InsurTech

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...
Digital insurer Wakam UK has entered the UK motorcycle insurance market through a partnership with specialist intermediary Principal Insurance.

Wakam UK partners with Principal for motorcycle insurance

Digital insurer Wakam UK has entered the UK motorcycle insurance market through a partnership with specialist intermediary Principal Insurance. The collaboration combines Wakam UK’s digital...
Global professional services firm Aon has demonstrated a proof of concept for settling insurance premiums using stablecoins, marking what the company describes as the first such transaction among major global brokers.

Aon pilots digital asset insurance payment

Global professional services firm Aon has demonstrated a proof of concept for settling insurance premiums using stablecoins, marking what the company describes as the...
Parisian InsurTech Akur8 has expanded its strategic relationship with professional services firm RSM US LLP, with RSM adopting the Akur8 Discover platform across its North American operations.

Akur8 expands RSM partnership with Discover adoption

Parisian InsurTech Akur8 has expanded its strategic relationship with professional services firm RSM US LLP, with RSM adopting the Akur8 Discover platform across its...
US InsurTech funding Q4 2024

US InsurTech funding surged by 2.6x YoY in Q4 as investor confidence grew

Key US InsurTech investment stats in Q4 2025: US InsurTech funding surged by 2.6x YoY in Q4 Average deal value increased to $29.8m as...

News Stories

Can actuaries trust AI models?

Can actuaries trust AI models?

InsurTech firm Akur8 is taking a controlled approach to AI adoption in insurance: if using AI for actuarial work is possible and even necessary...
Capricorn Mutual completes Duck Creek platform go-live

Capricorn Mutual completes Duck Creek platform go-live

Aggne, a Wipro company and insurance technology services provider, has confirmed the successful go-live of Capricorn Mutual, the member-owned risk protection organisation, on Duck...
Why rating engines are becoming insurers' decision hub

Why rating engines are becoming insurers’ decision hub

Pricing technology is moving beyond its traditional home in actuarial and underwriting teams. Rating engines are increasingly being used by marketing, innovation and product...
AML

Why underwriting data holds the key to spotting AML risk

Insurance houses across South Africa are pouring money into anti-financial crime tools, yet heavy spending alone is not solving the problem. Effectiveness, particularly at...
Wildfire data model drives new California cover

Wildfire data model drives new California cover

DUAL North America, a specialty programme administrator, Kingstone Companies, a Northeast-focused property insurer, and Windward Risk Managers, a Florida-based risk manager, have each launched...
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