KPMG International, a global network of professional firms providing audit, tax and advisory services, has released its latest Pulse of Fintech report, which revealed that, over the past year, on a global level, there were 13 insurtech deals over US$100 million, but that the overall global value of the insurtech market actually fell in 2018.
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20 February 2019
Professional services firm Aon plc has released its 2019 Cyber Security Risk Report, which details the greatest cybersecurity threats and challenges organisations are currently facing
20 February 2019
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has issued recommendations for the insurance sector in light of the UK withdrawing from the European Union without a withdrawal agreement
19 February 2019
A new scheme backed by the UK Government aims to use artificial intelligence (AI) to fight the plague of insurance fraud.
13 February 2019
Europ Assistance's new Cyber Barometer survey has found that many consumers have major concerns about the potential impact of cybercrime.
12 February 2019
Mergers and acquisitons in the global insurance sector grew by nine per cent last year; an increase largely driven by new technology, suggests a new report from Clyde & Co.
06 February 2019
Aon has formed a new strategic partnership with insurtech firm Claim Central; the firm will digitise and streamline Aon’s claims management capabilities and help to boost innovation.
05 February 2019
AXA Egypt becomes the latest local insurance provider to become a member of MAXIS Global Benefits Network (MAXIS GBN).
04 February 2019
Munich Re partners with the German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI).
04 February 2019
The Chartered Insurance Institute in the UK, as part of its ongoing efforts to spearhead improved diversity in the insurance industry, has voluntarily released its own ethnicity pay gap figures for its employees.
01 February 2019
UK-based insurtech firm WhenFresh has received £3 million in series A funding.
