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Akur8, a next-generation InsurTech, and Branch, a Columbus-based insurer, have expanded their existing partnership to strengthen pricing transparency and market intelligence through the adoption of Akur8 Discover, a solution designed to provide on-demand insight into U.S. regulatory filings and competitive dynamics.

Akur8 expands Branch partnership to enhance insurance pricing intelligence

Akur8, a next-generation InsurTech, and Branch, a Columbus-based insurer, have expanded their existing partnership to strengthen pricing transparency and market intelligence through the adoption...
Insurers are losing millions because outdated systems make rate updates slow and costly. By decoupling pricing logic from legacy policy administration systems, companies can deploy new rates in hours, rollback changes instantly, and reduce premium leakage, according to Akur8.

Modernising rate control to reduce premium leakage

Insurers are losing millions because outdated systems make rate updates slow and costly. By decoupling pricing logic from legacy policy administration systems, companies can...
Aurora, a lead algorithmic insurance platform, has announced the launch of its new Lead Algorithmic Underwriting as a Service, a step designed to accelerate algorithmic underwriting adoption across complex insurance markets.

Aurora launches lead algorithmic underwriting as a service

Aurora, a lead algorithmic insurance platform, has announced the launch of its new Lead Algorithmic Underwriting as a Service, a step designed to accelerate algorithmic...
Iute Group, a leading European FinTech company, has launched Iute Affinity, a new insurance services and operational management subsidiary designed to embed protection directly into its digital banking ecosystem and support its evolution into a fully fledged digital bank.

Iute Group launches subsidiary to embed insurance into digital banking

Iute Group, a leading European FinTech company, has launched Iute Affinity, a new insurance services and operational management subsidiary designed to embed protection directly...
Across the insurance industry, reserving remains one of the most complex and high-stakes actuarial activities. Actuaries are expected to deliver accurate, transparent and well-documented reserve estimates while navigating increased regulatory scrutiny, volatile economic conditions and growing data volumes.

Why insurance reserving can no longer rely on spreadsheets

Across the insurance industry, reserving remains one of the most complex and high-stakes actuarial activities. Actuaries are expected to deliver accurate, transparent and well-documented...
LexisNexis Risk Solutions, a global data analytics company, has announced the availability of LexisNexis IDVerse for Insurance, a new AI-powered document authentication and identity verification solution.

LexisNexis expands IDVerse with new Insurance solution

LexisNexis Risk Solutions, a global data analytics company, has announced the availability of LexisNexis IDVerse for Insurance, a new AI-powered document authentication and identity...
Defaqto, the UK’s leading provider of financial product ratings, has acquired Pearson Ham Group’s Market Pricing Business for £11m.

Defaqto boosts UK insurance data with £11m acquisition

Defaqto, the UK’s leading provider of financial product ratings, has acquired Pearson Ham Group’s Market Pricing Business for £11m. The move is set to significantly...
As insurance agencies and MGAs grow, compliance can quickly become a limiting factor. The moment of crisis often hits around 50 producers. According to Producerflow, a platform specialising in compliance automation, small errors such as an incorrect licence entry, a carrier portal timing out, or a delayed email with appointment confirmations can suddenly prevent half your team from writing business in a state you have served for years. Tasks that once took an afternoon can stretch into a week, and what once felt manageable now feels chaotic.

Best practices for effective insurance compliance

As insurance agencies and MGAs grow, compliance can quickly become a limiting factor. The moment of crisis often hits around 50 producers. According to...
Akur8 has appointed Takayuki Saito as senior advisor to support its expansion in Japan and guide insurers on adopting transparent, machine‑learning‑based pricing.

Akur8 to transform Japanese insurance pricing with new hire

Akur8 has appointed Takayuki Saito as senior advisor to support its expansion in Japan and guide insurers on adopting transparent, machine‑learning‑based pricing. In his new...
In the insurance industry, effective reserving isn’t simply a back‑office actuarial function; it’s a strategic asset that can improve financial insight, executive confidence and cross‑team collaboration. Yet many companies still struggle with the way reserving teams communicate, analyse, and document their work, which can lead to inefficiencies, misunderstandings and risk.

An insurer’s guide to better reserve governance

In the insurance industry, effective reserving isn’t simply a back‑office actuarial function; it’s a strategic asset that can improve financial insight, executive confidence and...
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Azos, a Brazilian InsurTech focused on individual life insurance, has raised $25m in a Series C round to expand in a market still dominated by Bradesco and Prudential.

Brazilian InsurTech Azos raises $25m Series C

Azos, a Brazilian InsurTech focused on individual life insurance, has raised $25m in a Series C round to expand in a market still dominated...
Cytora, a digital risk processing platform for the insurance industry, has launched Cytora Autopilot, a new agentic AI capability designed to enable insurers to automate end-to-end risk workflows for the first time.

Cytora launches agentic AI to automate risk workflows

Cytora, a digital risk processing platform for the insurance industry, has launched Cytora Autopilot, a new agentic AI capability designed to enable insurers to...
ZestyAI, a risk and decision intelligence platform for the insurance industry, has secured partnerships with two US regional insurers, Harford Mutual Insurance Group and American European Insurance Group (AEIG), to strengthen property-level underwriting across their respective portfolios.

Harford Mutual and AEIG partner with ZestyAI

ZestyAI, a risk and decision intelligence platform for the insurance industry, has secured partnerships with two US regional insurers, Harford Mutual Insurance Group and...
AutoRek, a financial operations automation platform, has revealed that 82% of insurers believe AI will dominate the industry's future, yet just 14% have fully integrated it into their financial operations, exposing a stark divide between ambition and real-world adoption across the sector.

Insurance sector’s AI ambition outpaces action, report finds

AutoRek, a financial operations automation platform, has revealed that 82% of insurers believe AI will dominate the industry's future, yet just 14% have fully...
In the first half of 2025, natural disasters caused around $131bn in potential insurance losses globally. Only about $80bn of that was insured. What remains is an uninsured black hole larger than the GDP of Bahrain.

How extreme weather is widening insurance protection gaps

In the first half of 2025, natural disasters caused around $131bn in potential insurance losses globally. Only about $80bn of that was insured. What...
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