Sector Updates

KYND, a cyber risk analytics provider, has been appointed by Converge, a US-based cyber insurance MGA, to support the expansion of its digital underwriting platform and growth strategy.

KYND to power Converge’s digital cyber underwriting growth

KYND, a cyber risk analytics provider, has been appointed by Converge, a US-based cyber insurance MGA, to support the expansion of its digital underwriting...

Guidewire taps Intelligent AI for property risk insights

Intelligent AI, a property risk intelligence and rebuild cost analytics provider, has partnered with Guidewire to embed high-resolution property data directly into InsuranceSuite workflows,...
Ping Intel, a property data intelligence firm for commercial insurers, has partnered with Property Guardian, a wildfire risk analytics provider, to integrate parcel-level wildfire data into underwriting and portfolio workflows.

Ping Intel integrates Property Guardian wildfire analytics

Ping Intel, a property data intelligence firm for commercial insurers, has partnered with Property Guardian, a wildfire risk analytics provider, to integrate parcel-level wildfire...
Azos, a Brazilian InsurTech focused on individual life insurance, has raised $25m in a Series C round to expand in a market still dominated by Bradesco and Prudential.

Brazilian InsurTech Azos raises $25m Series C

Azos, a Brazilian InsurTech focused on individual life insurance, has raised $25m in a Series C round to expand in a market still dominated...
Cytora, a digital risk processing platform for the insurance industry, has launched Cytora Autopilot, a new agentic AI capability designed to enable insurers to automate end-to-end risk workflows for the first time.

Cytora launches agentic AI to automate risk workflows

Cytora, a digital risk processing platform for the insurance industry, has launched Cytora Autopilot, a new agentic AI capability designed to enable insurers to...
ZestyAI, a risk and decision intelligence platform for the insurance industry, has secured partnerships with two US regional insurers, Harford Mutual Insurance Group and American European Insurance Group (AEIG), to strengthen property-level underwriting across their respective portfolios.

Harford Mutual and AEIG partner with ZestyAI

ZestyAI, a risk and decision intelligence platform for the insurance industry, has secured partnerships with two US regional insurers, Harford Mutual Insurance Group and...
AutoRek, a financial operations automation platform, has revealed that 82% of insurers believe AI will dominate the industry's future, yet just 14% have fully integrated it into their financial operations, exposing a stark divide between ambition and real-world adoption across the sector.

Insurance sector’s AI ambition outpaces action, report finds

AutoRek, a financial operations automation platform, has revealed that 82% of insurers believe AI will dominate the industry's future, yet just 14% have fully...
In the first half of 2025, natural disasters caused around $131bn in potential insurance losses globally. Only about $80bn of that was insured. What remains is an uninsured black hole larger than the GDP of Bahrain.

How extreme weather is widening insurance protection gaps

In the first half of 2025, natural disasters caused around $131bn in potential insurance losses globally. Only about $80bn of that was insured. What...
Akur8, a global actuarial AI platform, has acquired Slope Software, a cloud-native actuarial modelling provider for life insurers and pension firms, expanding its capabilities into the life and annuity market.

Akur8 acquires Slope Software to expand into life insurance

Akur8, a global actuarial AI platform, has acquired Slope Software, a cloud-native actuarial modelling provider for life insurers and pension firms, expanding its capabilities...
Novidea, a global cloud-native insurance platform provider, has released a platform update designed to reduce manual rework, improve data integrity, and accelerate high-volume processing across policy, claims, bordereaux, and accounting workflows.

Novidea enhances platform for complex insurance operations

Novidea, a global cloud-native insurance platform provider, has released a platform update designed to reduce manual rework, improve data integrity, and accelerate high-volume processing...

News Stories

intellectAI Insurance’s month of listening exposes wholesale broking’s data gap

IntellectAI has used its Broker Appreciation Month (BAM) campaign, which ran throughout July, to surface the operational friction still holding back wholesale insurance distribution,...
What music can teach insurance actuaries

Actuaries and music: a mathematical connection

Actuaries and musicians may work in very different fields, but both rely on patterns, interpretation and judgement. At Akur8, several actuaries say their experience with...
Orange brings three insurance products to market simultaneously

Orange brings three insurance products to market simultaneously

Orange Insurance Exchange has gone live with three property insurance products simultaneously across Florida, moving onto Solstice Innovations' AI-native Equinox policy administration platform. The Florida...
Vero, Uber, Cover Genius unveil rideshare InsurTech

Vero, Uber, Cover Genius unveil rideshare InsurTech

Vero, the Suncorp-owned insurer, has partnered with Uber, the ride-hailing platform, and Cover Genius, an embedded insurance provider, to introduce what is being described...

NEOS and Marloo partner on AI-driven insurance pricing

NEOS, an Australian life insurance platform, and Marloo, an adviser productivity platform, have entered into a partnership that will embed NEOS pricing directly into...
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