NEXT Insurance, a leading technology-first small business insurer, announced the availability of Copilot, a tool designed to help agents increase revenue by efficiently serving small micro businesses with customized insurance policies. Similar to other small business owners, insurance agents operate on thin margins and juggle multiple responsibilities. NEXT’s Copilot empowers business owners to quote and bind online without underwriting delays, while providing agents with a streamlined process. This new tool simplifies operations, saving agents valuable time and enabling more profitable sales with small micro businesses. Copilot exemplifies NEXT’s commitment to empowering agents with innovative digital solutions that drive business growth…

Specialty insurer and reinsurer Chaucer has teamed up with Tel Aviv-based technology company Gabriel to introduce a groundbreaking insurance product tailored for mass shooting events. Established in 2016, Gabriel has pioneered a proactive emergency response solution designed for active shooter situations, workplace violence, and other emergencies. Leveraging advanced detection and sensor technology, its platform swiftly sends automated alerts along with video footage upon detecting a threat. This enables first responders to access real-time intelligence within seconds, significantly reducing response times and potentially saving lives. Clients who opt for active assailant coverage from Chaucer will benefit from an incident security dashboard…

Cyberwrite, a pioneering cyber insurance technology company, today announces a strategic collaboration with Howden, the global insurance intermediary group, to create actionable insights into cyber threats for its clients. The partnership marks a significant milestone in delivering cyber resiliency for Howden’s clients worldwide. Cyberwrite specializes in providing simple cyber risk reports with insights into cyber insurance, offering brokers the tools to assess the probability of a breach and gauge its potential economic repercussions. Through advanced analytics AI and cutting-edge technology, Cyberwrite enables brokers to offer tailored recommendations for enhancing cyber defenses and identifying potential regulatory gaps, increasing the chances of…

D-ID, the leading platform for the generation of digital humans, announced today the appointment of Anna Osipov as VP Corporate Development. Anna will lead D-ID’s strategic growth initiatives, overseeing due diligence, financial modeling, partnerships, and other opportunities to drive the company’s expansion, while also supporting fundraising, investor relations, and overall business strategy. Anna is an innovative executive with over 15 years of experience spanning the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. Her expertise lies in strategy and operations, with a particular focus on early-growth investments, as well as corporate strategic partnerships. “We are thrilled to welcome Anna to the D-ID team as our VP of Corporate…

Empathy, raises $47 million led by Index Ventures with participation from General Catalyst, Entrée Capital, Latitude, and Brewer Lane. In addition, some of the largest life insurance carriers in the world like Allianz, MassMutual, MetLife, New York Life, Securian, and Sumitomo joined the round with a strategic investment, bringing our total capital raised to date to $90 million. Founded in 2020, Empathy offers an app that guides users through the tasks that need to be completed after the death of a loved one. With a blend of technology and human support, they help families navigate the financial, legal, emotional, and logistical…

Ahoy! Insurance (www.ahoy.insure) is the leading Insurtech focused on Recreational Boating in the US. Coupled with proprietary on-board technology which empowers boaters to reduce risks while boating its new-age user experience which enables consumers to quote and bind policies within minutes position Ahoy! as the most sought after insurer in the space. Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. offers a leading insurance wholesale brokerage outlet for agents looking to bring their clients a broad selection of quality products.  AUI Digital which is a division of Appalachian Underwriters is focused on the digitization of the insurance journey from finding markets through policy issuance: making it…

Specialty Insurance Broker Replaces Three Separate Applications with a Single, End-to-End Insurance Management Platform to Improve Operational Efficiencies and Enable Seamless Access to Data Novidea, creator of the cloud-based, data-driven enterprise insurance management platform, today announced that Atlantic Global Risk, a specialty insurance broker focused on designing complex insurance products for legal, tax and credit risks, is now live on its innovative insurance platform to improve data quality and achieve operational efficiency across the entire organization. Before implementing the Novidea platform, Atlantic Global Risk relied on multiple applications to handle a variety of processes. They used a CRM solution to…