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Vishnupriya N
AXA taps Verisk for health risk underwriting solutions in Egypt
The insurer will market Verisk’s health risk rating tool in the region as its Intelligent Medical Acceptance Tool (IMPACT).
Swiss Re and Wysa introduce insurance-specific mental health app
Australian insurer MLC Life Insurance adopted Wysa Assure, which is now available to retail customers through the Vivo programme.
Everest Group appoints new underwriting unit head
Charlie Higham will be responsible for all programme administrator and digital distribution collaborations in the new role.
Pet insurance administrator Companion Protect secures $27m funding
The proceeds will be used to boost digital advances in claims processing to augment the customer experience.
Australian regulator sues IAG’s units for misleading insurance customers
IAG acknowledged the commencement of the lawsuit.
Irys Insurtech raises $3.5m in seed funding round
The funding round was led by venture capital company Markd, which invests in insurtechs.
Aspen UK appoints new chief risk officer
Andrew Dyer will be based in London and report to Aspen UK CEO Richard Milner.
Fortitude Re awards IBM $450m deal to optimise life insurance operations
IBM will carry out the design and handling of a tailored and optimised solution to manage life and annuity insurance policies.
AIA Group net profit soars 50% to $2.2bn in H1
The insurer’s value of new business surged 37% to $2.02bn from $1.53bn a year ago.
Insurers raise premiums for tankers plying in Russia’s Black Sea ports
The war risk premium was raised to nearly 1.20%-1.25% of the cargo’s price from the prior figure of 1%.