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Open GI strikes deal to provide brokers with gen AI chatbots
Open GI has teamed up with artificial intelligence specialists OpenDialog to bring advanced conversational AI agents to its customers, with the aim of creating efficiency gains for brokers by automating customer service interactions.
Astorg takes majority stake in Acturis
European private equity firm Astorg has boosted its investment in Acturis to over the 50% threshold.
Acturis maintains growth streak with 19% revenue expansion
Acturis has posted a £22.75m rise in revenue for 2023 to £144.1m, its 22nd consecutive year of growth.
CDL grows revenue but profit drops for second year in a row
CDL grew revenue by 6.9% to £59.54m in the year ended 30 September 2023, however profit after tax dropped for the second consecutive year to £10.01m.
The stats: Q1 2024 - Commercial combined slows to near halt
The year has started with almost no average premium growth in commercial combined while fleet and property owners have powered ahead, according to the latest statistics from Acturis.
RSA expects new business “clunkiness” to ease from July as it continues NIG integration
RSA expects any “clunkiness” in how it handles brokers seeking quotes from both itself and merger partner NIG for the same business to improve materially from next month.
Interview: Sabre CEO Geoff Carter
Sabre boss Geoff Carter tells Insurance Age about the upsides for brokers from its IHP rollout, growing in motorbikes after the collapse of MCE and profitable expansion plans in taxi.
CGI leader Andy Jones on transforming the market and the data standards vision
Creating a data standard is “the real utopia vision”, Andy Jones, director for consulting services in insurance at CGI in the UK, told Insurance Age.
Industry pays tribute to former colleague Geoff Kitchen, who died on Singapore Airlines flight
Theo Duchen and Lloyd Hanks have expressed their sympathies for Geoff Kitchen and his family after he died on the Singapore Airlines flight hit by turbulence yesterday.
Arch goes live on Applied
Applied has confirmed that Arch Insurance has launched a specialist property owners insurance product on its commercial e-trading panel.
Q&A: Jonathan Davey
In his first interview since announcing his retirement on LinkedIn last week, former Primary, Keychoice, SSP and Hug Hub leader Jonathan Davey reflects on his time in the industry, and shares what is coming next, including his 28th trip to the Biba…
Biba Conference 2024 countdown: SSP Broker’s Martyn Matthews
With the Biba Conference just weeks away, Martyn Mathews, managing director of SSP Broker, quotes psychologist Carl Jung and recollects getting his kids foam swords and shields.
Imarket grows to five live broker systems with Bravo Digital Trader
Polaris has added Bravo Digital Trader as the fifth broker system to use imarket, joining its portfolio of Acturis, Applied, Open GI and SSP.
Recorder to unveil commercial platform for brokers at Biba Conference
Insurtech Recorder will roll out its SME focused software platform at the British Insurance Brokers’ Association’s conference in Manchester next month with a promise to offer a free version exclusively to attendees.
Open GI swoops for Hug Hub’s Digital Platform
Open GI has bought Hug Hub’s Digital Platform which offers portal capability for insurance brokers and managing general agents.
Applied updates on commercial push
Applied Systems has confirmed Arch Insurance is about to enter the pilot phase of onboarding and will be live on the Applied Epic broker management system in April, with Iprism and Ark to follow and more promised in 2024.
A leap yeAR blog
On this different numerical day, Emmanuel Kenning takes a look at two sets of intriguing stats from the past month.
Mathews on his trust and growth mission at SSP
The foundations have been laid at SSP and with a programme of enhancements to roll out in 2024, the software house is confident of delivering for customers on the road to user growth next year, according to Martyn Mathews, managing director of SSP Broker.
Acturis seals personal lines win with First2Protect
Acturis has partnered with home, landlord and tenant insurance broker First2Protect after a competitive tender process.
Brown & Brown rolls out on Acturis
Brown & Brown is moving its retail platform to Acturis, Insurance Age can reveal.
Acturis launches AI Predict
Acturis has launched AI Predict to bring the power of artificial intelligence and machine learning into its software-as-a-service platform.