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Last month, Alex Astengo, UK Country Manager at Root, joined a panel of experts to discuss all things embedded insurance for the latest instalment of the PropertyCasuatly360 “Future of” webcast series. Here we share some insights as to how those discussions played out.

Louw Hopley, co-founder of Root, discusses how insurers could gain 10x productivity if they switched to a low code insurance platform, at the recent ITI Conference in London.

Attending relevant industry events is important for the Root team, serving as a vital conduit for staying abreast of emerging trends, fostering strategic partnerships, and amplifying our competitive edge in the dynamic landscape of insurance technology.

International Women’s Day is a day to celebrate the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. At Root, we could not be prouder of the women that have been part of our journey.

Jonathan Stewart, Co-Founder of Root, discusses how the UK government's planned consultation on introducing a captive insurance regime could reshape the insurance landscape.

Introducing the Add-on Marketplace: A central hub of value-adding solutions from Root and trusted third-party providers, designed to empower insurance companies in creating custom-tailored insurance ecosystems.

Watch our short vlog and get to know our first dedicated UK-based employee, Alex Astengo, and where he sees our growth opportunities in the market

Root is pleased to announce that Alex Astengo has joined the company as UK Country Manager, based in London.

Louw Hopley, CEO of Root explores how retailers are embedding new revenue streams in an article for The European Financial Review.

Our CEO, Louw Hopley, was delighted to join Dan O'Riordan and Sachin Doshi from MANA Group for the latest Searching for Mana podcast.

Root Co-Founder Louw Hopely is interviewed for the influential FinPro Leadership in Insurance Podcast, reflecting on his journey so far and shining the spotlight on the dynamic insurance growth market in the UK.

Root is proud to announce its first strategic partnership in the UK with Connect by Admiral, a subsidiary of the leading insurer Admiral Group.

To succeed insurers will need to adopt APIs & leverage the ecosystem around these to service potentially infinite alternative distribution channels.

Root Platform (Root) announces today that South Africa-based Invenfin, the venture and growth capital arm of Remgro Limited, has made a further investment of $1.5m in the company.

Innovating successfully in insurance requires acceptance that, generally, insurance should be seen as a 'need' and not a 'want'.

Root's co-founder and CEO, Louw Hopley, featured in a show-and-tell session in which he explained how Root helps insurers and affinity brands get to market fast.

Root Platforms CEO Louw Hopley and Matthew Grant, host of Instech's Insurance and Innovation podcast, shared a discussion on how Root is helping to make the insurance industry smarter.

MGAs are running out of road with digital self-built platforms; but as Jonathan Stewart, Root, suggests, for those looking to scale up their operations there is another option outside the traditional 'build or buy' dichotomy…

This year's ITC Europe was built around a simple question: “The future of insurance is here. Are you ready?” In this blog, Monique Heyden explores the main themes that came out at the event: modular tech, embedded insurance and insurance ecosystems.

How retailers like Amazon and Tesla are harnessing technology to make significant strides in winning insurance market share while also opening up access to insurance for new customers.