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Optalitix Quote, the innovative new product for underwriters
Optalitix Quote is a new cloud product that enables underwriters using spreadsheets to improve their pricing processes. Learn more about it in this handy guide.
The future of commercial underwriting and how to prepare for it
Why Legacy Pricing Systems Are Holding Insurers Back
A practical guide to underwriting workbenches
Explore how our underwriting workbench aids insurers in handling incoming risks, monitoring their risk profile, and aligning management with their risk appetite.
Is the future of Lloyd’s algorithmic? - Part 2
Smart Follow underwriting and the algorithmic technology will bring a revolution of improved pricing and lower costs to insuring large and complex risks.
Is the future of Lloyd’s algorithmic? - Part 1
Take a look at a report that considers the impact of algorithmic underwriting on Lloyd’s and the London Market where complex risks are often underwritten..
New pricing standards at Lloyd's require improvements in underwriting systems
New principles for doing business at Lloyd’s will encourage syndicates to digitise their processes, especially underwriting. Find out more here.

Underwriters – valued professionals acting as risk gatekeepers
What does an underwriter do on a daily basis? Discover the role underwriters play, how technology plays a key part in the underwriting process and more here.

The role of an underwriter should not be underestimated
The multi-faceted contribution an underwriter makes to any insurance business transcends simply assessing risk. Read more about underwriting and the impact of it.
Insurance quote personalisation is magic!
Dani Katz talks about how Optalitix can improve every aspect of the insurance business through better use of data, quotations and more. Read more in this guide.

Optalitix brings enhancements to underwriters to boost underwriting performance and growth
The introduction of Optalitix Quote’s new Flow technology enables flexible underwriting workflows thanks to the new Risk Vision dashboards. Learn more now.

How to get underwriting efficiency. Workflow and the underwriting workbench
Improve underwriting efficiency with Optalitix's workflow and workbench expertise. Our tools handle various processes, quotes, and large underwriting departments.

Listening to the Market: Why Understanding Our Clients Is Our Greatest Innovation
The Power of Listening: Too often, technology companies build first and listen later

Why are Insurers playing a guessing game?
Numerous insurers overlook advanced solutions. Make sure your company leverages valuable insights from its data to enhance user experience with Optalitix today!

Why are Insurers playing a guessing game?
Numerous insurers overlook advanced solutions. Ensure your company leverages valuable insights from its data to enhance the user experience with Optalitix!

Man vs Machine in the technology arms race
As technology advances, insurers must carefully balance automation through algorithms with the indispensable value of human judgment.

Fix the roof while the sun is still shining (podcast)
Listen to Dani Katz, Co-founder & Director of Optalitix talk about Insurance and Innovation with Matthew Grant

Les Rendez-Vous de Septembre: a window into reinsurance renewals for 2025
The key for 2025 renewals is maintaining pricing discipline. A focus on rate adequacy will be crucial to ensure the right balance between growth and profitability.
Innovate your pricing: 7 key benefits
Discover why leading insurers are choosing Optalitix to streamline underwriting and pricing—faster value, no-code Excel integration, and empowered actuarial teams, all without costly consultants or lengthy rebuilds
The future of life insurance
In the past, choosing the right life insurance was an arduous task. Thanks to data analysis and algorithms, shopping for life insurance has become much simpler.
The future of systems with embedded Excel models
The ease with which Excel models can now be converted and the number available requires a new age of system design. Find out more in this guide.

Healthy capacity brings stable 2025 reinsurance renewals season
Explore how healthy capacity is shaping a stable 2025 reinsurance renewals season. Learn about key trends, market dynamics, and opportunities for insurers in our latest analysi

2023: A year of insurance disruption
The fluctuations in insurance news for 2023 are unexpected. Some companies are leaving following big losses, while others expect to see profits.
Learn about insurance innovation from the DIA conference
The Dia Munich Conference, in 2022, showcased cutting-edge insurance technology, highlighting the growing fusion of insurance and technology in mainland Europe.

Highlights from the 2024 GIRO Conference
Exploring Data Strategy, Pricing Innovation, and AI Trends in General Insurance at Birmingham’s ICC

The California Wildfires: An industry-defining event
Explore how the California wildfires have become a turning point for the insurance industry. Learn how insurers are adapting through advanced data analytics, risk modelling, and technology.

GIRO 2025: Key Takeaways
What’s changing in general insurance: AI, pricing sophistication, capital validation, reserving evolution, and climate risk

Adapting to 2025 Insurance Changes: Key Insights Inside
Navigating Insurance Trends: Outlook and Opportunities

From data to decision: how insurers are using underwriter workbenches in 2024
The experience of early adopters has proven that underwriter workbenches can make insurance companies more productive

How to Become a Data Scientist
When pricing a new product, the starting point is almost always Excel. Learn how to create a pricing application from a spreadsheet pricing model here.

