Technology

Insurance technology companies attracted a record $7.1bn (£5.15bn) of investment across 377 deals last year, analysis by Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has revealed.

John Ng and Melanie Zhang discuss how they analysed Twitter sentiment relating to COVID-19 and insurance – and how insurers could use such analysis

What is an actuarial data scientist, what do they need to know and why are they necessary as actuarial departments start to unlock the full potential of AI? Dawid Kopczyk explains

The top three risks facing businesses over the next year are all related to COVID-19, an annual survey of CEOs, risk managers, brokers and insurance experts by Allianz has found.

COVID-19 has threatened to impede the global cooperation needed to tackle a vast array of heightened risks over the next decade, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has warned today.

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Demand for predictive analytics is rising as life insurers look to boost their business performance and customer relations in a highly competitive market with tight margins, slow growth and high operating costs.

Pension schemes, insurance companies, asset managers and banks will all be forced to disclose their financial exposure to climate change by 2025 under new rules unveiled by the UK chancellor Rishi Sunak yesterday.

Half of employees in the UK's financial services sector want to continue working from home for at least part of the week once the COVID-19 pandemic passes, KPMG research has found.

Blockchain technologies will reach a tipping point in 2025 and be adopted at scale across the global economy, boosting GDP by nearly $2trn (£1.5trn) over the next decade, forecasts by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) suggest.