Tagged: glms

Akur8 Research: Insurers Can Benefit from Reduction in Data Preparation, Data-driven Underwriting

November 21, 2023 @ 9:17 am By Omar Faridi |

Akur8 released a new research paper for the actuarial community entitled “Derivative Lasso: Credibility-Based Signal Fitting for GLMs.” Developed by a team of actuarial scientists at Akur8, including Mattia Casotto, Head of Product for the U.S. and Principal Scientist, and Thomas Holmes, Chief Actuary for… Read More

Insurtech: France-based Akur8, an AI-enhanced Insurance Platform, Secures €8 Million via Series A Round from BlackFin Capital and MTech Capital

March 15, 2020 @ 12:19 pm By Omar Faridi |

Paris-headquartered Akur8, a company that’s developing an artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced insurance pricing platform, has secured €8 million via a Series A round from BlackFin Capital and MTech Capital. The funds raised will be used to expand the firm’s business operations across North and South America… Read More