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B.P. Marsh & Partners, a specialist private equity investor in early-stage financial services firms, has made a $12.6m investment in XPT Group, a leading US-based insurance distribution platform.

B.P. Marsh invests $12.6m in XPT Group to drive insurance market expansion

B.P. Marsh & Partners, a specialist private equity investor in early-stage financial services firms, has made a $12.6m investment in XPT Group, a leading US-based insurance distribution platform.
McGill and Partners, an independent global specialty insurance and reinsurance broker, has launched a new trade disruption insurance facility in collaboration with Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) and Convex.

McGill and Partners partners with Tokio Marine Kiln and Convex to launch $95m trade...

McGill and Partners, an independent global specialty insurance and reinsurance broker, has launched a new trade disruption insurance facility in collaboration with Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) and Convex.
Sony Financial Group, a major player in the property and casualty (P&C) and life insurance markets, has announced the acquisition of Japanese InsurTech startup JustInCase. 

Sony Financial Group acquires Japanese InsurTech startup JustInCase

Sony Financial Group, a major player in the property and casualty (P&C) and life insurance markets, has announced the acquisition of Japanese InsurTech startup JustInCase. 
Canara HSBC Life Insurance is launching a Generative AI-driven underwriting solution to enhance precision, efficiency, and scalability in life insurance underwriting processes.

Canara HSBC Life Insurance debuts Generative AI-driven underwriting solution

Canara HSBC Life Insurance is launching a Generative AI-driven underwriting solution to enhance precision, efficiency, and scalability in life insurance underwriting processes.  The product, known...
Everest, a global reinsurance and insurance leader, has announced its entry into the Italian market, as it looks to scale its presence across Europe.

Everest enters Italian market with new Milan base

Everest, a global reinsurance and insurance leader, has announced its entry into the Italian market, as it looks to scale its presence across Europe.
CoverGo, an InsurTech company offering end-to-end digital solutions for the insurance industry, has announced the appointment of Louis Lee as managing director, APAC.

CoverGo strengthens APAC operations with Louis Lee as managing director

CoverGo, an InsurTech company offering end-to-end digital solutions for the insurance industry, has announced the appointment of Louis Lee as managing director, APAC.
Akur8, a leading provider of AI-powered pricing and reserving software, has announced that Michael Kraus, founder of 9elf26 and former CEO of NOVUM, has joined the company as a strategic advisor for the German insurance market.

Akur8 welcomes Michael Kraus as strategic advisor for German insurance market

Akur8, a leading provider of AI-powered pricing and reserving software, has announced that Michael Kraus, founder of 9elf26 and former CEO of NOVUM, has joined the company as a strategic advisor for the German insurance market.
Poncho, a Swiss startup specialising in weather-based refunds for outdoor experiences, has raised $617,000 in seed funding.

Weather InsurTech Poncho secures $617k seed funding from WeBuild Ventures

Poncho, a Swiss startup specialising in weather-based refunds for outdoor experiences, has raised $617,000 in seed funding.
Embri, a trailblazer in embedded insurance, has announced an exciting expansion to its portfolio with the inclusion of embedded bike and high-end tech insurance.

Embri expands embedded insurance offerings to include bikes and high-end tech

Embri, a trailblazer in embedded insurance, has announced an exciting expansion to its portfolio with the inclusion of embedded bike and high-end tech insurance.
Specialist personal lines broker Ceta has announced a new partnership with software solutions provider Open GI to boost the number of products it can offer on its platform. 

Ceta partners with Open GI to expand insurance product offerings

Specialist personal lines broker Ceta has announced a new partnership with software solutions provider Open GI to boost the number of products it can offer on its platform. 

News Stories

Cyber insurers face a growing AI coverage gap

Cyber insurers face a growing AI coverage gap

The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence is creating a new challenge for cyber insurers: determining where AI-related losses fit within existing policies. That question was...
Insurity and ITS target the insurance industry's tech execution gap

Insurity and ITS take aim at insurance tech rollout risk

Insurity, a cloud software provider for the insurance industry, has joined forces with Insurance Technology Services (ITS) to give insurers additional support as they...
Aviva expands specialist underwriting across UK regions

Aviva expands specialist underwriting across UK regions

Aviva is expanding its specialist Financial Institutions underwriting across the UK, giving regional brokers greater access to dedicated expertise and decision-making. From August 2026, brokers...
HappyRobot targets insurance as AI agent adoption grows

HappyRobot targets insurance as AI agent adoption grows

HappyRobot, an AI-native operations platform, has secured $150m in Series C funding as it scales its autonomous AI agent technology across enterprise sectors, taking...
Akur8 launches rating accelerator for Guidewire users

Akur8 launches rating accelerator for Guidewire users

Akur8, the global actuarial AI platform used by more than 3,000 actuaries across the property and casualty and life and annuity insurance markets, has...
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