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WTW Acquires Climate Risk Analytics Firm Butterwire

Insurance broker WTW reported its acquisition of Butterwire, a provider of data analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning platforms. Based in Glasgow, Scotland, the financial analytics company will become a part of WTW’s Climate and Resilience Hub. Terms were not …

Insurance Technology: Certificate Hero and TNEDICCA Attract Investors

Certificate Hero Raises $4.5 Million for Certificate of Insurance Processing Platform Certificate Hero, a platform for issuing and managing certificates of insurance, reported it received $4.5 million in funding in its Series Seed II round led by RRE Ventures. The …

The Remaking of Verisk as an Insurance-Focused Firm (Again) Is Underway

Last week, information services firm Verisk said it had taken steps that align with one investor’s call for the firm to commit to being a standalone insurance-focused business. Yesterday, Verisk promised several additional changes and publicly committed to a “pure-play” …

Verisk Acquires Driver Data Company

Verisk Analytics, the global data analytics firm, has acquired North Carolina-based Data Driven Safety to expand its automobile insurance underwriting data business, Verisk announced. Data Driven Safety, founded in 2009 and headquartered in Huntersville, North Carolina, has specialized in aggregating …

Gallagher Re Touts Advanced Integrated Reinsurance Analytics Platform

Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has unveiled an automated analytics platform it says benefits reinsurance clients and markets by bringing together all analytics capabilities into one platform and providing a multi-model view of risk. The new platform, Gallagher Automated Insurance …

Howden’s Data Analytics Unit, HX, Launches Insurance Market Information Platform

HX, the data analytics and advisory division of London-based Howden Group Holdings, announced the launch of NOVA, a first of its kind insurance business intelligence platform, which enables users to better understand the insurance market and its drivers. NOVA amalgamates …

CCC Information Services Going Public in $7 Billion Blank Check Transaction

CCC Information Services said on Wednesday it was going public through a merger with blank-check firm Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp., in a deal valuing the data and technology provider to automotive and insurance companies at about $7 billion. The deal …

CoStar and Warburg Are Said to Be Competing to Buy CoreLogic: Bloomberg

CoStar Group Inc. and a private equity group led by Warburg Pincus are the final bidders competing for data provider CoreLogic Inc., according to people familiar with the matter. CoreLogic, which is evaluating the offers, is expected to decide in …

WTW Names Shaw as Global Head of Data, Analytics & Innovation, Global Facultative

Willis Towers Watson announced the appointment of Fiona Shaw as its new head of data, analytics and innovation for its Global Fac division. Shaw has extensive insurance, reinsurance and analytics experience having spent 30-plus years at Willis Towers Watson, initially …

Insurance Broker Acrisure Acquires Tulco’s Artificial Intelligence Insurance Business

Insurance broker Acrisure announced that it has acquired artificial intelligence (AI) company Tulco LLC’s insurance practice with the aim of bringing data science, AI and machine learning capabilities to the insurance brokerage industry. Acrisure said it will harness AI capabilities …