Efma News

FinTechVisor Seeks to Connect Fintechs, Insurtechs with Traditional Firms

Consultant Capgemini and the not-for-profit Efma have launched a platform designed to bring fintechs and insurtechs together with traditional banks and insurers around innovation. The portal, named FinTechVisor, will have a feature that allows bankers and insurers to rate fintechs …

Disruptive Tech Dominates 2nd Annual Efma-Accenture Innovation Awards

Emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, the internet of things (IoT) and blockchain were prominently featured among the winners of the second annual Efma-Accenture Innovation in Insurance awards. Aimed at showcasing the best examples of insurance technology innovations in multiple …

Efma & Accenture Invite Entries for 2nd Annual Innovation in Insurance Awards

Efma and Accenture have issued a joint call for entries for the second annual Innovation in Insurance Awards, with insurance and bancassurance companies invited to submit their entries by March 8, 2017. The Innovation in Insurance Awards are a global …

Internet of Things Is Industry Disruptor that Could Benefit Innovators: Efma Report

The steady advance of the internet of things (IoT) presents a huge number of opportunities for insurers – as well as threats, according to a digest published by Efma*. The rise in connected homes, connected cars and the use of …

Winners of 1st Innovation in Insurance Awards Are ‘Change Leaders’

The winners of the first annual Innovation in Insurance awards include Allianz, AXA, Europ Assistance, MS&AD Insurance, and USAA. The program, jointly launched by Efma and Accenture, seeks to reward and foster innovation in the industry, and recognizes the most …

Nominations Announced for 1st Efma-Accenture Innovation in Insurance Awards

Nominations have been announced for the first Efma-Accenture Innovation in Insurance awards, launched this year to identify and award the most innovative insurance initiatives and projects around the world. Efma received submissions of 224 innovations from 148 institutions in 37 …

Efma & Accenture Launch Global ‘Innovation in Insurance’ Award Program

Efma, a Paris-based association of 3,300 financial services companies from more than 130 countries, and Accenture have launched “Innovation in Insurance,” a program that aims to identify and award the most innovative insurance initiatives and projects around the world. The …

Capgemini/Efma Report Urges ‘Re-focusing,’ ‘Operational Efficiencies’

In their recently released 2011 World Insurance Report Capgemini and Efma explore how insurers can “dissect their business to identify opportunities that will make fundamental and lasting improvements to their core operations, with a focus on enhancements to claims transformation. …