Commercial/Enterprise Insurance

Independent specialty MGA HIVE Underwriters, a Lloyd’s coverholder focused on practitioner-led specialty underwriting, has appointed two senior marine underwriting specialists, to its newly formed Marine specialty underwriting team.

HIVE Underwriters strengthens marine team with senior hires

Independent specialty MGA HIVE Underwriters, a Lloyd’s coverholder focused on practitioner-led specialty underwriting, has appointed two senior marine underwriting specialists, to its newly formed...

InsurTech funding reaches $420m in January as US firms secure mega deals

Global investment in InsurTech firms surpassed $420m in January, as investors continued to back artificial intelligence-driven platforms. Funding was led by two US-based insurers that...
Aon, a global professional services firm, and DataRobot, an enterprise AI platform provider focused on operationalising artificial intelligence at scale, have announced a collaboration centred on applying agentic AI to selected insurance onboarding and servicing workflows.

Aon and DataRobot partner to deploy agentic AI in insurance workflows

Aon, a global professional services firm, and DataRobot, an enterprise AI platform provider focused on operationalising artificial intelligence at scale, have announced a collaboration...
Canadian personal lines insurer Industrial Alliance Auto and Home (iAAH) has gone live on EIS OneSuite, the SaaS core insurance platform developed by EIS, as part of its long-term core system modernisation programme.

iAAH completes core platform go-live with EIS OneSuite

Canadian personal lines insurer Industrial Alliance Auto and Home (iAAH) has gone live on EIS OneSuite, the SaaS core insurance platform developed by EIS,...
Global insurance and reinsurance broker WTW has completed its acquisition of San Francisco-based Newfront, a deal valued at $1.3bn, including upfront and contingent consideration.

WTW closes $1.3bn Newfront deal to expand US market presence

Global insurance and reinsurance broker WTW has completed its acquisition of San Francisco-based Newfront, a deal valued at $1.3bn, including upfront and contingent consideration. The...
Broker Insights, a Dundee-based InsurTech specialising in data-driven commercial insurance distribution, has unveiled the latest version of its VISION platform, as it looks to reshape the commercial insurance sector.

Broker Insights updates VISION platform to transform commercial cover

Broker Insights, a Dundee-based InsurTech specialising in data-driven commercial insurance distribution, has unveiled the latest version of its VISION platform, as it looks to...
Pace, an agentic AI startup automating insurance operations, has raised $10m in a Series A led by Sequoia Capital to accelerate AI adoption across insurance workflows.

Pace secures $10m Series A to modernise insurance workflows

Pace, an agentic AI startup automating insurance operations, has raised $10m in a Series A led by Sequoia Capital to accelerate AI adoption across...
Cyber risk analytics provider KYND, a specialist in identifying and assessing organisational cybersecurity vulnerabilities, has revealed that almost nine in ten firms exposed to cyber risks remain vulnerable for six months or longer.

Insurers face growing cyber exposure as firms delay fixes

Cyber risk analytics provider KYND, a specialist in identifying and assessing organisational cybersecurity vulnerabilities, has revealed that almost nine in ten firms exposed to...
Mantas, a cloud risk-focused InsurTech start-up, has emerged from stealth with a $1.77m seed funding round to introduce parametric insurance covering cloud outages.

Mantas raises $1.77m to insure cloud outages

Mantas, a cloud risk-focused InsurTech start-up, has emerged from stealth with a $1.77m seed funding round to introduce parametric insurance covering cloud outages. The funding...
SuperAgent AI, an InsurTech innovator, has announced the world’s first Quoting AI Agent, a breakthrough tool designed to automate insurance quoting, optimise rates, and deliver bindable quotes in seconds.

SuperAgent AI launches world’s first quoting AI agent

SuperAgent AI, an InsurTech innovator, has announced the world’s first Quoting AI Agent, a breakthrough tool designed to automate insurance quoting, optimise rates, and...

News Stories

ZestyAI makes international debut at Lloyd's with MAP

ZestyAI makes international debut at Lloyd’s with MAP

ZestyAI, the Risk Decision Platform serving the insurance sector, has signed MAP Underwriting (Managing Agency Partners), a managing agency at Lloyd's of London, as...
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,...

Cytora and InformData move to derisk commercial submissions

Cytora, the digital risk processing platform serving commercial insurance carriers, has formed a partnership with InformData, a network specialising in verifiable people data, in...
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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