The hx blog
Hacking SpatialChat breakout rooms in Renew
Technology, Hackathon, Renew use cases3 Mins
Our team is constantly coming up with unique ways of automating processes with Renew. This week we look at the awesome hack developed by Pat, our Senior Backend Engineer, to assign breakout rooms for our weekly team breakfast in SpatialChat.
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What kind of person thrives at hx?
Team Updates, Recruitment, Talent & Culture6 Mins
Whenever we speak to hx-ers, one of their favourite things about working here is the team we have built. We’re still growing rapidly, so we wanted to share some thoughts from our current employees about what makes a great hx-er!
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Three months of onboarding at hx as a Senior Backend Engineer
Team Updates, Recruitment, Talent & Culture, Engineering4 Mins
Jadd, our Senior Backend Engineer, discusses his recent experience joining hx and going through our onboarding process
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The same challenge, from a new perspective: My first three months at hx
Team Updates, Recruitment, Talent & Culture, Operations4 Mins
Laura, our Head of Operations, tackles her motivations behind joining hx and looks at some of the overlaps between her working life before and after insurtech
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A wrap up of the hx summer hackathon
Hackathon, Renew Use Cases, Insurtech, Technology4 Mins
We dive into the highlights of our summer hackathon, including wee-new (a small embeddable version of Renew) and a way of using the platform game Hollow Knight to feed data into insurance models in Renew.
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Welcome to the team, Lucy Szypula!
Team Updates, Recruitment, Talent & Culture2 Mins
We check in with new joiner Lucy Szypula, who is joining the Talent & Community team as Talent Partner
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Welcome to the team, Alex Catterall!
Team Updates, Recruitment, Project Management3 Mins
We've worked hard to build a team of caring, enthusiastic and intelligent individuals at hx, and we're excited to announce that Alex Catterall is the latest member of that team.
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hx welcomes new data partner Sanctions Search to Renew Connect
Renew Connect, Data Partners, Partners, Renew Use Cases3 Mins
The latest addition to the Renew Connect ecosystem is Sanctions Search, who provide insurers with the ability to demonstrate that client screening regulations are being met.
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Renew Connect welcomes HazardHub to the ecosystem
Renew Connect, Data Partners, Partners, Renew Use Cases3 Mins
We want to offer the best data and insights to our customers through partnerships in our Renew Connect ecosystem. This month we welcome HazardHub on board, offering comprehensive US property risk data to better enable risk-based pricing in Renew.
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hx CEO Amrit talks finance and mathematical modelling with PayPod
Entrepreneurship, Thought Leadership, Insurtech, Podcast, Technology2 Mins
As technology improves, the possibilities for fintech applications are nearly endless. Amrit Santhirasenan, CEO of hx and host of the Startup Dads podcast, joins payment and fintech podcast PayPod to explore.
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Our first hackathon of 2021
Hackathon, Renew Use Cases, Insurtech, Technology3 Mins
The first hackathon of 2021 saw us burn an arduino sensor, reverse engineer algorithms, automate breakout rooms and even weigh the benefits of unicorn animations for kanban boards. It was busy. Because we had so much fun, we wanted to share a roundup of the best bits of our first hackathon of the year.
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Welcom to the hx team, Neel Chotai!
Team Updates, Recruitment, Engineering3 Mins
We are delighted to announce our latest arrival in Product Engineering…introducing Junior Engineer, Neel Chotai!
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Introducing Renew Labs — easy to follow guides for our customers
Renew Connect, Renew Labs, Renew Use Cases2 Mins
Because our platform is built using open-source languages, the possibilities as to what you can do with it are endless. However, in insurance pricing there are some common things that our users want to build. Which is why we’ve put together Renew Labs. Housed on our platform, it’s filled with easy-to-follow guides for our customers so they can benefit from our experience in delivering models. The instructions enable anyone to make truly bespoke pricing models, without needing to reinvent the wheel each time. This forms part of our commitment to comprehensive training and ongoing support.
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