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Can commercial carriers survive the end of the hard market?

Can commercial carriers survive the end of the hard market?

The prolonged hard market in North American commercial insurance has begun to ease, creating a new challenge for property and casualty (P&C) insurers as...

Why autonomous AI could void your cyber insurance in 2026

Adoption of AI across the investment management industry has never been higher, with firms deploying the technology to summarise research, monitor threats, automate workflows...

Why Ostrum AM bet on Ortec’s GLASS and PRISM tools

Ortec Finance, a provider of investment modelling solutions, has been chosen by Ostrum Asset Management, an insurance and institutional investment specialist affiliated with Natixis...
MGAs

Insurance-native AI: the next edge for UK MGAs

The UK's managing general agent (MGA) sector has emerged as one of the standout performers in insurance, frequently beating the wider market across commercial,...
Why insurers can't afford the actuary vs data scientist divide

The hybrid actuarial role reshaping insurance pricing

Insurers face a growing dilemma: machine learning promises sharper pricing, yet models must remain explainable, compliant and commercially viable. According to Akur8, the answer...
How AI can rescue cyber submissions from the black hole

How AI can rescue cyber submissions from the black hole

Commercial insurance is wrestling with a silent crisis that IntellectAI has dubbed the "submission black hole", the unmanaged space inside a carrier's infrastructure where...
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Why producer onboarding and compliance are critical for insurers

The insurance sector has been battling a prolonged hard market for several years, but the market is shifting and growth is back on the...
Over 80% of MGAs modernising pricing, Optalitix finds

Over 80% of MGAs modernising pricing, Optalitix finds

Optalitix, an underwriting and pricing InsurTech offering a low-code platform for insurers, reinsurers and MGAs, has released new research showing that managing general agents...

Why manual placement is InsurTech’s costliest blind spot

Despite billions of dollars invested in commercial insurance digitisation over the past decade, the wholesale distribution pipeline remains a paradox, according to a new...
Accelerant partners with $220m-backed WoodStar insurer

Accelerant partners with $220m-backed WoodStar insurer

Accelerant, the data-driven risk exchange platform serving the specialty insurance marketplace, has struck a partnership with the newly launched WoodStar Reciprocal Exchange, a carrier...

News Stories

AIUC raises $40m as AI trust becomes non-negotiable

AIUC, the artificial intelligence underwriting company building the audit, standards and insurance infrastructure behind its mission to Underwrite Superintelligence, has closed a $40m Series...
Thatch raises $108m at $1bn valuation

Thatch raises $108m at $1bn valuation

Thatch, the health benefits platform helping employers move away from one-size-fits-all group health plans, and toward a model that puts spending decisions in employees'...
Undeclared AI is the exposure insurers can’t yet price

Undeclared AI is the exposure insurers can’t yet price

The cyber insurance market is still treating AI largely as an extension of existing technology risk, rather than as a reason to create a...
Earnix urges insurers to balance AI speed with control

Earnix urges insurers to balance AI speed with control

Insurance companies are under pressure to make decisions more quickly as risk, customer behaviour and market conditions change. But according to Earnix, reducing the...
Kayna launches risk module for franchise networks

Kayna launches risk module for franchise networks

Kayna, an Irish InsurTech, an insurance infrastructure partner of Willis, a WTW business, has introduced a new standalone risk management module aimed at franchise...
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