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The debate between Generalised Linear Models (GLMs) and Gradient Boosting Machines (GBMs) has been a long-running fixture in actuarial pricing discussions. While it is often framed as a competition between “old” and “new” modelling approaches, practitioners increasingly recognise that the real issue is not superiority, but suitability.

Comparing the benefits of GLM and GBM for insurance pricing

The debate between Generalised Linear Models (GLMs) and Gradient Boosting Machines (GBMs) has been a long-running fixture in actuarial pricing discussions. While it is...
The modern pharmacy has undergone a significant transformation in recent years, evolving from a simple dispensary into one of the most accessible frontline healthcare providers. Today, pharmacies in the United States deliver flu vaccinations, blood pressure checks, medication therapy management, and a growing range of preventative health services, placing them at the heart of community healthcare delivery.

Why pharmacies must evolve into continuous digital health platforms

The modern pharmacy has undergone a significant transformation in recent years, evolving from a simple dispensary into one of the most accessible frontline healthcare...
Pace, an AI operations company focused on insurance workflows, has raised $46m in Series B funding as it accelerates the rollout of its agentic automation platform across global insurance markets.

Pace lands $46m funding round to automate insurance workflows

Pace, an AI operations company focused on insurance workflows, has raised $46m in Series B funding as it accelerates the rollout of its agentic...
Newrez, a US homeownership company, has expanded its partnership with digital insurance marketplace Matic to embed real-time homeowners insurance comparison and quoting directly into its HomeHub customer portal.

Newrez expands Matic partnership for real-time insurance comparison

Newrez, a US homeownership company, has expanded its partnership with digital insurance marketplace Matic to embed real-time homeowners insurance comparison and quoting directly into...
VIPR Solutions and WCL, a Zywave organisation, have launched an integrated digital workflow for non-bureau delegated underwriting, aiming to eliminate one of the insurance market’s most persistent operational bottlenecks.

VIPR and WCL digitise delegated underwriting workflow

VIPR Solutions and WCL, a Zywave organisation, have launched an integrated digital workflow for non-bureau delegated underwriting, aiming to eliminate one of the insurance...

Weecover unveils API-first insurance payments tool

Weecover, an InsurTech platform specialising in technology solutions for insurance management and distribution, has officially launched its Insurance Payment Orchestration Module, a purpose-built tool...
IBM and Quant AI transform contact centres with Ava

IBM and Quant AI transform contact centres with Ava

Quant AI, an agentic AI systems developer, has unveiled AI agent Ava at the IBM Think Conference. Ava is an AI-powered contact centre solution developed...
Burns & Wilcox Global Solutions goes live on Novidea platform

Burns & Wilcox Global Solutions goes live on Novidea platform

Burns & Wilcox Global Solutions, the London-based specialist wholesale broking arm of H.W. Kaufman Group, has gone live on the insurance management platform developed...

InsureVision’s VisionScore™ goes live on 150k cameras

InsureVision, an AI-powered fleet risk intelligence company, has signed Waylens, a provider of AI video telematics technology, as the first licensee of its VisionScore™...
Adnovum to bring Sixfold's AI underwriting to DACH insurers

Adnovum to bring Sixfold’s AI underwriting to DACH insurers

Sixfold, an underwriting AI solution provider serving global insurers, has formed a strategic partnership with Adnovum, a Swiss technology and consulting firm focused on...

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Over $1bn raised in this week's 16 FinTech deals - Read them all here

Over $1bn raised in this week’s 16 FinTech deals – Read them all here

Two major deals helped to bring this week's total FinTech funding volume past the $1bn mark, with a total of $1.2bn raised across 16...
Are wealth managers finally embracing digital assets?

Are wealth managers finally embracing digital assets?

Despite their rising popularity, particularly with younger generations, digital assets still lack widespread adoption by traditional wealth management firms. However, as regulators continue to...

Figure acquires Kiavi in $717m blockchain deal

Figure Technology Solutions, a blockchain-native capital marketplace, has struck a definitive agreement to acquire Kiavi, an AI-driven lending platform serving residential real estate investors,...

Bluwhale launches AI-native financial operating system

Bluwhale, an AI and blockchain-based personal finance platform, has unveiled an AI-native financial operating system that automates users' financial lives while keeping data ownership...

Grasshopper launches treasury management with Waldo

Grasshopper Bank, a full-service digital bank with approximately $1.6bn in total assets, has launched a new treasury management product in collaboration with Waldo, a...

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