How insurers are modernising GLMs

Throughout the financial services space, modelling teams face a persistent and increasingly uncomfortable problem: accuracy alone is no longer enough. Insurers and lenders are under pressure to extract more predictive power from growing datasets, yet they remain constrained by regulatory expectations that demand transparency, auditability and clear justification. This tension is most visible in pricing and risk functions, where models must be both technically robust and defensible to regulators.

How insurers are modernising GLMs

February 2, 2026

Throughout the financial services space, modelling teams face a persistent and increasingly uncomfortable problem: accuracy alone is no longer enough. Insurers and lenders are...

Global investment in InsurTech firms surpassed $420m in January, as investors continued to back artificial intelligence-driven platforms while concentrating capital into a smaller number of larger deals.

InsurTech funding reaches $420m in January as US firms secure mega deals

January 30, 2026

Global investment in InsurTech firms surpassed $420m in January, as investors continued to back artificial intelligence-driven platforms. Funding was led by two US-based insurers that...

Digital engagement has emerged as one of the most pressing challenges facing modern healthcare systems. Providers, policymakers and patients broadly agree on its promise, from improved treatment adherence and better outcomes to stronger trust and more resilient healthcare models. However, despite years of sustained investment in digital health solutions, meaningful patient engagement continues to lag behind expectations.

The digital engagement gap in healthcare – and how to fix it

January 30, 2026

Digital engagement has emerged as one of the most pressing challenges facing modern healthcare systems. Providers, policymakers and patients broadly agree on its promise,...

GenStar, a provider of excess and surplus specialty property and casualty insurance, has partnered with ZestyAI, an InsurTech specialising in artificial intelligence-driven property risk analytics, to strengthen how hail, wind and severe convective storm risk is underwritten across GenStar’s commercial property portfolio.

GenStar partners with ZestyAI to sharpen hail risk underwriting

January 30, 2026

GenStar, a provider of excess and surplus specialty property and casualty insurance, has partnered with ZestyAI, an InsurTech specialising in artificial intelligence-driven property risk...

Sixfold, an AI underwriting InsurTech company focused on modernising insurance decision-making, has secured fresh capital as it looks to deepen its footprint with insurers around the world.

InsurTech firm Sixfold secures $30m to advance AI underwriting

January 30, 2026

Sixfold, an AI underwriting InsurTech company focused on modernising insurance decision-making, has secured fresh capital as it looks to deepen its footprint with insurers...

London-based Plum FinTech, a consumer money management and savings app, has partnered with Qover, an embedded insurance and InsurTech provider, to introduce worldwide travel protection for its users as part of a broader push to become a more holistic financial platform.

Plum FinTech partners with Qover to add worldwide travel protection

January 30, 2026

London-based Plum FinTech, a consumer money management and savings app, has partnered with Qover, an embedded insurance and InsurTech provider, to introduce worldwide travel...

Aon, a global professional services firm, and DataRobot, an enterprise AI platform provider focused on operationalising artificial intelligence at scale, have announced a collaboration centred on applying agentic AI to selected insurance onboarding and servicing workflows.

Aon teams up with DataRobot to streamline onboarding with agentic AI

January 30, 2026

Aon, a global professional services firm, and DataRobot, an enterprise AI platform provider focused on operationalising artificial intelligence at scale, have announced a collaboration...

Canadian personal lines insurer Industrial Alliance Auto and Home (iAAH) has gone live on EIS OneSuite, the SaaS core insurance platform developed by EIS, as part of its long-term core system modernisation programme.

iAAH goes live on EIS OneSuite to modernise core systems

January 29, 2026

Canadian personal lines insurer Industrial Alliance Auto and Home (iAAH) has gone live on EIS OneSuite, the SaaS core insurance platform developed by EIS,...

Global insurance and reinsurance broker WTW has completed its acquisition of San Francisco-based Newfront, a deal valued at $1.3bn, including upfront and contingent consideration.

WTW completes $1.3bn acquisition of US broker Newfront

January 29, 2026

Global insurance and reinsurance broker WTW has completed its acquisition of San Francisco-based Newfront, a deal valued at $1.3bn, including upfront and contingent consideration. The...

Allianz Commercial has opened a new Latin America Hub in Miami, establishing a regional base to serve clients and brokers across Latin America.

Allianz Commercial establishes Miami hub to serve Latin America

January 29, 2026

Allianz Commercial has opened a new Latin America Hub in Miami, establishing a regional base to serve clients and brokers across Latin America. The hub...