News

Deals: Phoenix Sells Ark Life to Irish Life Group

It’s shaping up to be another very busy week for deals and acquisitions across the insurance sector; Phoenix Group Holdings plc (“Phoenix” and, together with its subsidiaries, “the Group”) announces that it has entered into […]

InsureTech

Ushur Secures Funding to Expand Online Admin Product

AI leader Ushur recently announced $25M in Series B funding, fueled by a rapidly modernizing insurance industry and a growing demand for self-service customer experiences. Third Point Ventures led the round, with participation from existing investor […]

News

BAE Systems and RSA Team Up on Fraud Project in Ireland

BAE Systems and RSA Insurance Ireland have announced a partnership to implement the NetReveal Insurance Fraud technology solution to detect insurance fraud. RSA Ireland will be the third global RSA region to adopt this counter […]

Opinion

Opinion: Will GDPR Will Make Life Easier For Insurance Fraudsters?

The latest from the Editor’s keyboard, on the law of unintended consequences after the introduction of GDPR. The recent announcement by the Irish government that a proposed database of insurance claimants is shelved is another […]

Investment

Aviva Acquires Friends First Life in £116m Deal

The latest news from Aviva; Aviva plc announces that it has reached an agreement to acquire Irish insurer Friends First Life Assurance Company dac (“Friends First”) for a cash consideration of €130m (£116m). As a […]