Markel appoints new leader for U.S. cyber & tech E&O Portfolio

Markel, the insurance operations of Markel Group Inc., has appointed Raphael Da Costa to lead its U.S. cyber and technology errors & omissions (E&O) portfolio.

Markel appoints new leader for U.S. cyber & tech E&O Portfolio

May 11, 2026

Markel, the insurance operations of Markel Group Inc., has appointed Raphael Da Costa to lead its U.S. cyber and technology errors & omissions (E&O)...

Financial institutions are not short on data. If anything, they are overwhelmed by it. The real challenge now is turning that data into something usable for pricing, underwriting, and risk decisions, quickly, consistently, and at scale. That is where most organisations are still falling short. With Elevate Data now generally available, Earnix is focusing on a different problem, not how to store more data, but how to make it decision-ready.

How insurers are failing to operationalise their data at scale

May 7, 2026

Financial institutions are not short on data. If anything, they are overwhelmed by it. The real challenge now is turning that data into something...

Insurance analytics has become more powerful, more automated, and more widespread, yet insurers are still struggling with a familiar problem. They are surrounded by data, alerts, and model outputs, but often unclear on what actually requires action.

What insurance analytics gets wrong about data drift and KPI impact

May 6, 2026

Insurance analytics has become more powerful, more automated, and more widespread, yet insurers are still struggling with a familiar problem. They are surrounded by...

Verisk Analytics, a provider of data and analytics for the insurance sector, has partnered with Anthropic to embed its analytics capabilities into Claude models via Model Context Protocol (MCP) connectors.

Verisk integrates data tools into Claude for insurers

May 6, 2026

Verisk Analytics, a provider of data and analytics for the insurance sector, has partnered with Anthropic to embed its analytics capabilities into Claude models...

Booking a flight online takes minutes. Ordering a taxi takes seconds. Even applying for a loan can now be done in a handful of taps. Buying insurance, by contrast, often feels like stepping back a decade. The process slows, the questions multiply, and what should be simple quickly becomes something to work through rather than complete.

Why most insurance quotes are abandoned — and how insurers can fix it

May 5, 2026

Booking a flight online takes minutes. Ordering a taxi takes seconds. Even applying for a loan can now be done in a handful of...

The global insurance industry is moving quickly into an AI-driven future. Pricing, underwriting, and customer engagement are being reshaped at pace, with many insurers shifting from experimentation to real-world deployment. But beneath this global momentum, the UK market tells a more measured story.

Why UK insurance pricing is evolving differently in the age of AI

May 5, 2026

The global insurance industry is moving quickly into an AI-driven future. Pricing, underwriting, and customer engagement are being reshaped at pace, with many insurers...

mea Platform, an AI-driven (re)insurance technology provider, has been selected by BMS Group, an independent (re)insurance broker with a strong international presence, to deploy its Broking Operations products and enhance placement efficiency through digital transformation.

mea Platform and BMS partner on AI broking operations

May 1, 2026

mea Platform, an AI-driven (re)insurance technology provider, has been selected by BMS Group, an independent (re)insurance broker with a strong international presence, to deploy...

Across EMEA, insurers are investing heavily in insurance pricing and AI. Companies are looking to implement faster decisions, more precise pricing, and the ability to compete in a market defined by volatility and regulation. On the surface, progress looks real. New models are built. Data science teams expand. AI pilots are launched. Platforms are upgraded. Yet when it comes to production, very little changes.

Why insurers are struggling to modernise pricing platforms

April 30, 2026

Across EMEA, insurers are investing heavily in insurance pricing and AI. Companies are looking to implement faster decisions, more precise pricing, and the ability...

Markel Insurance, the insurance division of Markel Group Inc., has launched PlayMicro in Canada via its digital platform Markel Connect, a broker-focused portal for specialty insurance solutions.

PlayMicro goes live on Markel Connect in Canada

April 29, 2026

Markel Insurance, the insurance division of Markel Group Inc., has launched PlayMicro in Canada via its digital platform Markel Connect, a broker-focused portal for...

H.W. Kaufman Group has partnered with InsurTech firm Optalitix to scale its London Market operations through its Burns & Wilcox platform.

Optalitix partners Kaufman to bring Lloyd’s pricing into API-driven workflows

April 28, 2026

H.W. Kaufman Group has partnered with InsurTech firm Optalitix to scale its London Market operations through its Burns & Wilcox platform. The collaboration will enable...