Sector Updates

Alacrity Solutions, a US insurance services provider specialising in complex and catastrophe claims, has launched a UK presence at Lloyd’s of London to support insurers placing US risks through the market.

Alacrity launches Lloyd’s base to handle US claims

Alacrity Solutions, a US insurance services provider specialising in complex and catastrophe claims, has launched a UK presence at Lloyd’s of London to support...
Chaucer, a global specialty (re)insurer, and maritime technology firm Ceto AI have launched a new marine Managing General Agent operating as a Lloyd’s coverholder.

Chaucer backs Ceto marine MGA with TMK capacity

Chaucer, a global specialty (re)insurer, and maritime technology firm Ceto AI have launched a new marine Managing General Agent operating as a Lloyd’s coverholder. Under...
Shepherd, an AI-native commercial insurance platform, has raised $42m in a Series B round led by Intact Private Capital, bringing total funding to $67m.

Shepherd raises $42m to scale AI underwriting platform

Shepherd, an AI-native commercial insurance platform, has raised $42m in a Series B round led by Intact Private Capital, bringing total funding to $67m. The...
Artificial intelligence may dominate the current conversation around insurance technology, but the story of InsurTech itself has followed a different trajectory. A decade ago, the sector was defined by the promise of disruption. Venture capital flowed into startups promising to rebuild insurance from the ground up. This swell of momentum saw surged to record levels, peaking at more than $15bn globally in 2021, according to CB Insights.

The next phase of InsurTech: From disruption to durability

Artificial intelligence may dominate the current conversation around insurance technology, but the story of InsurTech itself has followed a different trajectory. A decade ago,...
Artificial intelligence is already transforming how lenders analyse risk, price products, and make credit decisions. Yet for many institutions, the real challenge is no longer adopting the technology. It is maintaining control over the pace and scope of the changes AI introduces.

AI and the future of consumer lending: what lenders need to know

Artificial intelligence is already transforming how lenders analyse risk, price products, and make credit decisions. Yet for many institutions, the real challenge is no...
WTW, a global insurance advisory and broking group, has been selected by digital MGA Thimble to deploy Radar Live to modernise and scale its commercial lines pricing capabilities.

Thimble selects WTW Radar Live to scale pricing

WTW, a global insurance advisory and broking group, has been selected by digital MGA Thimble to deploy Radar Live to modernise and scale its...
MyChoice, a Canadian InsurTech focused on improving submission quality for insurers, has joined the Insurtech Vanguards programme run by Guidewire.

MyChoice enters Guidewire’s Insurtech Vanguards community

MyChoice, a Canadian InsurTech focused on improving submission quality for insurers, has joined the Insurtech Vanguards programme run by Guidewire. The initiative connects insurers with...
Health In Tech, an AI-enabled InsurTech platform listed on Nasdaq, has partnered with software engineering firm Ciklum to expand the capabilities of its stop-loss health insurance marketplace.

Health In Tech taps Ciklum to enhance AI insurance marketplace

Health In Tech, an AI-enabled InsurTech platform listed on Nasdaq, has partnered with software engineering firm Ciklum to expand the capabilities of its stop-loss...
Global InsurTech funding Q4 2025

Global InsurTech funding hit five-quarter high in Q4 2025 as deals over $100m returned

Key global InsurTech investment stats in Q4 2025: Global InsurTech funding hit five-quarter high in Q4 after a 2.5x YoY increase Deals over $100m...
The headlines arrive faster than anyone can process them. Missile strikes. Warnings of retaliation. Oil markets jolt as tensions rise around the Strait of Hormuz. Governments scramble to evacuate citizens. Across television studios and diplomatic corridors, the same uneasy question returns: when will this conflict stop?

What the US-Iran conflict reveals about global insurance risk

The headlines arrive faster than anyone can process them. Missile strikes. Warnings of retaliation. Oil markets jolt as tensions rise around the Strait of...

News Stories

Baldwin Group’s Azimuth Re targets top contractors

The Baldwin Group, a NASDAQ-listed independent insurance brokerage and advisory firm, has launched Azimuth Re, Ltd., a new member-owned group captive developed in partnership...
KatRisk

KatRisk acquires RED to boost catastrophe modeling

KatRisk, a provider of catastrophic risk modelling software for the insurance and financial services industries, has acquired RED, a specialist catastrophe model provider covering...

How reinsurers can demonstrate AML effectiveness

The reinsurance markets in the Cayman Islands and Bermuda represent one of the offshore financial world’s genuine success stories. Capital flows into these jurisdictions on the back of regulatory credibility, and as the markets have grown, so too has regulatory scrutiny.
PremFina lands £100m funding boost from Waterfall

PremFina lands £100m funding boost from Waterfall

PremFina, the UK's fastest-growing insurance premium finance provider, has expanded its junior capital facility with Waterfall Asset Management to £100m, upsizing and extending the...
Cytora and VulnCheck partner to sharpen cyber underwriting

Cytora and VulnCheck partner to sharpen cyber underwriting

Commercial insurers are set to gain a sharper view of cyber risk at the point of underwriting, following a new partnership between Cytora, the...
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