Opinion

Govt Cyber Playbook is a Sticking Plaster, Cultural Reform is Needed

Straight talking from the Editor’s keyboard; The Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology (DSIT) has launched the alpha Secure Connected Places Playbook for local authorities this month. Sounds handy. This new resource offers “practical and […]

InsureTech

Deals: Encora Buys Softelligence

Encora, a global next-gen digital engineering provider, has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Softelligence, a Romanian software engineering services provider, to establish Encora’s first delivery centres in Europe. Encora’s growing […]

InsureTech

Funding Rounds: Is boltech Really Worth $1.6 Billion?

Well it could be, certainly that’s the valuation placed upon the insurtech by investors who have supported this round. One thing it does reinforce is that the appetite for insurtechs isn’t as reduced as you […]

Global insurance trends

Chubb Announces Dividend

Chubb Limited (NYSE: CB) announced yesterday that at its 2023 Annual General Meeting, held at the company’s offices in Zurich, Switzerland, shareholders approved a 3.6% increase in the company’s dividend to $3.44 per share annually […]

Insurance claims

Sure Claims Payments Now Available as Standalone Product

Insurity, a provider of cloud-based software for insurance carriers, brokers, and MGAs, has announced that its Sure Claims Payments solution is now offered as a standalone digital solution. Sure Claims Payments, powered by Dream Payments […]

News

Deals: Bspoke Group Buys Miramar Underwriting

Bspoke Insurance Group Ltd (Bspoke Group) has announced that it is acquiring Miramar Underwriting Ltd (Miramar), subject to regulatory approval. It is the first acquisition by Leeds-based Bspoke Group since it rebranded in April. London-based […]