Sector Updates

Akur8 to level-up AXA’s pricing team

Insurance company AXA Luxembourg and AI-powered insurance pricing software developer Akur8 have teamed up to boost AXA’s pricing capabilities.

iptiQ acquires AccuQuote to bolster insurance offering

Swiss Re’s InsurTech iptiQ has acquired US-based AccuQuote to offer a range of B2B sales capabilities to new and existing distribution partners. The acquisition will...

Irish InsurTech nSurely eyes UBI expansion with €535k pre-seed

Car insurance startup nSurely has secured €535,000 in a pre-seed financing raise as it aims to expand its usage-based insurance model.

Locket locks up £1m in crowdfund

Locket, the prevention-first insurance provider has opened its crowdfund to the public this week, and already secured £1m against a target of £750k. The insurance...

CAPE and Mercury to push boundaries of property intelligence

AI-powered property intelligence provider CAPE Analytics has partnered with Mercury Insurance to integrate its suite of property intelligence solutions. CAPE Analytics said that the integration...

AgentSync gains unicorn status as it pioneers insurance innovation

AgentSync, the company building technology to power growth across the insurance industry, has raised $75m in Series B funding at a $1.2bn valuation.

bolttech welcomes BRV following landslide Series A

bolttech, an InsurTech with the mission of building the world’s leading technology-enabled ecosystem for protection and insurance, has welcomes BRV Capital Management as a strategic investor.

Buckle and Amwins join forces for gig-worker insurance

Provider of insurance for gig workers Buckle and Amwins Specialty Auto (Amwins), a non-standard auto insurance specialist, have entered into a managing general agency (MGA) agreement.

InsurTech Jerry eyes accelerated app development following $75m Series C

Car insurance shopper Jerry has closed a $75m Series C funding round led by Goodwater Capital at a $450m valuation.

Allianz partners with Uber to protect European drivers

B2B2C insurance provider Allianz Partners is to partner with Uber to provide protection and security for independent drivers and couriers who partner with Uber...

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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