All articles by Patrick Brusnahan

Patrick Brusnahan

Editor of Private Banker International.

Insurtech wefox rebrands to empower insurance

Berlin-based insurtech wefox has rebranded with a claim: “wefox Empowering Insurance”.

Sprout.ai raises £5.4m to transform claims processing

AI-led insurtech for claims automation Sprout.ai has raised £5.4m ($6.5m) in a funding round led by venture capital investors Amadeus Capital Partners and Praetura Ventures.

Pacific Life Re appoints head of South Korea

Pacific Life Re has appointed Yoke Yin Lee as head of the South Korea arm to oversee operations and growth.

Blink Parametric partners with MAWDY

Insurtech Blink Parametric has entered into an agreement with global insurance firm MAWDY, part of the MAPFRE Group.

Signal: rising prices front of mind in insurance tweets

There were 638 tweets regarding insurance in the past week, but what was the main topic of conversation?

YuLife launches pilot of its wellbeing model in Japan

Insurtech YuLife and Dai-ichi Holdings have collaborated on a pilot of the YuLife Wellbeing Model.

Beazley hires corporate head of strategy

Specialist insurer Beazley has appointed Brenna Westinghouse as corporate head of strategy, reporting to Adrian Coz, CEO.

Zurich drastically drops claim times thanks to WhatsApp and video

Zurich customers have had waiting times for claims slashed after the insurer implemented video and WhatsApp messaging.

Aviva finishes £30m bulk annuity deal with British Red Cross

Aviva has completed a £30m ($36.4m) buy-out of the British Red Cross Pension Fund and the Scottish Branch British Red Cross Society Retirement Benefits Scheme.

Signal: want an insurance job? Consider the US

Where can you get an insurance job nowadays?