All articles by Patrick Brusnahan

Patrick Brusnahan

Editor of Private Banker International.

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?

Assureful raises $1.5m in funding to bolster e-commerce insurance

Insurtech Assureful, built for Amazon and e-commerce sellers, has closed a $1.5m pre-seed funding round.

Sapiens introduces generative AI solution with Microsoft Azure

Global software provider for insurance Sapiens International has launched Sapiens Decision Model.AI, integrating Microsoft Azure Open AI Service into the fold.

Appian and Swiss Re launch life insurance product

Software firm Appian and Swiss Re have announced the launch of the Connected Underwriting Life Workbench to aid insurers unify workflows and data.