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Allianz pilots smart contracts for catastrophe swaps

Allianz Risk Transfer AG (ART) and Nephila Capital Limited (Nephila) announce that they have successfully piloted the use of blockchain smart contract technology for transacting a natural catastrophe swap.

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PwC preps research into blockchain tech for wholesale insurance

PwC today announced it is launching a Long Finance research project into the potential of blockchain technology in wholesale insurance.

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Insurer Selective taps Accenture for CRM

Accenture (ACN) has been chosen by Selective Insurance Company of America (Selective), a subsidiary of Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (SIGI), as its strategic Customer Relationship Management (CRM) service provider to help elevate the company’s customer service capabilities.

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Align insures against customer losses from cross-border funds tranfers

Next-generation global payments provider Align Commerce today announced that it is enhancing protections for its small- and medium-sized business (SMB) clients sending payments internationally, by obtaining insurance to safeguard against losses as a result of a physical or cyber-security breach, theft, or operational errors and omissions.

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Liberty launches global fintech challenge

In partnership with Matchi, Liberty is challenging the global FinTech community to enter their market-ready solutions into the Liberty FinTech Challenge 2016.

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Shift Technology raises $10m to help insurers fight fraud

Shift Technology, a software-as-a-service platform that uses the latest advances in data science and machine learning to help insurers detect claims fraud, announces today a $10 million Series A investment led by Accel, with participation from previous investors Elaia Partners and Iris Capital.

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Intertel enlists Red Box Recorders in fight against insurance fraud

Intertel, Inc., the leading medical canvassing firm in North America, has chosen Red Box Recorders as a key technology partner in the drive to combat insurance fraud.

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Bain Capital and Vista Equity Partners agree to buy insurance tech firm Vertafore

Vertafore, the leader in modern insurance technology, today announced that funds affiliated with Bain Capital Private Equity and Vista Equity Partners have entered into a definitive agreement to jointly acquire the company from TPG Capital.

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Msg Global establishes innovation lab in Toronto

msg global solutions, a Swiss-based provider of integrated technology and services to the global financial services industry, has established a presence in Canada with the opening of its office in Toronto.

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Guidewire Software bags Hiscox deal

Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE), a provider of software products to general insurers, today announced it has entered into a long-term services agreement with international specialist insurer Hiscox (LSE: HSX).

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Accenture and Apax Partners form insurance software JV

Accenture (NYSE:ACN) and Apax Partners, a leading global private equity firm, have agreed to form a joint venture to accelerate the innovation of claims, billing and policy administration software for the insurance industry.

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Zurich Gruppe Deutschland signs for Guidewire InsuranceSuite

Zurich Gruppe Deutschland, and Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE), a provider of software products to general insurers, today announced that Zurich Gruppe Deutschland has selected Guidewire InsuranceSuite as its new platform for underwriting, policy administration, claims management, and billing.

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JMR Infotech’s Avenir receives Oracle validated integration

JMR Infotech, a Platinum level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), today announced it has achieved Oracle Validated Integration for JMR Avenir with Oracle Insurance Policy Administration 10.1.

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Tieto and LähiTapiola increase collaboration

Tieto and insurance company LähiTapiola have signed a contract for continuing and increasing collaboration in development of infrastructure environments and digital services until 2020.

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AFA Insurance implements VPD Fixed Income Attribution

AFA Insurance has gone into production with VPD Fixed Income Attribution, part of the VPD Risk & Performance suite of solutions.

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Online insurance manager CoverWallet raises $2m

CoverWallet, the first online insurance manager, announced it received $2 million in seed funding from Two Sigma Ventures, Highland Capital Partners, Founder Collective and a long list of strategic angel investors.

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Wolters Kluwer appoints new head of China Financial Services business

Wolters Kluwer has appointed Yong Zhao as its new general manager for the Financial Services market in China. Zhao, who will be based in Shanghai, will help spearhead further growth for the financial technology firm in the market.

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Wolters Kluwer revamps NILS INsource research repository

Wolters Kluwer Financial Services today announced enhancements to NILS INsource, an online research repository tailored to compliance, government, legal and regulatory affairs professionals working in the insurance industry.

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UK insurers prepare for driverless cars

UK motor insurers are committing themselves to helping smooth the path of driverless cars onto UK roads, with the launch of a new initiative to address some of the issues which need to be overcome.

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Insurance comparison outfit CoverHound raises $33.3m

CoverHound, the leading digital platform for comparing and purchasing insurance, today announced that the company raised $33.3 million in a Series C financing round led by ACE Group (NYSE: ACE), one of the world's largest multiline property and casualty insurers.