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European Space Agency-backed InsurTech BirdsEyeView has launched AI Data Scrubbing, a new capability designed to automate Statement of Values (SOV) data cleaning and geolocation to support bulk hazard modelling at scale.

BirdsEyeView launches AI data scrubbing tool

European Space Agency-backed InsurTech BirdsEyeView has launched AI Data Scrubbing, a new capability designed to automate Statement of Values (SOV) data cleaning and geolocation...

Lee Equity buys KCIC to strengthen insurance risk solutions

Lee Equity Partners, a private investment firm focused on financial and healthcare services, has acquired KCIC, a consulting firm specialising in managing complex tort-system...

Upway appoints Nathan Wilson as chief technology officer

Upway, a refurbished electric bike marketplace focused on circular economy mobility solutions, has appointed Nathan Wilson as chief technology officer as the company accelerates...
Symetra partners with Empathy for bereavement support

Symetra brings bereavement platform to life policyholders

Symetra Life Insurance Company, a Bellevue, Washington-based provider of employee benefits, annuities and life insurance, has teamed up with Empathy, a platform dedicated to...
CIBC backs AI-driven InsurTech Gradient AI's expansion

CIBC backs AI-driven InsurTech Gradient AI’s expansion

CIBC Innovation Banking, a specialist lender with over 25 years of experience in growth-stage technology companies, has provided growth capital financing to Gradient AI,...

What are the biggest regulatory challenges facing InsurTech in 2026?

As the InsurTech sector matures, regulatory pressure is no longer a secondary consideration. In 2026, compliance, transparency and capital discipline are emerging as defining...

Comeryx launches with $7.5m seed round

US commercial insurance startup Comeryx Insurance has officially launched alongside a $7.5m seed funding round led by Altai Ventures. Additional backing came from American Family Ventures, Intact Ventures,...

Generali launches Core Tech software factory

Italian global insurance group Generali has launched Generali Core Tech, a new Group software factory designed to accelerate technological transformation under its “Lifetime Partner 27: Driving...

Bajaj Life launches Opportunities Fund NFO

Indian private life insurer Bajaj Life Insurance has launched its New Fund Offer (NFO), the Bajaj Life Opportunities Fund (SFIN: ULIF011406/02/26BLOPNLC250116), a very high-risk unit-linked fund...

Zurich seals £8.1bn Beazley takeover

Zurich Insurance Group has reached a definitive agreement to acquire London-based specialty insurer Beazley in an £8.1bn all-cash transaction, creating a combined global specialty insurance leader with...

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Beazley, a London-listed specialty insurer, said shareholders have approved Zurich Insurance’s £8.1bn all-cash takeover of the company.

Beazley investors back £8.1bn Zurich takeover deal

Beazley, a London-listed specialty insurer, said shareholders have approved Zurich Insurance’s £8.1bn all-cash takeover of the company. The deal was backed by 99.9% of votes...
Canopy Connect has launched a new sharing path feature for its Insurance Intake Platform, designed to give insurance prospects more flexibility in how they share their insurance information.

Canopy Connect adds multi-option sharing path to intake platform

Canopy Connect has launched a new sharing path feature for its Insurance Intake Platform, designed to give insurance prospects more flexibility in how they...
The Zebra, an insurance comparison platform, has warned that rising homeowners' insurance premiums could place significant financial pressure on first-time homebuyers.

Rising home insurance premiums add pressure for first-time buyers

The Zebra, an insurance comparison platform, has warned that rising homeowners' insurance premiums could place significant financial pressure on first-time homebuyers. The company’s latest analysis...
EIS, an AI-native insurance core platform provider, has announced that Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance (TMNF) has deployed its ClaimPulse™ technology as part of a new overseas travel insurance offering.

Tokio Marine adopts ClaimPulse to automate travel insurance FNOL

EIS, an AI-native insurance core platform provider, has announced that Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance (TMNF) has deployed its ClaimPulse™ technology as part...
SoundHound AI, a conversational AI technology firm, has agreed to acquire enterprise messaging platform LivePerson in a deal designed to create an end-to-end omnichannel conversational AI platform for global enterprises.

SoundHound buys LivePerson to build omnichannel AI platform

SoundHound AI, a conversational AI technology firm, has agreed to acquire enterprise messaging platform LivePerson in a deal designed to create an end-to-end omnichannel...
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