Sector Updates

ZestyAI, a California-based InsurTech company leveraging artificial intelligence to assess climate and property risk, has revealed that over 12.6m homes in the U.S. are at high risk of hail-related roof damage, representing $189.5bn in potential replacement costs.

InsurTech firm ZestyAI flags $189.5bn hail risk across 12.6m U.S. properties

ZestyAI, a California-based InsurTech company leveraging artificial intelligence to assess climate and property risk, has revealed that over 12.6m homes in the U.S. are at high risk of hail-related roof damage, representing $189.5bn in potential replacement costs.
Resilience, a leading provider of cyber risk solutions, has launched a new Technology Errors and Omissions (Tech E&O) coverage across the UK and Europe, in partnership with Accredited Insurances.

Resilience launches Tech E&O coverage across UK and Europe

Resilience, a leading provider of cyber risk solutions, has launched a new Technology Errors and Omissions (Tech E&O) coverage across the UK and Europe, in partnership with Accredited Insurances.
CLARA Analytics, a provider of artificial intelligence (AI) technology for insurance claims optimisation, and Guidewire, a specialist in core systems for property and casualty (P&C) insurers, have successfully integrated to cut insurance claim costs.

CLARA and Guidewire deliver predictive AI insights to cut insurance claim costs

CLARA Analytics, a provider of artificial intelligence (AI) technology for insurance claims optimisation, and Guidewire, a specialist in core systems for property and casualty (P&C) insurers, have successfully integrated to cut insurance claim costs.

Coalition launches new cyber insurance product for U.S. businesses

Coalition, the world’s first Active Insurance provider, has launched its new Coalition Active Cyber Policy, a redesigned surplus lines cyber insurance offering for the...

Why InsurTech is driving a M&A rise in the insurance sector

Driven by the rising tide of AI and InsurTech solutions, the insurance industry is witnessing of a seismic shift in its culture. As firms...
Top InsurTech deals Q1 2025

US reinforced its global InsurTech market dominance securing half of Q1 2025’s top 10...

Key Global InsurTech investment stats in Q1 2025: Global InsurTech funding increased by 59% YoY US reinforced its global InsurTech market dominance securing half...
Cytora, a digital risk processing platform, has partnered with Vāyuh, an AI-powered weather forecasting and climate analytics company, to revolutionise property insurance underwriting by integrating advanced climate data with risk assessment tools.

Cytora and Vāyuh partner to enhance climate risk insights for property insurers

Cytora, a digital risk processing platform, has partnered with Vāyuh, an AI-powered weather forecasting and climate analytics company, to revolutionise property insurance underwriting by integrating advanced climate data with risk assessment tools.
Kita, a London-based specialist in carbon insurance, has significantly increased its underwriting capacity to £22.5m.

Carbon insurance specialist Kita secures £22.5m capacity boost amid rising demand

Kita, a London-based specialist in carbon insurance, has significantly increased its underwriting capacity to £22.5m, reinforcing its position as a leading player in the fast-growing carbon risk management sector.
London-based InsurTech provider Optalitix has partnered with SortSpoke in a bid to enhance the underwriting efficiency for insurers. 

Optalitix and SortSpoke team up to transform underwriting with AI-powered document processing

London-based InsurTech provider Optalitix has partnered with SortSpoke in a bid to enhance the underwriting efficiency for insurers. 
Broker Insights, a leading provider of insurance data analytics and market insights, has updated its award-winning insurance decision intelligence platform to deliver enhanced connectivity and deeper insights for both brokers and insurers.

Broker Insights updates VISION platform to reshape insurance data analytics

Broker Insights, a leading provider of insurance data analytics and market insights, has updated its award-winning insurance decision intelligence platform to deliver enhanced connectivity and deeper insights for both brokers and insurers.

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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