Life/Health Insurance

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...
Akur8, a global actuarial AI platform, has acquired Slope Software, a cloud-native actuarial modelling provider for life insurers and pension firms, expanding its capabilities into the life and annuity market.

Akur8 acquires Slope Software to expand into life insurance

Akur8, a global actuarial AI platform, has acquired Slope Software, a cloud-native actuarial modelling provider for life insurers and pension firms, expanding its capabilities...
Skipton Building Society has partnered with LifeSearch, a leading protection specialist, in a strategic move from a single-tie arrangement to a broker model, broadening members’ access to life, critical illness, and income protection products.

Skipton partners with LifeSearch to expand protection advice

Skipton Building Society has partnered with LifeSearch, a leading protection specialist, in a strategic move from a single-tie arrangement to a broker model, broadening...
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

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...
Healthcare AI startup Delphyr has raised €1.75m to expand its platform for medical professionals, with backing from the founders of Hugging Face and DEGIRO.

Delphyr raises €1.75m for healthcare AI platform

Healthcare AI startup Delphyr has raised €1.75m to expand its platform for medical professionals, with backing from the founders of Hugging Face and DEGIRO. The...
US life insurance distribution platform Modern Life has introduced an integrated AI platform designed to reinvent life insurance distribution by embedding AI across every stage of the sales journey.

Modern Life launches AI-driven advisor platform

US life insurance distribution platform Modern Life has introduced an integrated AI platform designed to reinvent life insurance distribution by embedding AI across every...
The surge in popularity of GLP-1 weight-loss medications is beginning to reshape consumer behaviour far beyond healthcare. While these drugs are transforming how people manage their health, they are also having a growing impact on the retail sector.

How dacadoo enables retailers to thrive in the GLP-1 era

The surge in popularity of GLP-1 weight-loss medications is beginning to reshape consumer behaviour far beyond healthcare. While these drugs are transforming how people...
Swiss insurance group Zurich Insurance has launched a new pet insurance product in Australia, developed in collaboration with digital insurer Honey Insurance.

Zurich and Honey unveil Virgin Money pet cover

Swiss insurance group Zurich Insurance has launched a new pet insurance product in Australia, developed in collaboration with digital insurer Honey Insurance. Distribution will...
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...
A digital health app’s life rarely ends with a dramatic failure. More often, it fades quietly into the background of a user’s phone, unopened, ignored, eventually forgotten. Like a gym membership bought with the best intentions in January, the promise is there, but the habit never quite forms. In digital health, downloads are easy. Commitment is not.

The quiet failure behind most digital health platforms

A digital health app’s life rarely ends with a dramatic failure. More often, it fades quietly into the background of a user’s phone, unopened,...

News Stories

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...
Klaimee raises $5.5m for AI agent liability cover

Klaimee raises $5.5m for AI agent liability cover

Klaimee, a Y Combinator-backed InsurTech offering insurance-backed performance warranties for AI agents, has secured $5.5m in seed funding. The round was led by FundersClub, with...
Carpe unveils Carpe Claims suite for agentic insurance era

Carpe unveils Carpe Claims suite for agentic insurance era

Carpe, an InsurTech firm that delivers AI-driven intelligence to insurers, has unveiled Carpe Claims, a unified suite combining ten years of claims expertise with...
Lemonade expands renters cover into Nebraska

Lemonade expands renters cover into Nebraska

Lemonade, a technology-driven insurance provider, has rolled out its renters insurance product in Nebraska, opening up its digital-first coverage to tenants across the state. The...
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