Manulife and Akka partner for agentic AI platform

Toronto-based Manulife, a leading life insurance and financial services provider, has partnered with Akka, a provider of enterprise-scale software solutions, to strengthen its enterprise agentic AI platform.

Manulife and Akka partner for agentic AI platform

March 12, 2026

Toronto-based Manulife, a leading life insurance and financial services provider, has partnered with Akka, a provider of enterprise-scale software solutions, to strengthen its enterprise...

Insurance risk platform Cytora has partnered with geospatial intelligence provider Altitude Intelligence to integrate advanced location-based risk data into its underwriting platform.

Cytora teams with Altitude to enhance underwriting data

March 12, 2026

Insurance risk platform Cytora has partnered with geospatial intelligence provider Altitude Intelligence to integrate advanced location-based risk data into its underwriting platform. The collaboration embeds...

Hidden water leaks can cause significant damage, increase utility costs, and create long-term maintenance headaches, even in newly built developments. At Kew Bridge Apartments, smart water monitoring deployed by Quensus uncovered issues across 58 units during commissioning, preventing property damage and improving efficiency for residents and property managers alike.

How Quensus safeguards homes through smart monitoring

March 11, 2026

Hidden water leaks can cause significant damage, increase utility costs, and create long-term maintenance headaches, even in newly built developments. At Kew Bridge Apartments,...

The insurance sector in the UK faces a year of mounting challenges. From technological disruption and market consolidation to evolving risks and customer expectations, brokers, underwriters, and networks are under pressure to adapt quickly.

A practical guide for UK insurers on compliance in 2026

March 11, 2026

The insurance sector in the UK faces a year of mounting challenges. From technological disruption and market consolidation to evolving risks and customer expectations,...

Insurance pricing engines are quietly becoming one of the most strategic tools for insurers looking to modernise operations and accelerate growth. What was once an IT headache, with complex integrations, unpredictable costs and time-consuming maintenance, is now being transformed into a cloud-native enabler that connects actuarial modelling, rate production and deployment in a single ecosystem.

The hidden driver of growth for insurance firms

March 11, 2026

Insurance pricing engines are quietly becoming one of the most strategic tools for insurers looking to modernise operations and accelerate growth. What was once...

Embedded insurance platform Kayna has raised €1.5m ($1.7m) in a seed funding round to support expansion in the UK and US markets.

Kayna raises $1.7m seed for embedded insurance

March 11, 2026

Embedded insurance platform Kayna has raised €1.5m ($1.7m) in a seed funding round to support expansion in the UK and US markets. The round was...

Country-Wide taps Duck Creek for analytics platform

March 11, 2026

New York auto insurer Country-Wide Insurance has partnered with insurance technology provider Duck Creek Technologies to deploy the Duck Creek Clarity data and analytics...

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

March 11, 2026

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...

As cyber activity increasingly spills across borders during geopolitical tensions, insurers face a growing challenge in understanding where exposure sits across their portfolios. When conflicts escalate, cyber risk rarely stays contained to the region where the crisis begins, with attacks, disruption and digital dependencies creating far-reaching consequences.

How geopolitical tensions are reshaping cyber risk for insurers

March 10, 2026

As cyber activity increasingly spills across borders during geopolitical tensions, insurers face a growing challenge in understanding where exposure sits across their portfolios. When...

Non-standard auto insurer Aspire General Insurance has partnered with insurance AI platform Liberate to introduce an AI-powered First Notice of Loss (FNOL) process.

Aspire partners Liberate to automate FNOL

March 10, 2026

Non-standard auto insurer Aspire General Insurance has partnered with insurance AI platform Liberate to introduce an AI-powered First Notice of Loss (FNOL) process. The collaboration is...