Startups and Funding

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (455+ words) As insurers and reinsurers gathered in Monaco for the annual Rendez-Vous de Septembre (Sept. 5-9) to discuss market trends and set upcoming renewals, two reinsurers and an affiliate research institute sent out dispatches. They noted the risks posed by artificial intelligence…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (213+ words) SHENZHEN, CHINA – EQS Newswire – 10 September 2026 – At the “The Future is Now: 2026 DTC Brands Global Growth Strategy Summit” held today in Shenzhen, Gooval officially launched its global flagship product, the “Gooval Shipping Secure Service” package. Gooval is a specialized privilege service…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (359+ words) | Gulf Times Gulf Times Rising shipping insurance costs prompt GCC importers to adapt transit routes Ongoing geopolitical friction in the Middle East has pushed shipping insurance costs through the Strait of Hormuz to roughly five times pre-war levels, prompting GCC…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (234+ words) A new insurance agency has opened a store front in historic downtown Fort Scott. Leah Smith is the owner of the 4 State Insurance Agency, Lisa Schossow is the Senior Agent who oversees the Farm and Ranch Division; Dan Shireman is…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1612+ words) Trade can grind to a halt before ports close or shipping lanes are blocked. Disruption can begin elsewhere, when cargo or vessels become too costly or difficult to insure, or when markets are unable to provide adequate coverage for war-related…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (355+ words) Large commercial accounts posted their first price decrease since the end of 2017 in the second quarter of 2026, according to WTW's Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS), as an eight-year run of sustained rate increases continued to unwind across the commercial…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (455+ words) Most senior commercial underwriters say AI has saved them time on admin. Far fewer say it has improved the quality of their decisions. That gap shapes how submissions get handled, how risks get priced, and how consistent underwriting decisions are…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (429+ words) Waterdrop reported second-quarter net operating revenue of RMB1.45 billion ($213.4 million), representing a 72.8% year-over-year increase as its insurance business expanded and the company deployed AI across sales, underwriting and other services. Insurance-related income increased 80.5% to RMB1.33 billion ($196.5 million), while operating profit increased 14.3% year…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (431+ words) Every previous wave of digital change in insurance has run into the same obstacle: trust. Consumers hesitated to move to digital channels, and they hesitated to share data in exchange for better pricing, largely because they didn't trust the systems…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (958+ words) Corgi has named Erin Gambrel (pictured, center) vice president of financial services, tasked with driving retail investor growth and brand reach for the company's ETF lineup. Gambrel joins from Investing Authority, where she oversaw retail trading campaigns reaching more than…...