Sector Updates

Porch Group, Inc, a technology-driven homeowners insurance company, has renewed and expanded its partnership with Goosehead Insurance, a leading independent personal lines insurance agency in the United States.

Porch and Goosehead expand alliance to boost insurance reach

Porch Group, Inc, a technology-driven homeowners insurance company, has renewed and expanded its partnership with Goosehead Insurance, a leading independent personal lines insurance agency in the United States.
Descartes Underwriting, a Paris-based InsurTech specialising in parametric insurance for climate and emerging risks, has announced a strategic investment from global investment firm Battery Ventures.

Battery Ventures backs Descartes for climate cover growth

Descartes Underwriting, a Paris-based InsurTech specialising in parametric insurance for climate and emerging risks, has announced a strategic investment from global investment firm Battery Ventures.
Autonomize AI, a healthcare technology company specialising in AI-driven solutions to streamline healthcare operations, has raised $28m in a Series A funding round.

Healthcare AI startup Autonomize AI secures $28m Series A

Autonomize AI, a healthcare technology company specialising in AI-driven solutions to streamline healthcare operations, has raised $28m in a Series A funding round.
In an increasingly competitive and complex insurance landscape, standing out in an underwriter’s inbox can make all the difference. For brokers, the quality of their submissions directly impacts the speed, accuracy, and favourability of the terms offered to clients.

How brokers can stand out with smarter submissions

In an increasingly competitive and complex insurance landscape, standing out in an underwriter’s inbox can make all the difference. For brokers, the quality of their submissions directly impacts the speed, accuracy, and favourability of the terms offered to clients.
Pano AI, a wildfire detection company leveraging artificial intelligence to assist emergency responders, has closed a $44m Series B funding round.

Wildfire tech firm Pano AI raises $44m Series B

Pano AI, a wildfire detection company leveraging artificial intelligence to assist emergency responders, has closed a $44m Series B funding round.
Earnix, a global provider of intelligent AI-driven decisioning solutions for insurance, has announced its membership in the London Market Forums (LMF), a professional network designed to support collaboration and innovation across the London specialty insurance market.

Earnix and London Market Forums partner to transform underwriting

Earnix, a global provider of intelligent AI-driven decisioning solutions for insurance, has announced its membership in the London Market Forums (LMF), a professional network designed to support collaboration and innovation across the London specialty insurance market.
Marsh, the world’s leading insurance broker and risk advisor, has launched Nimbus, a new insurance facility tailored for large-scale data centre construction projects across the UK and Europe.

Marsh debuts €1bn Nimbus insurance facility for data centres

Marsh, the world’s leading insurance broker and risk advisor, has launched Nimbus, a new insurance facility tailored for large-scale data centre construction projects across the UK and Europe.
Australian life insurer TAL, one of the country’s largest life insurance specialists, has joined forces with Cover Genius to launch a new embedded life insurance product.

TAL and Cover Genius launch digital life insurance

Australian life insurer TAL, one of the country’s largest life insurance specialists, has joined forces with Cover Genius to launch a new embedded life insurance product.
Vertical Insure, a Minneapolis-based InsurTech has raised $8.5m in equity financing, as disclosed in a Form D filing with the SEC on 12 June.

Vertical Insure lands $8.5m raise

Vertical Insure, a Minneapolis-based InsurTech has raised $8.5m in equity financing, as disclosed in a Form D filing with the SEC on 12 June.
Certificial, a US-based InsurTech firm, has launched its new Vendor Management Partner Program, uniting a broad and growing range of compliance, procurement and risk management platforms to modernise how insurance data is validated and shared.

Certificial launches Vendor Management Partner Program

Certificial, a US-based InsurTech firm, has launched its new Vendor Management Partner Program, uniting a broad and growing range of compliance, procurement and risk management platforms to modernise how insurance data is validated and shared.

News Stories

Producer licensing is one of those parts of insurance that tends to stay in the background until it starts slowing everything else down. As carriers expand their agent networks, the process of onboarding producers, managing appointments, and maintaining compliance records often still depends on fragmented systems and manual intervention.

Fixing the producer bottleneck in insurance distribution

Producer licensing is one of those parts of insurance that tends to stay in the background until it starts slowing everything else down. As...
Simply Business, a digital insurance marketplace, has launched a business insurance app on ChatGPT in the US, alongside a separate rollout in the UK.

Simply Business brings small business insurance pricing into ChatGPT

Simply Business, a digital insurance marketplace, has launched a business insurance app on ChatGPT in the US, alongside a separate rollout in the UK. The...
Cytora, a digital risk processing platform, has announced a strategic relationship with LexisNexis Risk Solutions to embed advanced data and analytics into its platform for US commercial insurers.Cytora, a digital risk processing platform, has announced a strategic relationship with LexisNexis Risk Solutions to embed advanced data and analytics into its platform for US commercial insurers.

Cytora partners LexisNexis to enhance US commercial underwriting

Cytora, a digital risk processing platform, has announced a strategic relationship with LexisNexis Risk Solutions to embed advanced data and analytics into its platform...
INSTANDA, a no-code insurance platform provider, has partnered with DataCrest, a workflow solutions firm, to enhance submission intake and quoting efficiency for insurers and MGAs.

INSTANDA and DataCrest team up to streamline insurance submissions

INSTANDA, a no-code insurance platform provider, has partnered with DataCrest, a workflow solutions firm, to enhance submission intake and quoting efficiency for insurers and...
Openly, a tech-enabled homeowners insurance provider, has secured a growth investment round led by existing investors Eden Global Partners, Advance Venture Partners and Gradient, with strategic participation from Allianz X.

Openly boosts expansion plans with funding and Allianz Re deal

Openly, a tech-enabled homeowners insurance provider, has secured a growth investment round led by existing investors Eden Global Partners, Advance Venture Partners and Gradient,...
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