Sector Updates

AKKO, a premier provider of modern device insurance solutions, has proudly announced its acquisition of Upsie, an innovative player in the device insurance market.

AKKO announces acquisition of Upsie to cement market position

AKKO, a premier provider of modern device insurance solutions, has proudly announced its acquisition of Upsie, an innovative player in the device insurance market.
Cyber InsurTech Coalition has announced groundbreaking integrations with prominent cloud services providers, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace®, and Amazon Web Services.

Coalition unveils groundbreaking integrations with Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and AWS

Cyber InsurTech Coalition has announced groundbreaking integrations with prominent cloud services providers, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace®, and Amazon Web Services.
Juno, a public benefit corporation, is set to become the first company to provide Child Disability Insurance in the United States.

Juno introduces first-ever child disability insurance in the U.S.

Juno, a public benefit corporation, is set to become the first company to provide Child Disability Insurance in the United States.
HDI Global, an industrial insurer renowned for its long-term partnerships with large industrial clients globally, is extending its services to the mid-market segment.

HDI Global aims to extend services to mid-market segment

HDI Global, an industrial insurer renowned for its long-term partnerships with large industrial clients globally, is extending its services to the mid-market segment.
Allianz Partners Australia, a leading insurance provider, has unveiled a new online chat feature tailored for customers of its travel insurance partner, HCF.

Allianz Partners introduces instant online chat for HCF travel insurance customers

Allianz Partners Australia, a leading insurance provider, has unveiled a new online chat feature tailored for customers of its travel insurance partner, HCF.
Pula, a Kenyan-based InsurTech firm, has successfully concluded a Series B funding round, securing $20m.

Kenyan InsurTech Pula secures $20m in Series B

Pula, a Kenyan-based InsurTech firm, has successfully concluded a Series B funding round, securing $20m.
FloodFlash, a pioneering InsurTech firm, is launching a product to support business interruption (BI) coverage in the United States, ahead of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.

FloodFlash launches new business interruption coverage ahead of hurricane season

FloodFlash, a pioneering InsurTech firm, is launching a product to support business interruption (BI) coverage in the United States, ahead of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.
ClaimBuddy secures $5m in Series A to revolutionise health insurance claims

ClaimBuddy secures $5m in Series A to revolutionise health insurance claims

ClaimBuddy, a health insurance claim assistance platform, has successfully concluded its Series A funding round, raising $5m.
Nationwide, a leading insurance provider, and EnforcerOne, a specialist in firefighting solutions, have partnered to strengthen fire defence strategies for Nationwide’s agriculture clientele.

Nationwide and EnforcerOne join forces to protect agriculture from fire hazards

Nationwide, a leading insurance provider, and EnforcerOne, a specialist in firefighting solutions, have partnered to strengthen fire defence strategies for Nationwide’s agriculture clientele.
McKinsey and Google Cloud have partnered to unlock the capabilities of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), with an estimated $4tn in potential business value.

McKinsey and Google Cloud collaborate to drive $4tn business value with GenAI

McKinsey and Google Cloud have partnered to unlock the capabilities of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), with an estimated $4tn in potential business value.

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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