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Vertical Insure, a Minneapolis-based InsurTech has raised $8.5m in equity financing, as disclosed in a Form D filing with the SEC on 12 June.

Certificial, a US-based InsurTech firm, has launched its new Vendor Management Partner Program, uniting a broad and growing range of compliance, procurement and risk management platforms to modernise how insurance data is validated and shared.

The Managing General Agents’ Association (MGAA), which represents MGAs in the UK and Gibraltar, has entered a strategic partnership with market intelligence platform Insurance DataLab.

Sure, a leading InsurTech provider, has launched the insurance industry’s first Model Context Protocol (MCP) capability, a pioneering development that allows AI agents to autonomously quote, bind, and service insurance policies.

Broadstone, a leading UK financial services consultancy, has acquired ExactVAL, a specialist provider of actuarial valuation and cashflow analysis services, to strengthen its position in the bulk purchase annuity market.

Cytora, an AI-driven digital risk processing platform used across the commercial insurance ecosystem, has unveiled Concierge, a major update to its platform.

SmartStream, a global provider of financial Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM®) solutions, has announced the expansion of its AI-powered reconciliation and data management platform, SmartStream Air, into the insurance sector.

Markel Insurance has announced the launch of InsurtechRisk+, a specialised insurance solution tailored for InsurTech businesses operating across multiple global markets.