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Sharia-compliant Maliyya closes $1.3m seed round from Ground1

March 5, 2018

Maliyya, a Sharia compliant P2P financing and investing platform, has closed a $1.3m seed round from Ground1 Ventures.

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In Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 cult classic Pulp Fiction, when a situation deteriorates beyond control, everyone knows you call The Wolf. Arriving without the slightest hint of panic, he surveys the damage with practised calm and begins issuing instructions. Within minutes, chaos has been reduced to a sequence of manageable decisions. Insurance has long relied on people capable of performing a similar role. Actuaries are the professionals insurers turn to when risk becomes too complex for instinct alone.

The evolving role of actuaries in the age of AI

April 1, 2026

Akur8, the AI-driven actuarial platform, has been selected by Occident, one of Spain’s leading insurance groups, to enhance pricing capabilities across its non-life business lines.

Akur8 chosen by Spain’s Occident to enhance non-life pricing

April 1, 2026

Pan-American Life Insurance Group (PALIG) has launched an online claims submission portal for life insurance beneficiaries as part of its digital transformation strategy.

PALIG rolls out online life claims portal with Swiss Re

April 1, 2026

AI underwriting platform Kalepa has appointed Audrey Howell as Head of Product to lead product strategy and innovation across its insurance technology platform.

Kalepa hires ex-Palantir leader as product chief

April 1, 2026