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The UK specialty insurance market has a scaling problem. Managing general agents writing SME and commercial business face a fundamental tension: the submission volume required to build a meaningful book is in direct conflict with the human effort required to triage each one consistently. Adding underwriters does not solve the problem. It delays it. Two … Read more
CFC’s Lane Assist moves real cyber submissions from email to quote recommendation in seconds. Every output is reviewed by a human underwriter before anything is issued. CFC has launched Lane Assist, a live pilot of agentic underwriting within its cyber insurance team. The specialist insurer describes it as a world first in specialty insurance. The … Read more
Cowbell has entered the Australian cyber insurance market, rolling out a new standalone policy for small and mid-sized businesses on Zurich Australian Insurance Ltd’s paper. The company said its Prime One programme targets SMEs with annual turnover of up to A$100 million. Cowbell will use its AI-driven underwriting platform and in-house claims capabilities. At the … Read more
Today, Converge appointed Howie Altman as Chief Technology Officer. The company builds cyber risk management and underwriting technology for the cyber insurance market. Altman will expand AI-driven automation and scale Converge’s proprietary platform to support profitability. “We’ve made significant technology investments that already set us apart in cyber insurance and now his job is to … Read more