Insurance

Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss. It is a form of risk management, primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent or uncertain loss.

Insurance Industry Takes Lead in Embedded Finance Adoption
Insurance Industry Takes Lead in Embedded Finance Adoption
October 18, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Insurance companies are leading the pack in terms of implementing new embedded finance solutions that can benefit themselves, their industry and their customers. Thirty-six percent...

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EMEA Daily: PayU-BillDesk Deal Collapses at Last Minute; Italian Court Cancels $169M Fine Against Apple, Amazon
EMEA Daily: PayU-BillDesk Deal Collapses at Last Minute; Italian Court Cancels $169M Fine Against Apple,...
October 03, 2022  |  emea

Today in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Dutch technology firm Prosus announced that it has cancelled a planned takeover that would have seen...

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Applied Systems Launches Digital Payments Hub for Insurance Agencies
Applied Systems Launches Digital Payments Hub for Insurance Agencies
October 03, 2022  |  Digital Payments

Cloud-based software provider Applied Systems has launched a digital payments solution that integrates with its management systems for insurance agencies — Applied Epic and EZLynx...

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Lemonade Launches AI-Powered Contents Insurance in UK
Lemonade Launches AI-Powered Contents Insurance in UK
October 03, 2022  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered insurance company Lemonade has launched in the United Kingdom and now offers contents insurance to residents across the U.K. Lemonade now operates...

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Africa’s Legacy Insurance Market Disrupted by Digital-First Players
Africa’s Legacy Insurance Market Disrupted by Digital-First Players
September 28, 2022  |  Insurance

In many African countries, huge uninsured populations have been underserved by the traditional model for medical coverage, excluding all but the wealthiest individuals. For example,...

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Today in B2B Payments: 2 Firms Raise Money to Expand Internationally
Today in B2B Payments: 2 Firms Raise Money to Expand Internationally
September 20, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Today in B2B payments, Zopper raises $75 million to expand its InsurTech services internationally, while Sievo raises $44 million to accelerate the growth of its...

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B2B Supply Chain Platform actyv.ai Adds BNPL, Insurance Options
B2B Supply Chain Platform actyv.ai Adds BNPL, Insurance Options
September 20, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Global B2B supply chain management platform actyv.ai has added an embedded B2B buy now, pay later (BNPL) option and insurance to its artificial intelligence (AI)-based...

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InvoiceCloud, Intellagents Integrate Tools for Insurance Carriers
InvoiceCloud, Intellagents Integrate Tools for Insurance Carriers
September 20, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Online bill payment services solution InvoiceCloud and insurance software supplier Intellagents have a new relationship in which they will provide “a premier billing and payments...

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FinTech Firm Acrisure Acquires B2Z Insurance to Expand InsurTech
FinTech Firm Acrisure Acquires B2Z Insurance to Expand InsurTech
September 19, 2022  |  Acquisitions

In a bid to boost its digital insurance offerings, financial services FinTech Acrisure has acquired B2Z Insurance. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “With...

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