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The financial services sector is undergoing a period of rapid change as digital-first providers reshape how customers access and engage with products. Faster onboarding, transparent pricing, and personalised experiences are becoming standard expectations, placing increasing pressure on traditional banks and insurers to adapt.

Can bancassurance remain relevant in a digital-first financial landscape?

The financial services sector is undergoing a period of rapid change as digital-first providers reshape how customers access and engage with products. Faster onboarding,...

A practical guide to agentic AI for insurers and banks

Artificial intelligence is entering a new phase in financial services, moving beyond analysis and automation into execution. Known as agentic AI, this next-generation of...
KYND, a cyber risk analytics provider, has been appointed by Converge, a US-based cyber insurance MGA, to support the expansion of its digital underwriting platform and growth strategy.

KYND partners Converge to scale cyber underwriting platform

KYND, a cyber risk analytics provider, has been appointed by Converge, a US-based cyber insurance MGA, to support the expansion of its digital underwriting...
Cytora, a digital risk processing platform for the insurance industry, has launched Cytora Autopilot, a new agentic AI capability designed to enable insurers to automate end-to-end risk workflows for the first time.

Cytora unveils end-to-end AI automation for insurers

Cytora, a digital risk processing platform for the insurance industry, has launched Cytora Autopilot, a new agentic AI capability designed to enable insurers to...
AutoRek, a financial operations automation platform, has revealed that 82% of insurers believe AI will dominate the industry's future, yet just 14% have fully integrated it into their financial operations, exposing a stark divide between ambition and real-world adoption across the sector.

82% of insurers believe AI will dominate industry’s future

AutoRek, a financial operations automation platform, has revealed that 82% of insurers believe AI will dominate the industry's future, yet just 14% have fully...
Insurance risk platform Cytora has partnered with geospatial intelligence provider Altitude Intelligence to integrate advanced location-based risk data into its underwriting platform.

Cytora and Altitude partner on geospatial risk insights

Insurance risk platform Cytora has partnered with geospatial intelligence provider Altitude Intelligence to integrate advanced location-based risk data into its underwriting platform. The collaboration embeds...
Insurance pricing engines are quietly becoming one of the most strategic tools for insurers looking to modernise operations and accelerate growth. What was once an IT headache, with complex integrations, unpredictable costs and time-consuming maintenance, is now being transformed into a cloud-native enabler that connects actuarial modelling, rate production and deployment in a single ecosystem.

Why leading insurers are rethinking their pricing engines

Insurance pricing engines are quietly becoming one of the most strategic tools for insurers looking to modernise operations and accelerate growth. What was once...
The insurance sector in the UK faces a year of mounting challenges. From technological disruption and market consolidation to evolving risks and customer expectations, brokers, underwriters, and networks are under pressure to adapt quickly.

A guide for UK insurers to manage compliance in 2026

The insurance sector in the UK faces a year of mounting challenges. From technological disruption and market consolidation to evolving risks and customer expectations,...
As cyber activity increasingly spills across borders during geopolitical tensions, insurers face a growing challenge in understanding where exposure sits across their portfolios. When conflicts escalate, cyber risk rarely stays contained to the region where the crisis begins, with attacks, disruption and digital dependencies creating far-reaching consequences.

Managing cyber exposure amid geopolitical conflict

As cyber activity increasingly spills across borders during geopolitical tensions, insurers face a growing challenge in understanding where exposure sits across their portfolios. When...
For years, pricing engines have represented a persistent headache for insurance IT teams. Complex integrations, unpredictable infrastructure costs and heavy maintenance demands have slowed innovation and made even small pricing changes difficult to deploy. But advances in cloud-native technology are beginning to reshape that dynamic, transforming pricing engines from an operational burden into a strategic capability for insurers.

How API-first platforms simplify insurance pricing

For years, pricing engines have represented a persistent headache for insurance IT teams. Complex integrations, unpredictable infrastructure costs and heavy maintenance demands have slowed...

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HB Wealth adopts Arch to scale private markets ops

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HB Wealth, a fee-only independent wealth management firm with $30bn in assets under management, has expanded its partnership with Arch, a private markets operations...

Prometeia opens Frankfurt office to deepen EU presence

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