Sector Updates

Lee Equity buys KCIC to strengthen insurance risk solutions

Lee Equity Partners, a private investment firm focused on financial and healthcare services, has acquired KCIC, a consulting firm specialising in managing complex tort-system...

Upway appoints Nathan Wilson as chief technology officer

Upway, a refurbished electric bike marketplace focused on circular economy mobility solutions, has appointed Nathan Wilson as chief technology officer as the company accelerates...
Symetra partners with Empathy for bereavement support

Symetra brings bereavement platform to life policyholders

Symetra Life Insurance Company, a Bellevue, Washington-based provider of employee benefits, annuities and life insurance, has teamed up with Empathy, a platform dedicated to...
CIBC backs AI-driven InsurTech Gradient AI's expansion

CIBC backs AI-driven InsurTech Gradient AI’s expansion

CIBC Innovation Banking, a specialist lender with over 25 years of experience in growth-stage technology companies, has provided growth capital financing to Gradient AI,...

What are the biggest regulatory challenges facing InsurTech in 2026?

As the InsurTech sector matures, regulatory pressure is no longer a secondary consideration. In 2026, compliance, transparency and capital discipline are emerging as defining...

Comeryx launches with $7.5m seed round

US commercial insurance startup Comeryx Insurance has officially launched alongside a $7.5m seed funding round led by Altai Ventures. Additional backing came from American Family Ventures, Intact Ventures,...

Generali launches Core Tech software factory

Italian global insurance group Generali has launched Generali Core Tech, a new Group software factory designed to accelerate technological transformation under its “Lifetime Partner 27: Driving...

Bajaj Life launches Opportunities Fund NFO

Indian private life insurer Bajaj Life Insurance has launched its New Fund Offer (NFO), the Bajaj Life Opportunities Fund (SFIN: ULIF011406/02/26BLOPNLC250116), a very high-risk unit-linked fund...

Zurich seals £8.1bn Beazley takeover

Zurich Insurance Group has reached a definitive agreement to acquire London-based specialty insurer Beazley in an £8.1bn all-cash transaction, creating a combined global specialty insurance leader with...
Global InsurTech top deals 2025

Quantexa heads global InsurTech deal rankings in 2025 as funding declined by 20%

Key global InsurTech investment stats in 2025: Global InsurTech funding declined by 20% YoY US firms secured six of the top 10 InsurTech deals...

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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