Best Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes

Trade finance software provider Tinubu Square launches Innovation LAB

Trade credit, surety and trade finance solutions provider Tinubu Square has launched a new Innovation LAB that focuses on the use of blockchain, advanced integration and deep analytics for insurance and banking industry applications.

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Allianz to complete Euler Hermes acquisition

Allianz said that it will soon complete the purchase of credit insurance firm Euler Hermes Group, via a squeeze-out procedure to buy out the rest of minority shareholders.

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Dissecting The Rhetoric Vs. Reality Of Trump’s Tough Talk On Drug Prices

Male OB-GYNs Are Rare. Is That A Problem?

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ What Next For The VA?

Genworth, China Oceanwide re-file notice with CFIUS on proposed acquisition

Genworth and China Oceanwide Holdings Group have withdrawn and re-filed their joint voluntary notice with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) on their proposed acquisition.

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‘Rapid Autopsy’ Programs Seek Clues To Cancer Within Hours Of Death

Hospitals Lure Diabetes Patients With Self-Care Courses, But Costs Can Weigh Heavily

Kovrr introduces predictive cyber risk modeling platform for P&C insurance carriers

Kovrr has launched a predictive cyber risk modeling platform to empower P&C insurers to manage the dynamic nature of cyber risk and to underwrite it efficiently.

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Sompo secures approval for post-Brexit European P&C subsidiary

Sompo International has secured regulatory approvals to establish European commercial property & casualty (P&C) subsidiary.

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Peak Health Plan Premiums Give Rise To Activism — And Unconventional Solutions

PEX Insure selects SSP platforms to distribute insurance products

Managing general agent PEX Insure has selected two separate SSP platforms to distribute its insurance products.

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L Marks and BCG appointed to support Lloyd’s innovation lab

Lloyd’s has selected L Marks, an innovation specialist in the insurtech sector, and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) to support the establsihment and operation of its new innovation lab.

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AIG authorizes new insurance companies in UK and Luxembourg

American International Group (AIG) authorized new insurance companies in the UK and Luxembourg that will see all business transferred to the new entities ahead of Brexit.

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AIG authorizes new insurance companies in UK and Luxembourg

American International Group (AIG) authorized new insurance companies in the UK and Luxembourg that will see all business transferred to the new entities ahead of Brexit.

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Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes

Athora to buy Generali Belgium for EUR540m

Bermuda-based insurance company Athora has agreed to acquire the Belgium-based subsidiary of Assicurazioni Generali (Generali Group) for €540m.

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Generali completes sale of Columbia and Panama operations for EUR170m

Italian insurance company Generali has completed the sale of its operations in Panama and Columbia for about €170m.

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Federal Appeals Court Puts Chill On Maryland Law To Fight Drug Price-Gouging

Indian insurance companies partner with Cognizant to develop block chain solution

IT services company Cognizant along with a consortium of Indian life insurers has developed a block chain solution for secure cross-company data-sharing.

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Congressional Advisers Urge Medicare Payments To Many Stand-Alone ERs Be Cut

Safety Violations Compound Pain Of Painkiller Shortages

The Friday Breeze

Barbican introduces cyber resilience product

Barbican Insurance Group has launched a cyber one-step-ahead (OSA) resilience product, which is structured to encompass three critical areas of cyber resilience.

from IBR - Technology in Insurance News

AXA to to transform Swiss group life business to semi-autonomous model

French insurer AXA is planning to restructure its Swiss unit into a semi-autonomous model from a full-value insurance model by the end of this year.

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FDA Launches Criminal Investigation Into Unauthorized Herpes Vaccine Research

Medical Marijuana’s ‘Catch-22’: Fed Limits On Research Hinder Patients’ Relief

The Hartford introduces admitted cyber liability product

The Hartford has launched CyberChoice First Response, an admitted cyber liability product that helps businesses protect against cyberattacks to limit the damage to their bottom lines and reputations.

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French digital health insurance firm Alan raises EUR23m in funding

French digital health insurance provider Alan has closed the largest series A round in the country’s InsurTech history.

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How A Drugmaker Turned The Abortion Pill Into A Rare-Disease Profit Machine

Video: A Conversation With FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb

Kaiser Health News reporter Sarah Jane Tribble sat down with Dr. Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, on C-SPAN’s “Newsmakers” program, which aired Sunday. Tribble was joined by Bloomberg correspondent Anna Edney. The conversation ranged from how the nation should combat the opioid epidemic to reining in drug prices. Gottlieb said competition in the drug market remains key to lowering prices.

from Health Industry – Kaiser Health News

Dialysis Patients Sign Up For November Ballot Fight

NSM Insurance selects ValueMomentum's BizDynamics digital platform

NSM Insurance has selected ValueMomentum's BizDynamics digital engagement platform and iFoundry Rating & Product Design solutions to allow the MGA to transform how they distribute, underwrite and service customers for their many unique niche specialized programs and expand into new markets.

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Prudential Financial acquires minority stake in Peak Re

Prudential Financial has completed the acquisition of a 13.1% stake in Peak Reinsurance Holdings, the sole shareholder of Hong Kong-based Peak Reinsurance Company.

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A Tale Of Two CT Scanners — One Richer, One Poorer

KHN’s Friday Breeze

Patient Advocacy Groups Take In Millions From Drugmakers. Is There A Payback?

Cape Analytics launches AI-powered property intelligence solutions for US insurers

Cape Analytics, a provider of property data for insurers and reinsurers, has launched its data coverage for the entirety of the continental US.

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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ Alive And Limping: ACA In The Age Of Trump

XL Catlin enhances online underwriting platform

XL Catlin has revealed enhancements to its online underwriting platform for quick delivery of Professional Liability insurance for Design Professionals.

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Medicare Advantage Plans Cleared To Go Beyond Medical Coverage — Even Groceries

Americans Have Mixed Feelings About The ACA’s Future — But Like Their Plans

Atidot raises $5m to bring big data and predictive analytics to life insurers

Atidot has raised $5m in Series A funding round, which was led by Vertex Ventures with the participation of existing investors The D.E. Shaw Group, Moneta Seeds, and Bank Hapoalim.

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