What are the 3 V's of big data?
What are the 3 v’s of big data? Find out more as the data experts at Optalitix explain what they mean by using examples to illustrate each of them.
Artificial Intelligence powered insurance is now inevitable!
AI is changing the competitive landscape for insurers by delivering a competitive edge in a number of areas. Read more about AI in insurance.
How Can Machine Learning Help My Business?
Machine learning can help your business thrive by processes such as automating decisions, mundane tasks, and security. Find out more here.

Will machine learning replace humans?
Machine learning technology has already started to replace humans, yet it has potential to create many opportunities and enable people to do their job better.

How does machine learning work?
Machine learning algorithms are a type of AI that can learn patterns and processes with minimal to no human intervention. Discover more about how they work here.
Identifying Unwanted Bias in Machine Learning
With human-made models comes human-biases, machine learning models are inclined to reflect the biases of the team who built it and the data it is fed.
What are the four types of artificial intelligence?
Reactive machines, theory of mind, limited memory, and self-awareness are four main types of AI categories to be aware of. Read more about them in this guide.
AI Used on Facebook and Twitter to Detect Foreign ‘Trolls’
Researchers claim to have trained a machine learning system to identify posts on social media that aim to manipulate political events. Read more in this guide.
Google’s AI Claims to Be Improving How It Recognises News and Misinformation
Google's Vice President, Pandu Nayak claims that Google is using AI to better understand news and misinformation. Read more about Nayak's theory in this guide.
What Industries Could AI Impact the Most?
From virtual health care assistants to driverless taxis, AI is transforming the way the world operates, making processes more productive and efficient. Read more.
How Is AI Helping to Fight the Impacts of COVID-19?
AI and machine learning have become key tools in helping to tackle the pandemic, not just in understanding the virus but also how to support different industries.

How Can AI Enhance Cybersecurity in Business?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a machine’s ability to perform human-like cognitive functions. Find out how AI is able to enhance cybersecurity in business here.

The Magic of AI
Demystifying AI is a challenge facing most businesses as automation and machine learning shift to being a necessity. Read more about the magic of AI here.
AI Accessible for all - Ignore at your peril!
As AI continues to develop, businesses of all sizes will need to engage with the technology and embrace the power of machine learning to improve their processes.
How Could AI Change Future Workplaces
AI has the power to change the future of working globally. Read more about how AI can assist with staff collaboration, hiring employees, and remote working here.
Holiday AI Thoughts
The key to selling is to establish a relevant dialogue and understanding with your clients. Find out how AI systems can be used to target the right consumers.
Cultural diversity drives better AI outcomes
Agile organisations that can respond to the global challenges of their often multinational customer base are often the ones that thrive. Read more in this guide.

How Is AI is Changing The World?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the power to change the world across multiple sectors including business, healthcare, transport and education. Learn more here.

Next Generation of AI Described as “Too Dangerous to Release” – Now Released
The Artificial intelligence tool Generative Pre-training Transformer (GPT-3) has gained much attention, but is the technology dangerous? Learn more now.
How AI Is Used in Our Everyday Lives
AI permeates several aspects of our everyday lives, from our from smart phones to shopping and much more. Learn more about the impact of AI here.
DeepMind AI Explores How to Improve Chess
Deepmind is an AI company using machine learning to reinvent the game of chess as we know it, with the help of chess champion Vladimir Kramnik. Learn more here.
AI and machine learning in a GDPR environment.
GDPR refers to the EU’s upcoming data protection regime. Find out whether the anonymisation of data, as prescribed by GDPR, would break AI models and more here.

What is the AI industry worth?
The AI industry is estimated to be worth somewhere in the region of $5 trillion dollars, and this number is only set to increase in the future. Learn more here.

Is AI taking jobs?
Developments in AI led to machines taking predominantly unskilled jobs, and this looks set to continue. Learn more about how AI is impacting the workforce here.
AI Breakthrough Could Accelerate Machine Learning Development
Researchers achieved a new AI breakthrough whereby using light for performing computations can improve machine learning neural networks in speed and efficiency.

How is AI being used in healthcare?
New AI technology from Microsoft and Google is able to detect diseases such as prostate cancer and diabetic retinopathy. Learn more the NHS's use of AI.

Concerns Rise Over AI Racial Bias as Facial Recognition “Predicts Criminality”
The debate over racial bias in tech has been renewed as a US university claims it can predict criminality through facial recognition. Learn more in this guide..

Why Underwriters Matter in Our AI-Driven World
Insurance underwriters still play an important role on the London insurance market despite the increasing use of AI, read more on our website.
The Top 5 Strangest Uses of AI
Whilst AI has transformed many essential areas of society, some have also begun to use its technology for the weirder. Take a look at some odd uses of AI here.

Elon Musk Predicts AI Will Overtake Humans in 5 Years
Elon Musk has recently claimed that Artificial Intelligence could overtake humans by 2025, and discussed these predictions in a New York Times interview.
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What part will AI play in the future of commercial insurance pricing?
AI is transforming commercial insurance pricing—are you leveraging its full potential?
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