Tag: Employee Benefits

Blended renewal rates hide group benefits risk

Group benefits carriers could be leaving money on the table or eroding persistency by relying on whole-case rate actions at renewal, according to pricing...

Thatch raises $108m at $1bn valuation for health benefits

Thatch, the health benefits platform helping employers move away from traditional group health plans toward a consumer-directed model, has announced a $108m funding round...

UAE’s gratuity overhaul exposes a data problem, Kidbrooke warns

The UAE's end-of-service gratuity system is being reshaped, turning a lump sum paid on an employee's exit into money that grows while they are...

Surely partners with Heka on flexible life cover

Surely, the life insurance brand from Certua Life, which it claims is the first new protection-focused life insurer to be authorised in the UK...

Olenbee raises €7m to scale real-time perks tech

Olenbee, a French FinTech and mission-driven company that applies artificial intelligence to everyday employee benefits, spending and rewards, has closed a €7m funding round...

California retained its top position in the US FinTech market with...

Key US FinTech investment stats in H1 2026: US FinTech deal activity grew 25% YoY Californian companies retained their top spot in the US...

Alliant to acquire Nava in AI benefits push

Alliant Insurance Services, one of the largest insurance brokers and consultants in the US offering risk management, insurance, employee benefits and underwriting services, has...

MMA targets Midwest growth with Accel Holdings acquisition

Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA), a business of Marsh providing insurance, employee health and benefits, retirement and wealth, and private client insurance solutions across the...

TPG-backed Third Wave accelerates insurance roll-up

Third Wave Insurance, the retail insurance brokerage platform backed by global alternative asset manager TPG, has agreed to acquire five insurance and advisory firms...

Can AI fix benefits season? Vertafore says yes with new agent

Vertafore, a Denver-based insurance technology provider, has launched an AI agent designed to reduce the time required to set up employee benefit plans, targeting...

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