Life insurance

He shares how new technologies like machine learning and AI are shaking up the industry and the role of insurance agents.

In other news: Nationwide launches digital platform Pet HealthZone and Bain Capital Insurance closes its 1.15B inaugural private equity fund.

Life insurers are among Japan's biggest institutional investors, with a combined portfolio of about 380 trillion yen ($2.7 trillion), according to the association.

In other news: Embroker names new CEO and Swiss Re announced global head of property and casualty solutions.

Both transactions are at an early stage and may not lead to a sale, said the people, who asked for anonymity to discuss the private information.

The chief information and operations officer said the company is working to give customers "seamless pickups" from voice to app to website.

Mike Sha, CEO of SigFig writes that agents will need to go beyond insurance to offer more advice on every phase of the financial journey.

Bestow, Thrivent and Pacific Life all made the list of most-liked carriers in this sector.

There were more than 30 funding events in the insurtech sector between June 1 and June 30, 2023, according to a review by Digital Insurance.

Baldwin Risk Partners has launched "Centers of Excellence"