurance fraud linked to cost of living squeeze

The cost of living crisis in the UK has contributed to a dramatic increase in insurance fraud, with a surge of 61% reported, according to the City of London Police's Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED).

Cloverleaf Analytics and Socotra seal partnership for elevated insurance intelligence

Cloverleaf Analytics, an esteemed provider of Insurance Intelligence solutions, and Socotra, renowned supplier of top-tier insurance IT solutions and policy core, have declared a new partnership.

ShipStation and ParcelGuard partnership takes on shipment insurance

ShipStation, a leading player in cloud-based ecommerce shipping solutions, has unveiled its shipment protection offering, ParcelGuard, for US merchants.

InsurTech innovator Federato lands $25m investment led by Caffeinated Capital

Federato, an innovative InsurTech firm, introduced as the insurance industry's premier RiskOps underwriting platform, disclosed today a successful $25m Series B fundraising round.
IFRS

IFRS revolutionises climate reporting with global sustainability standards

The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) of the IFRS Foundation its new sustainability and climate disclosure standards.

From stagnation to transformation: How pricing reshapes the digital landscape for specialty insurers

Digital transformations have spurred exponential profitability across various sectors including ridesharing, retail, banking, and travel. However, according to hyperexponential, despite being a data-rich sector, the insurance industry has been slower in achieving this level of growth.
Socure

Socure eyes world-class ID verification with $70m Berbix acquisition

Socure, a digital identity verification solutions firm, has acquired San Francisco-based Berbix, a pioneer in document verification solutions.
Driving change in insurance

Driving change in insurance

As insurance firms continue to look towards the future, trust seems to be the key to unlock the full potential of companies. 
BeeKeeperAI

BeeKeeperAI secures $12.1m to bolster AI on private healthcare data

BeeKeeperAI, a zero-trust, collaboration software firm for developing and deploying AI, has successfully secured $12.1m in funding.
Howden

Rowan Douglas takes reins as CEO of Howden’s climate risk and resilience unit

Howden has publicised the appointment of Rowan Douglas as the CEO of its Climate Risk and Resilience division.

News Stories

Strong week in the FinTech sector with $1.7bn raised

FinTech Global this week reported on 21 recorded deals in the FinTech sector, with a strong showing in the reinsurance space bringing the total value recorded over $1bn.

EU regulator suggests revamp in sustainable investment rules

The ESMA has recently recommended a significant overhaul of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) within the EU.
MNT-Halan, Egypt’s largest non-bank financial institution and FinTech, has acquired Tam Finans, a prominent commercial finance company in Turkey.

MNT-Halan expands into Turkey with acquisition of Tam Finans

MNT-Halan, Egypt’s largest non-bank financial institution and FinTech, has acquired Tam Finans, a prominent commercial finance company in Turkey.

EU banks and insurers lag in green compliance, PwC study finds

A recent PwC study has uncovered a striking deficiency in the alignment of financial institutions’ activities with the EU's taxonomy for sustainable activities. According...
India

India’s new climate finance taxonomy to propel green transition

India is poised to implement a climate finance taxonomy, as announced by the Minister of Finance, Nirmala Sitharaman, during the annual budget.

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