Imagine a small group of employees diligently working each day, trusting that a portion of their hard-earned wages is safely tucked away in a pension plan for their future security, only to discover that those funds have been withheld by their employer for months. This unsettling scenario is at the
Imagine a region where accessing insurance was once a distant dream for millions, now transformed by the tap of a smartphone screen. East Africa, a hub of digital innovation, is witnessing a remarkable shift in traditional industries, with embedded insurance emerging as a revolutionary force. This
In a transformative moment for Greece’s financial sector, Piraeus Bank S.A., one of the country’s leading institutions, has inked a staggering €600 million (£500 million) deal to acquire Ethniki Insurance, the nation’s oldest insurer. This isn’t just another corporate transaction; it’s a bold
What happens when the business world feels like a ship caught in a relentless storm, with no calm harbor in sight? For middle-market firms across the US, defined by revenues between $10 million and $1 billion, the approaching horizon of 2026 promises a landscape of economic turbulence, operational
Automation is no longer a distant trend but a moving sidewalk under travel insurance, speeding some roles ahead while quietly merging others into machine-led flows. The immediate catalyst is plain: travel protection is saturated with text, rules, and repeatable steps, exactly the terrain where
Setting the pace in a regulated world Regulators demand certainty while customers expect instant resolution, and the gap between those clocks has defined risk in finance and insurance for decades. In the midst of that tension, a new entry from Bengaluru offered a bolder proposition: compress risk
A jobs forecast can read like a balance sheet of gains and losses until a headline turns it into a human calculus, and that happened when Allianz Partners disclosed plans to eliminate 1,500 to 1,800 roles over the next 12 to 18 months as its travel insurance arm leans harder into artificial
Small businesses keep asking a simple question as cyberattacks grow sharper and pricier by the month, what exactly is at risk and why should a policy help right now, not later, when a breach has already rewritten the balance sheet and trust. That tension between urgency and understanding frames the
Insurers now stand at a tricky crossroads where a pro-growth regulatory reset meets an economy that is still straining household budgets and testing corporate confidence, and the tension between opportunity and restraint is defining strategy, pricing, and capital deployment. The analysis that
Imagine a financial landscape where every customer, regardless of their personal struggles, receives fair and tailored support—an ideal that often feels just out of reach for many firms in the insurance and personal finance sectors. With the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Consumer Duty
