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Apr
09
The Financial Companion You Don't Have Yet

The Financial Companion You Don't Have Yet

Why the future of financial services needs a sherpa, not a product catalogue Most people think a sherpa is a
6 min read
Apr
02
EIOPA's Third IDD Report: What It Tells Us About Digital Distribution and AI

EIOPA's Third IDD Report: What It Tells Us About Digital Distribution and AI

EIOPA just published its Third Report on the application of the Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD). It covers a lot of
3 min read
Mar
29
Stablecoins Meet Insurance: Aon's Proof of Concept

Stablecoins Meet Insurance: Aon's Proof of Concept

Insurance moves $7 trillion in premiums globally. Most of it still settles through correspondent banking chains built decades ago. Aon
1 min read
Mar
14
£43 Billion: What the UK's Open Banking Numbers Mean for the Open Finance Debate

£43 Billion: What the UK's Open Banking Numbers Mean for the Open Finance Debate

New analysis commissioned by Open Banking Limited (OBL) and completed by EY puts a number on what many of us
1 min read
Mar
13
Reframing Risk: What Vanguard's Research Means for the Savings and Investment Union

Reframing Risk: What Vanguard's Research Means for the Savings and Investment Union

Vanguard just proved that the way we warn investors about risk is making them too afraid to invest. In a
3 min read
Mar
12
Estonia Is Making AI Feasibility Assessment Mandatory in Its Legislative Process

Estonia Is Making AI Feasibility Assessment Mandatory in Its Legislative Process

Estonia has proposed an amendment to its Good Legislative Practice and Legislative Drafting Rules (HÕNTE), the framework governing how the
3 min read
Mar
11
Is ChatGPT an Insurance Distributor in the EU?

Is ChatGPT an Insurance Distributor in the EU?

EIOPA Q&A 3407 asks the European Commission whether AI chatbots fall under the Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD). The
2 min read
Mar
09
Insurance company Nippon Life just sued OpenAI for $10.3 million

Insurance company Nippon Life just sued OpenAI for $10.3 million

A disability claimant uploaded correspondence from her lawyer into ChatGPT. The AI validated her concerns about the legal advice she&
2 min read
Mar
06
The Financial Sherpa: Why the Future of Finance Is Not a Product

The Financial Sherpa: Why the Future of Finance Is Not a Product

I have been thinking about Sherpas lately. Not metaphorically. Actually reading about what they do. Most people think a Sherpa
5 min read
Feb
28
Plaid Hits $8B Valuation. Insurance Is Part of the Story.

Plaid Hits $8B Valuation. Insurance Is Part of the Story.

Plaid just raised new capital at an $8 billion valuation, up from $6.1 billion in April 2025. The round
2 min read