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Insurance IT leaders herald new era for digital customer experience

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The insurance industry is undergoing a sea change, with IT playing a crucial role in rolling out digital customer experiences for policyholders and agents, as in-person meetings all but vanish in the post-pandemic era. IT as industry differentiator Insurers and financial services firms like MassMutual, of Springfield, Mass.,

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As insurers look to be more agile, data mesh strategies take centerstage

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In this way, data may just be the ultimate disruptor – a fact that the insurance industry knows all too well. As data volumes continue to increase alongside a correlating number of business requests, modern insurance data leaders face a nuanced set of challenges. To learn more, visit us here.

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6 VCs explain why embedded insurance isn’t the only hot opportunity in insurtech

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If you think embedded insurance is the only hot thing in insurtech these days, we’ve got a surprise in store for you: While it’s true that startups that help sell insurance together with other products and services are enjoying tailwinds, there are plenty of other opportunities in the space, several investors told TechCrunch+.

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Swiss Re streamlines insurers’ natural disaster response with AI

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Natural disasters have been increasing in frequency, severity, and diversity in recent years, pressuring insurers to be more efficient and to anticipate event and claim fallout. Second, RDA addresses post-NatCat planning to help insurers’ prioritize property inspections. trillion. “If

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Sayata adds $35M to Series A for business insurance

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Insurance broker and carrier marketplace Sayata took in $35 million in additional funds toward its Series A after raising $17 million in funds last August. Founded two years ago, the company offers a way for small and medium businesses to secure insurance. Securing business insurance takes a big chunk of a broker’s day.

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Indonesian D2C insurance marketplace Lifepal raises $9M Series A

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Choosing an insurance policy is one of the most complicated financial decisions a person can make. The startup, which says it is the country’s largest direct-to-consumer insurance marketplace, announced today it has raised a $9 million Series A. PasarPolis also partners with Gojek to offer health and accident insurance to drivers.

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After raising $10M, Breeze breathes fresh air into a stagnant disability insurance market

TechCrunch

Working in the world of disability insurance for a decade, Colin Nabity felt not everyone could access this type of insurance due to its nature of it being difficult to understand and underwrite. Disability and critical illness insurance is typically income protection should someone be too sick or hurt to work.

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