Consumer Platforms

As the insurance industry enters a transformative 2025, CIOs face growing pressure to shift from traditional IT leadership to collaborative models that deliver real business results. Ushur is actively investigating this shift.

Dynamic pricing is fast becoming a game-changing strategy in the insurance sector, enabling companies to move away from broad, static pricing models to real-time, personalised policies. InsurTech firm Symfa highlights the growing role of AI and live data in making this shift not only possible, but highly profitable.

Intersys, a UK-based cybersecurity and IT services provider, has announced the official launch of its operations in India.

Squalify, a Munich-based top-down cyber risk quantification platform, has expanded into the U.S. market, onboarding its first American client, Henry Meds, a fast-growing digital healthcare firm located in the Bay Area.

OpenDialog, a conversational AI company focused on the insurance sector, has joined forces with Guidewire, a cloud platform provider for the property and casualty (P&C) insurance industry, through the Insurtech Vanguards programme.

ePayPolicy, a leading digital payments platform for the insurance industry, has announced a strategic integration with INTX Insurance Software, a provider of end-to-end policy administration systems for the insurance sector.

Globe Underwriting, a UK-based managing general agent (MGA) specialising in tailored insurance solutions, has taken a significant step forward with the launch of its professional indemnity (PI) proposition.

Akur8 has appointed Davide Burlon as its new regional sales director for EMEA, strengthening its leadership team with a seasoned expert in the insurance and data landscape.

Life InsurTech firm Ethos has partnered with personal finance platform Origin to give policyholders a one-year free subscription to Origin’s financial management platform.

London-based Laka, a specialist insurance firm focused on sustainable transport, has secured $10.4m in a Series B funding round as it looks to accelerate profitability and solidify its position as a leader in Europe’s green mobility insurance sector.