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Unmasking fraud: New platform combines advanced detection, investigation and management capabilities into a single modular solution, helping insurers detect, investigate and disrupt fraud with tools tailored to their unique risk profiles London, UK (Sept. 8, 2026) – Verisk, a leading strategic data analytics and technology partner to the global insurance industry, is pleased to announce Verisk Fraud Discovery, a fraud prevention platform that unifies fraud intelligence, advanced analytics, network analysis, digital media forensics, and case management into a single, scalable solution. The launch comes at a time when insurance fraud is evolving rapidly, with economic pressures driving more opportunistic fraud and organised fraud networks increasingly exploiting technology and data gaps to evade detection. In 2024, UK insurers detected £1.16bn in fraudulent claims across 98,400 cases, an industry estimates a similar amount may go undetected. As fraud networks become more sophisticated, insurers are seeking connected intelligence, investigation and case management capabilities that help reveal patterns and relationships that might otherwise remain hidden. “The insurance industry is facing increasingly complex fraud risks that often span multiple parties, claims and points in the insurance journey,” said James Burge, Global Head of Fraud at Hiscox. “As fraud becomes more organised and interconnected, insurers need...

93% of organizations worldwide have discussed digital sovereignty at board level Two thirds define digital sovereignty in terms of resilient interdependence and say selective control of critical technologies, combined with strategic partnerships, is more practical than full ownership More than half believe they can strengthen digital sovereignty without sacrificing competitiveness Paris, France (Sept. 8, 2026) – Sovereignty is now a boardroom priority for most organizations, but 59% of them say full digital sovereignty is not a realistic goal, according to the Capgemini Research Institute’s latest report, Digital Sovereignty: From Policy Ambition to Executive Imperative, based on a survey of 1,300 business and technology executives. The research finds that rather than pursuing complete technological independence, organizations are taking a pragmatic approach focused on protecting critical operations, retaining control over key digital capabilities, and avoiding dependence on any single provider. Technology dependencies leave organizations exposed According to the report, over the past decade, organizations have accelerated cloud migration, AI adoption, and digital transformation, often faster than governance and resilience models have evolved. At the same time, they have become increasingly reliant on a small number of global technology providers, but in recent years geopolitical tensions and supply chain disruption have exposed the...

Q&A with Eric Keller, Senior Director Analyst, Gartner Customer Service & Support Practice Gartner survey finds 87% of customers say companies using GenAI for customer service must provide access to a human agent Stamford, CT (Sept. 2, 2026) – Customers say they are open to using customer service chatbots, but only 27% of customers say they would be willing to try a chatbot again after a negative experience, according to a Gartner survey. We spoke with Eric Keller, Sr Director Analyst in the Gartner Customer Service & Support Practice, to discuss findings from the Gartner survey of 3,566 B2B and B2C customers, conducted in February and March 2026. He explained why chatbot adoption remains low, how negative experiences affect customers’ future willingness to use chatbots, and how service leaders can build adoption without sacrificing customer trust. Q: Why does chatbot adoption remain low when nearly half of customers say they are willing to use one? A: While 49% of customers said they would have been willing to use a chatbot if the company had provided one, only 7% used a chatbot or digital assistant during their most recent service interaction. Customers may express interest in new service channels in theory,...

Kayna Risk Manager is built for franchise networks, marketplaces and vertical SaaS (VSaaS) platforms serving diverse industries Module uniquely reads full insurance policies, endorsements, contracts and certificates to deliver a gap analysis identifying risk exposure to vendor, franchisee, subcontractor and tenant coverage Solution is currently live in multiple group insurance programs including a US retail franchise network of 260 locations Cork, Ireland (Sept. 15, 2026) – Kayna is pleased to announce it has launched Risk Manager, its real-time, stand-alone risk management module that analyses policy detail, flags coverage gaps and drives insurance sales to support compliance demands. The award-winning Irish InsurTech developed the solution as a value-add tool for franchise, marketplace and VSaaS platforms, providing enterprise risk managers and teams with access to live risk intelligence designed to minimise third-party risk exposure. The move aligns with Kayna’s foundational commitment to bridge the industry-wide insurance protection gap with novel, data-driven InsurTech innovation. How the Kayna Risk Manager solution works: Simple portal access. Uniquely, the solution reads the policy, endorsements and contracts once, properly, and pulls every exclusion, definition and limit into a clean organised record with the original clause numbers intact. It checks the policy wording against the clause that requires...

Acquisition expands Vitality’s capabilities to engage more people in their health, helping them take action to turn engagement into measurable health outcomes at scale, and transforming health plan members’ experience with their health plan Chicago, IL (Sept. 3, 2026) – Vitality, a global leader in behavioral change, helping health plans and employers deliver better health and financial outcomes, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Icario, a leading digital-first health action company that helps health payers motivate members to take meaningful steps to drive better health outcomes. The acquisition creates a connected, end-to-end model transforming how millions of members engage with their health – with a focus on prevention, early intervention, and sustained, long-term engagement and behavior change. This move significantly expands Vitality’s reach and impact in the U.S. market, as the combined organization will serve 19 million members and 30% of U.S. health plans, including eight of the country’s 10 largest plans. Vitality will unite Icario’s expertise in identifying and activating hard-to-reach populations and those most in need of health support, bringing it together with Vitality’s intelligence and engagement model. This will enable health plans to identify risk and actively reduce it by helping more members better understand their...

AI data centres and renewable energy investments could generate around USD 200 billion in cumulative commercial insurance premiums by 2030 Global investment super-cycle leads to larger and increasingly interconnected risks with more value concentration, geographic clustering, supply-chain dependencies and interconnected infrastructure Engineering-led underwriting, improved modelling and accumulation management as well as global risk sharing critical to supporting the next generation of strategic infrastructure Monte Carlo, Monaco (Sept. 5, 2026) – The global economy has entered a capital expenditure (capex) super-cycle, with surging investment in data centres, energy systems and other strategic infrastructure creating growing demand for commercial insurance. Swiss Re Institute estimates that AI data centres and renewable energy infrastructure alone could generate around USD 200 billion in premiums between 2026 and 2030. At the same time, the investment boom is creating larger and more concentrated risks, as assets cluster in the same locations and increasingly depend on shared infrastructure and networks. Gianfranco Lot, Swiss Re’s Chief Underwriting Officer P&C Re, says: “We are seeing the digital economy become a real economy. AI needs data centres, power grids and increasingly complex infrastructure – and all of it needs insurance. That creates growth opportunities across multiple lines of business, but also significant risk...