Lloyd’s Lab News

Insurtech Blink Launches Non-Damage Business Interruption Parametric Solution

Irish insurtech Blink has launched a hurricane non-damage parametric insurance solution which provides liquidity to small and medium-sized businesses in the immediate aftermath of a natural disaster. Called “Blink Interruption,” the product aims to cut average business interruption claims processing …

Lloyd’s Selects 10 Insurtechs for Its Innovation Accelerator, Focusing on COVID-19 Risks

The Lloyd’s re/insurance market announced the latest cohort of insurtech disruptors that will join its Lloyd’s Lab innovation accelerator program with a focus on COVID-19 products and solutions. The insurtechs will look at new types of insurance to support the …

Kovrr Develops Open Framework for Measuring Catastrophic Cyber Risk

Kovrr, a cyber risk modeling company, announced it has developed an easy-to-use open framework to measure and understand catastrophic cyber risk exposure. The CRA-Zonesβ„’ framework defines the minimal elements needed to provide a view of cyber risk aggregations, allows for …

Lloyd’s Innovation Accelerator Focuses on COVID-19 Market Response with 3 Insurtechs

Lloyd’s has started work with three insurtech startups to help the market respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of its package of measures to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, Lloyd’s has expanded the scope, process and timings for new …

Lloyd’s Picks 12 Insurtech Startups for Next Cohort of Its Innovation Lab

Lloyd’s has selected 12 insurtech startups to participate in its innovation accelerator, Lloyd’s Lab. The 12 teams were chosen out of more than 190 applications, received from across the world, for the fourth cohort of the Lloyd’s Lab, which starts …

Praedicat Develops Named Peril Casualty Insurance Product via Lloyd’s Lab

Praedicat, Inc., the Los Angeles-based liability risk analytics software company, announced it is developing a new insurance product designed to help global industrials secure coverage for innovative and essential products and chemicals that are typically excluded or under-insured in standard …

Lloyd’s Selects 11 Insurtechs to Support Its Future-at-Lloyd’s Project

Lloyd’s welcomed 11 new teams of insurtech disruptors to join the re/insurance market’s innovation accelerator. More than 130 applications were received from across the world for the third cohort of the Lloyd’s Lab. The 11 teams were selected as part …

Lloyd’s Invests in AI Startup Offering Liability Insurance Platform for Small Businesses

Lloyd’s announced it is investing in Layr, a cloud-based commercial insurance platform for small businesses looking to purchase liability insurance. The investment follows Layr’s successful trial in the Lloyd’s Lab, which gives insurtech startups the opportunity to work with Lloyd’s …

Ascot and Beazley Launch $50M Insurtech-Linked Cargo Consortium for SMEs

Ascot and Beazley announced the launch of a Lloyd’s-based cargo consortium, which uses insurtech solutions to help manage risk and claims performance. Led by Ascot and Beazley, the consortium brings together a range of cargo carriers that will provide a …

Lloyd’s Lab Begins Global Search for Insurtech Talent

Lloyd’s Lab, the global insurance market’s new innovation sandbox, is launching a global search for tech talent to partner with the Lloyd’s market and develop solutions for its unique and rapidly changing needs. In order to support its digital evolution, …