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Tech Update: AXA XL Launches Virtual Reality Training Solution for Risk Managers

AXA XL Risk Consulting announced the launch of AXA Immersive Solutions, an innovative training solution leveraging virtual reality (VR) and digital twin technologies. AXA Immersive Solutions gives AXA XL’s risk consultants access to a 3D model of a standard factory …

Markets/Coverages: Howden Launches Innovation Hub With £500M of Delegated Underwriting Capacity, Commits £10M for Insurtech Funding

Howden, the London-based insurance group, has launched Howden Ventures, subject to Lloyd’s approval, with £500 million ($607.1 million) of delegated underwriting capacity, to create an investment and risk incubator that will fast-track insurance product development. Howden Ventures will draw expertise …

New York Names InnSure to Manage Clean Tech Insurance Innovation Project

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the nonprofit InnSure will administer the state’s $6.5 million insurance innovation fund that includes grants to encourage the development of new insurance policies and products that support new clean technologies. The initiative, announced …

Markets/Coverages: Apollo Forms ICX Consortium to Drive Insurance Industry Innovation

Apollo, the London-based independent specialist re/insurer, announced its new ICX Consortium through its “Apollo ibott 1971” division, which provides data-driven embedded insurance solutions for the fast-growing digital economy. Apollo plans to deploy meaningful lead capacity through the consortium which will …

Lloyd’s Lab Selects 13 Insurtechs for Its Next Innovation Accelerator

The Lloyd’s marketplace announced it has invited 13 insurtechs to join the next cohort of its innovation accelerator, the Lloyd’s Lab, following a competitive pitch process where the firms presented innovative insurance solutions for the market. Lloyd’s Lab received more …

Winners of Innovation in Insurance Awards Excel in Customer Focus, AI, Sustainability

The winners of the seventh annual Innovation in Insurance Awards excelled in customer focus, creative applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation as well as sustainability, according to the awards’ sponsors, Efma and Accenture. The global awards program, which recognizes …

Lloyd’s Lab Selects 11 Insurtechs to Test Decarbonization, Climate Change Solutions

The Lloyd’s re/insurance marketplace announced the next 11 insurtech start-ups that will join the eighth cohort of the Lloyd’s Lab in its 10-week program. Lloyd’s Lab, the market’s innovation accelerator, brings together insurtech, insurers, and brokers to test new, innovative …

Hannover Re Opens Access to Insurtech Innovation Platform, ‘hr | equarium’

Hannover Re has opened access to its innovation platform for all interested parties. Launched in 2019, hr | equarium connects insurance clients with insurtech partners. The platform has been used on a regular basis by more than 700 clients of …

Greenlight Re Innovations Invests in Cargo Insurtech Startup Redkik

Greenlight Re Innovations (GRI), part of Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., has announced an investment in insurtech startup Redkik Inc., a cargo insurance administration and analytics platform. Cargo insurance policies have traditionally been written on an annual basis and priced based …

Efma-Accenture Innovation Awards Offer View of Insurance Industry’s Transformation

Daniele Presutti, Accenture’s Insurance lead in Europe, and Silvia Milián, Accenture’s Insurance lead for strategy and consulting in Iberia discuss how the submissions to 2021’s Efma-Accenture Innovation in Insurance Awards demonstrated the extent that the insurance industry has been developing …