Certua Life becomes first new UK life insurer in 20 years

March 16, 2026

Certua Life Limited, which claims to be the first new protection-focused life insurer to be authorised in the UK in nearly two decades, has...

Gangkhar secures $4.25m to power AI-native protection platform

Gangkhar raises $4.25m seed round to scale embedded insurance

March 16, 2026

Gangkhar, an AI-native embedded protection infrastructure platform, has closed a $4.25m seed round to accelerate its global expansion and deepen its AI-driven capabilities. The round...

Neptune Flood, a U.S.-based digital flood insurance provider, has launched a flood insurance quoting app in ChatGPT, allowing property owners to receive real-time preliminary quotes through a conversational interface.

Neptune Flood brings real-time insurance quotes to ChatGPT

March 13, 2026

Neptune Flood, a U.S.-based digital flood insurance provider, has launched a flood insurance quoting app in ChatGPT, allowing property owners to receive real-time preliminary...

Markel International, the global insurance division of Markel Group (NYSE: MKL), has appointed Maureen Tomlinson as Head of AI and launched an AI Centre of Enablement to support responsible AI adoption across its operations.

Markel International unveils centre to boost AI development

March 13, 2026

Markel International, the global insurance division of Markel Group (NYSE: MKL), has appointed Maureen Tomlinson as Head of AI and launched an AI Centre...

Clearcover, a Chicago-based AI-native auto insurance carrier, has launched Dearborn Labs, a forward-deployed AI practice designed to build and operate production AI systems inside property and casualty insurers and managing general agents (MGAs).

Clearcover launches Dearborn Labs to deploy AI inside insurers

March 13, 2026

Clearcover, a Chicago-based AI-native auto insurance carrier, has launched Dearborn Labs, a forward-deployed AI practice designed to build and operate production AI systems inside...

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has appointed Chubb to lead its $20bn maritime reinsurance plan aimed at restoring commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding Gulf routes.

Chubb to underwrite DFC’s $20bn Gulf shipping insurance plan

March 13, 2026

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has appointed Chubb to lead its $20bn maritime reinsurance plan aimed at restoring commercial shipping through the...

UK InsurTech Loxa has raised £2.7m in seed funding across three tranches to support European expansion, grow its retail partner network, and broaden its embedded insurance platform.

UK InsurTech Loxa closes £2.7m seed funding round

March 13, 2026

UK InsurTech Loxa has raised £2.7m in seed funding across three tranches to support European expansion, grow its retail partner network, and broaden its...

Parisian InsurTech Alan has reached a valuation of €5bn following a €100m funding round, strengthening its position as one of Europe’s most valuable insurance startups.

Alan hits €5bn valuation after €100m funding round

March 12, 2026

Parisian InsurTech Alan has reached a valuation of €5bn following a €100m funding round, strengthening its position as one of Europe’s most valuable insurance...

Socotra, a U.S.-based cloud-native insurance platform, has launched Socotra Assistant, an AI underwriting tool embedded in Operations Workbench to improve productivity, accuracy, and regulatory compliance.

Socotra Assistant goes live to improve underwriting productivity

March 12, 2026

Socotra, a U.S.-based cloud-native insurance platform, has launched Socotra Assistant, an AI underwriting tool embedded in Operations Workbench to improve productivity, accuracy, and regulatory...

Gen, a global embedded marketplace platform, has acquired Trellis, a technology-driven insurance shopping platform, to integrate its AI-powered capabilities into Engine by Gen.

Gen enhances embedded marketplace with Trellis acquisition

March 12, 2026

Gen, a global embedded marketplace platform, has acquired Trellis, a technology-driven insurance shopping platform, to integrate its AI-powered capabilities into Engine by Gen. The acquisition...