Sector Updates

Neptune Flood, a U.S.-based digital flood insurance provider, has launched a flood insurance quoting app in ChatGPT, allowing property owners to receive real-time preliminary quotes through a conversational interface.

Neptune Flood brings real-time insurance quotes to ChatGPT

Neptune Flood, a U.S.-based digital flood insurance provider, has launched a flood insurance quoting app in ChatGPT, allowing property owners to receive real-time preliminary...
Markel International, the global insurance division of Markel Group (NYSE: MKL), has appointed Maureen Tomlinson as Head of AI and launched an AI Centre of Enablement to support responsible AI adoption across its operations.

Markel International unveils centre to boost AI development

Markel International, the global insurance division of Markel Group (NYSE: MKL), has appointed Maureen Tomlinson as Head of AI and launched an AI Centre...
Clearcover, a Chicago-based AI-native auto insurance carrier, has launched Dearborn Labs, a forward-deployed AI practice designed to build and operate production AI systems inside property and casualty insurers and managing general agents (MGAs).

Clearcover launches Dearborn Labs to deploy AI inside insurers

Clearcover, a Chicago-based AI-native auto insurance carrier, has launched Dearborn Labs, a forward-deployed AI practice designed to build and operate production AI systems inside...
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has appointed Chubb to lead its $20bn maritime reinsurance plan aimed at restoring commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding Gulf routes.

Chubb to underwrite DFC’s $20bn Gulf shipping insurance plan

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has appointed Chubb to lead its $20bn maritime reinsurance plan aimed at restoring commercial shipping through the...
UK InsurTech Loxa has raised £2.7m in seed funding across three tranches to support European expansion, grow its retail partner network, and broaden its embedded insurance platform.

UK InsurTech Loxa closes £2.7m seed funding round

UK InsurTech Loxa has raised £2.7m in seed funding across three tranches to support European expansion, grow its retail partner network, and broaden its...
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...
Socotra, a U.S.-based cloud-native insurance platform, has launched Socotra Assistant, an AI underwriting tool embedded in Operations Workbench to improve productivity, accuracy, and regulatory compliance.

Socotra Assistant goes live to improve underwriting productivity

Socotra, a U.S.-based cloud-native insurance platform, has launched Socotra Assistant, an AI underwriting tool embedded in Operations Workbench to improve productivity, accuracy, and regulatory...
Gen, a global embedded marketplace platform, has acquired Trellis, a technology-driven insurance shopping platform, to integrate its AI-powered capabilities into Engine by Gen.

Gen enhances embedded marketplace with Trellis acquisition

Gen, a global embedded marketplace platform, has acquired Trellis, a technology-driven insurance shopping platform, to integrate its AI-powered capabilities into Engine by Gen. The acquisition...
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

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

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...

News Stories

Why “UK-hosted” cloud doesn’t mean what you think

Cloud computing has become a core function in modern finance and while many depend on it to store their sensitive data, they do not...
Quandri has announced new integrations with Vertafore AMS360 and HawkSoft, expanding access to its AI-powered renewal intelligence platform across two of the most widely used agency management systems in North America.

Quandri brings AI renewal automation to more North American agencies

Quandri has announced new integrations with Vertafore AMS360 and HawkSoft, expanding access to its AI-powered renewal intelligence platform across two of the most widely...
Atrium has deployed Sofix’s BrokerBrief solution to bring AI-powered claim analysis and summaries directly into its claims workflow across all classes of business.

Atrium deploys Sofix AI tool to streamline claims analysis

Atrium has deployed Sofix’s BrokerBrief solution to bring AI-powered claim analysis and summaries directly into its claims workflow across all classes of business. The deployment...
AI underwriting platform Sixfold has partnered with Munich Re to integrate its technology into Realytix Zero, the reinsurer’s cloud-based automated underwriting platform.

Munich Re integrates Sixfold AI to streamline underwriting workflows

AI underwriting platform Sixfold has partnered with Munich Re to integrate its technology into Realytix Zero, the reinsurer’s cloud-based automated underwriting platform. The integration enables...
Commercial insurance broker Pelican Insured has deployed the nCino SmartBroker × Acturis platform as part of its strategy to scale operations and strengthen client acquisition, compliance and underwriting processes.

Pelican Insured transforms broker workflows with nCino SmartBroker

Commercial insurance broker Pelican Insured has deployed the nCino SmartBroker × Acturis platform as part of its strategy to scale operations and strengthen client...
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