Insurtech
Diary of an Insurer: Samp Risk’s Jonathon Valentine
Jonathon Valentine, group chief technology officer for Samp Risk, the insurtech enabling telematics insurance in renewable energy, visits power stations in the US and reviews data from three new sites.
Lloyds Bank picks Superscript for SME insurance
Lloyds Banking Group has selected digital insurance broker Superscript to provide business insurance to its small business customers.
Guidewire eyes AI agents as consumers of platform
Guidewire is “starting to think about AI agents as sort of first-party consumers of this platform,” according to CEO Mike Rosenbaum.
The rules in someone's head: Referral discipline and key-person risk in delegated authority
Every delegated authority operation has a written referral schedule. Most also have a second, unwritten one, which is the version an experienced underwriter actually applies. This content highlights the hidden operational risk of the unwritten method and…
Building an autonomous insurance platform: Why only a platform strategy will succeed
Most insurers didn’t set out to build AI confusion; it just happened one point solution at a time. This blog highlights the real barrier to AI’s promise in insurance and why a platform strategy holds the key to building synergy between policy management,…
Dangerous braking and distracted driving trump speeding as motor risks
Motor insurers have been turning to telematics to understand driver behaviour and identify potential risks, after new data from Marshmallow uncovered serious concerns.
Marrow progresses in ChatGPT race amid regulatory concerns
Firms need AI that can deal with regulatory concerns to succeed in the new “agent economy”, according to Marrow’s co-founder and CEO Tim Graham, as the platform completes its pre-seed round.
From manual bordereaux to trading agility
From manual bordereaux to trading agility Insurance pricing can now change daily, but trading infrastructure hasn’t kept pace. Matt Wellman of Applied Systems explains why manual bordereaux must go and why it’s time to rethink the connection between…
Building the data foundation for AI in insurance
AI has the potential to transform insurance finance and operations, but its effectiveness depends on data quality. This whitepaper explores how insurers can strengthen financial data management, improve controls and create the foundations required for…
Advance the possible: How to build an autonomous insurance platform
How can insurers cut through the AI hype and take ideas to production? This guide explains how one reusable AI layer can connect underwriting, policy, billing, claims, and customer engagement, and puts agentic AI to work on the core system you already…
Transforming your insurance organisation with AI
While different insurers have different maturity levels when it comes to AI, they all sit somewhere on a five-step path, from continuously optimising the core platform to running genuinely agentic AI operations. This blog explores five key steps towards…
Fraudsters share intelligence every day - why don't insurers?
Today’s criminal networks can share information quickly and exploit weaknesses across multiple insurers. This blog highlights why insurers are struggling to share intelligence effectively and how the industry can turn a willingness to collaborate into a…
Intelligent orchestration: How insurers are connecting AI, workflows and controls
Artificial intelligence has moved quickly from experimentation to everyday use inside insurance technology teams. Based on feedback from technology leaders, this content highlights the challenges of AI implementation, and how insurers can connect…
Pricing at pace: Staying competitive in a faster-moving market
In increasingly fast-moving and volatile insurance markets, pricing is moving from the back office to the boardroom. This article explores the key themes emerging from a recent Insurance Post roundtable, hosted in association with Optalitix.
Synthetic ID fraud on the rise in AI era
Once a niche scam involving individual ‘Frankenstein’ profiles, synthetic identities have evolved into a highly industrialised driver of organised fraud. This content highlights how AI is helping fraudsters generate synthetic IDs at scale, and the threat…
Surge in ghost broking spooks insurance sector
Data from Synectics Solutions’ National SIRA intelligence consortium shows a 93% increase in victims of impersonation fraud having their identities used in ghost-brokered policies. This content sheds light on the forces driving ghost broking fraud and…
Insurance document fraud moves upstream
From fake-damage imagery and forged repair invoices to number plate swaps on photos of genuine accidents, insurers are reporting record levels of claims document fraud driven by AI manipulation. This content explores how AI enabled document fraud is…
Designing the insurance policy of the future
At a recent Insurance Post webinar, held in association with Hyland and Duck Creek Technologies, an expert panel examined how AI could reshape commercial insurance and the respective roles of technology, humans and governance. This content highlights the…
After Blueprint Two: what a cargo coverholder should stop waiting for
In March 2026, Lloyd’s set out a new strategy and confirmed it was transitioning away from Blueprint Two. This content highlights the implications for cargo coverholders, and how tigerlab’s platform connects delegated authority and brokerage operations.
Modernising insurance reconciliations: What the industry can gain from automation
Many insurance firms still rely on spreadsheets and manual processes to manage critical reconciliations. This whitepaper focuses on how automated reconciliation can help insurers improve efficiency, strengthen controls, reduce operational costs, and…
Unlocking fraud intelligence through better data sharing
Insurance fraud is becoming increasingly sophisticated – from exaggerated claims to application fraud, staged accidents and complex, organised fraud networks. This content highlights why improved intelligence sharing and AI-driven tools are critical to…