Sector Updates

Howden launches sustainable underwriter, plans $500m raise

International insurance broker Howden has introduced Parhelion Underwriting with the aim of raising $500m after it was seeded by Howden.

FCA slaps Lloyds Bank’s insurance division with £90m fine for misleading customers

The Financial Conduct Authority fined the insurance division of Lloyds Bank £90.7m for sending misleading renewal quotes to nine million customers.

Sweden-based Insurello nets $17.5m in its latest funding round

Swedish InsurTech company Insurello has received a SEK 150m ($17.5m) investment, after it moves past the milestone of SEK 200m ($23.3m) in paid insurance compensation.

What last week’s 31 FinTech investments means for the PayTech sector

Out of the 33 FinTech funding rounds we reported on last week, PayTech companies and lending enterprises were the clear winners.

Neptune and Attune team up to provide flood coverage to businesses

AI-driven flood insurance company Neptune Flood has partnered with Attune Insurance, a New York-based commercial insurance marketplace to provide business owners with flood insurance.Brokers...

Insurance firm Beneva teams up with FINEOS to scale its life and disability claims...

Canadian insurance company Beneva has entered into a partnership with systems provider for life, accident and health insurers FINEOS Corporation to leverage its SaaS technology for simplified claims management processes and improved customer service.

SiriusPoint backs InsurTech Joyn to transform underserved US SME market

Global insurer SiriusPoint has stepped up efforts to digitalise small and mid-market commercial insurance sector by investing in InsurTech Joyn Insurance.

Cyber insurance market to exceed $20bn value by 2025, report finds

A report by GlobalData has found the cyber insurance industry is predicted to exceed a $20bn gross written premium (GWP) value by 2025.

InsurTech startup Assured Allies scores $18.3m in its Series A

Assured Allies, which claims to help people make the most of retirement, has scored $18.3m in its Series A investment round.

France-based Assurly said to raise €6m seed round

Mortgage insurance provider Assurly has reportedly collected €6m in seed funding.

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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