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Nassau to acquire Delaware Life Insurance

Nassau Financial Group has entered into a definitive agreement for its subsidiary Nassau Life Insurance Company to acquire New York-based Delaware Life Insurance Company (DLNY).
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FM Global levels up risk management in Asia Pacific with Singapore facility

FM Global, a commercial and industrial property insurer, has opened its client-centred experiential risk management facility in Asia Pacific, situated in Singapore Science Park.
Smart money app Plum is UK's fastest growing FinTech

Smart money app Plum is UK’s fastest growing FinTech

Smart money app Plum has been ranked as the fastest growing FinTech company in the UK and the fifth in the technology space.
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Insurers prioritise modernisation, but struggle to implement

Insurers have prioritised modernisation, but are struggling with implementation, according to a study from Earnix.
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Nationwide teams with Human API to leverage digital health data

Insurance carrier Nationwide has partnered with health data platform Human API in a bid to improve the life insurance buying experience by maximising the use of digital health data.
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MEMIC selects Gradient AI for workers’ compensation underwriting

Insurer MEMIC has selected Gradient AI, a provider of  artificial intelligence (AI) solutions  in the insurance industry, to bolster its underwriting for workers’ compensation policies.
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Midwest Family Mutual selects Betterview to better analyse risk

Midwest Family Mutual Insurance Company, a provider of coverage across 24 states in the US for over 100 years, has selected InsurTech Betterview to better analyse risk.
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Air Doctor: how to lead with empathy in a digital world

In the age of information, it's easy to make data-driven decisions, however InsurTech Air Doctor advocates for the role of empathy in the workplace.
Why executives need to understand AI

Why executives need to understand AI

While AI is the top of technoogy discussions, there is still uncertainty around it. Aveni recently hosted a webinar AI: Why an executive understanding is so important, which can be watched here. It featured a discussion between natural language processing (NLP) scientist Dr Lexi Birch and Aveni COO Jamie Hunter.??
Digital images and selfies no longer KYC/AML compliant

Digital images and selfies no longer KYC/AML compliant

Digital images and selfies have been a staple for online verification for many years. However, Electronic IDentification has warned that they are no longer KYC/AML compliant.

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3 FinTech deals account for lion share of funding this week - See this week's 14 deals here

3 FinTech deals account for lion share of funding this week – See this...

The FinTech sector enjoyed another modest week in funding, with a total of $757m raised across 14 deals.  It was an almost identical week to...

How market turmoil is reshaping bank loan analytics

Rising volatility in leveraged loan and broadly syndicated loan (BSL) markets is forcing institutional investors to rethink how they manage and value their exposures. According...
AI financial advice boom exposes a dangerous advice gap

AI financial advice boom exposes a dangerous advice gap

Nearly four in ten Britons have turned to artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT and Google Gemini for personal financial guidance, according to 2025...
Norm Ai launches compliance agent for Microsoft 365

Norm Ai launches compliance agent for Microsoft 365

Norm Ai, a legal and compliance artificial intelligence firm, has launched a compliance agent integrated directly into Microsoft 365 Copilot, aimed at helping regulated...
Columbia Lloyds Insurance Company has selected ZestyAI’s Risk and Decision Intelligence platform as the regional insurer looks to strengthen underwriting accuracy and property risk visibility across its homeowners portfolio in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.

Columbia Lloyds adopts ZestyAI for property risk analysis

Columbia Lloyds Insurance Company has selected ZestyAI’s Risk and Decision Intelligence platform as the regional insurer looks to strengthen underwriting accuracy and property risk...

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