Life & Pensions Articles

Insurtech: A growing marriage with healthtech & telemedicine

InsurTech Digital analyses the growing relationship between insurtech and healthtech, and how innovation in health insurance will boom in the near future

The greatest surety: a brief history of life insurance

Few things in the modern world can claim to trace their history back 2,000 years – but life insurance can

Digital life insurer Dayforward bags $25m, acquires carrier

Digital life insurance company Dayforward has secured US$25mn in venture funding and acquired an insurance carrier as part of its plans for expansion

SunLife partners with iptiQ on over-50s life insurance

UK insurer SunLife has partnered with Swiss Re's iptiQ to launch an 'innovative' new product for the over-50s life insurance market

MAPFRE ‘2023 Economic & Industry Outlook’ predicts growth

The MAPFRE ‘2023 Economic & Industry Outlook’ report predicts growth for some sectors in the insurance industry despite a global economic slowdown slowdown

Chubb deal for Huatai 'to consolidate its position in China'

Chubb's deal to raise its stake in Huatai Insurance will "consolidate" its position in APAC and bolster its share of the Chinese life insurance market

US Life insurer payouts hit record US$100bn in 2021 - up 27%

US life insurers saw a 27% jump in death benefit claims in 2021 - amounting to more than US$100bn as increased deaths resulted in leap in claims

Open banking in insurance: Yapily and Certua partner up

Yapily and Certua have teamed up to bring open banking benefits to the insurance sector, including personalised recommendations based on transaction data