Sector Updates

Markd poised to back digital transformation in insurance

Markd has launched as an InsurTech VC and subsequently closed its $100m debut fund to fund early and growth stage startups.

Captain emerges from stealth to speed up home repairs

Captain, a FinTech that helps homeowners rebuild after natural disasters, has emerged from stealth with $104m in total financing.

Climate risk assessment tool Zesty.ai scores debt from Brex

Zesty.ai, a predictive data analytics service for climate risk, has received $10m in venture debt from US spend management decacorn Brex.

Sureify and ForMotiv expand partnership for behavioural data

InsurTech Sureify has expanded its partnership with ForMotiv, a leading provider of digital behavioural science and user intent scoring solutions, to focus on digital intuitive experiences.

Cypress to leverage CAPE technology for property insurance

CAPE Analytics has partnered with Cypress Property & Casualty Insurance Company to integrate its proprietary intelligence to offer faster underwriting decisions that more accurately price risk.

Wenalyze secures €1.7m for open data in insurance

Valencia-based insurance startup Wenalyze has closed a €1.7m round led by Athos Capital for its open data analytics solution.

Lemonade to deploy blockchain to protect subsistence farmers

The Lemonade Foundation, the nonprofit founded by Lemonade, is to offer climate insurance to protect subsistence farmers via its Crypto Climate Coalition.

SECURA selects Betterview for intelligent property insurance

SECURA Insurance has selected Betterview, an InsurTech provider of property intelligence, to strengthen its risk mitigation capabilities.

Sirius Point backs Players Health for sports insurance

Sirius Point, a global specialty insurer and reinsurer, has partnered with Players Health, an amateur sports insurance and risk management platform, following Player Health’s $28m funding round.

Roamly launches insurance for roaming pets

InsurTech Roamly has expanded its product suite with the launch of a pet insurance product available to all US pet owners.

News Stories

Leak detection technology has long been a staple across commercial buildings, data centres and critical infrastructure, helping organisations identify water ingress before it causes costly disruption. Traditional systems, particularly those using leak detection cables, have offered a relatively simple monitoring solution. However, these systems typically rely on fixed alert thresholds, which often fail to reflect the variability of real-world environments. As a result, while detection capabilities exist, their reliability has frequently been called into question.

Why traditional leak detection systems falter in real environments

Leak detection technology has long been a staple across commercial buildings, data centres and critical infrastructure, helping organisations identify water ingress before it causes...
The first wave of the InsurTech revolution has delivered significant innovation, but it has also left critical structural gaps unresolved. Over the past decade, the sector has made notable progress in areas such as digital distribution, API connectivity, embedded insurance, and the modernisation of agency management systems. However, beneath these advancements lies a growing concern, according to Producerflow.

InsurTech’s data gap threatens AI ambitions

The first wave of the InsurTech revolution has delivered significant innovation, but it has also left critical structural gaps unresolved. Over the past decade,...
Liberty Mutual has partnered with life insurance technology company Ethos to expand its direct-to-consumer life insurance offering in the US.

Ethos and Liberty Mutual team up to deliver fully digital life insurance

Liberty Mutual has partnered with life insurance technology company Ethos to expand its direct-to-consumer life insurance offering in the US. The collaboration will see Liberty...
Volkswagen Financial Services UK, the financial arm of the group, has appointed InsurTech firm Wrisk Transfer Limited as its preferred insurance provider for Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.

VWFS UK selects Wrisk as preferred insurance partner for commercial vehicles

Volkswagen Financial Services UK, the financial arm of the group, has appointed InsurTech firm Wrisk Transfer Limited as its preferred insurance provider for Volkswagen...
Transamerica, a life insurer, has partnered with global reinsurer Swiss Re to modernise its claims experience.

Transamerica and Swiss Re collaborate on digital claims transformation

Transamerica, a life insurer, has partnered with global reinsurer Swiss Re to modernise its claims experience. The initiative will see Transamerica adopt Swiss Re’s PromiseXP...
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