Sector Updates

Chase has launched its first insurance product, aiming to offer U.K. customers one of the most competitive options on the market for essential coverage.

Chase launches inaugural insurance product for UK customers

Chase has launched its first insurance product, aiming to offer U.K. customers one of the most competitive options on the market for essential coverage. The...
As the UK insurance sector looks ahead to 2026, firms are preparing for a year of softening rates, increased competition, and continued regulatory pressures. Technology and data are expected to remain key drivers of differentiation as brokers, underwriters, and networks adapt to evolving customer expectations.

Top five insurance trends for 2026

As the UK insurance sector looks ahead to 2026, firms are preparing for a year of softening rates, increased competition, and continued regulatory pressures....
Cytora, the digital risk processing platform, and Altitude Intelligence, a provider of specialised intelligence-as-a-service capabilities, have announced a strategic partnership aimed at transforming commercial insurance underwriting.

Cytora and Altitude Intelligence partner to boost commercial underwriting

Cytora, the digital risk processing platform, and Altitude Intelligence, a provider of specialised intelligence-as-a-service capabilities, have announced a strategic partnership aimed at transforming commercial...
Aurora, a lead algorithmic insurance platform, has announced the launch of its new Lead Algorithmic Underwriting as a Service, a step designed to accelerate algorithmic underwriting adoption across complex insurance markets.

Aurora launches lead algorithmic underwriting as a service

Aurora, a lead algorithmic insurance platform, has announced the launch of its new Lead Algorithmic Underwriting as a Service, a step designed to accelerate algorithmic...
Iute Group, a leading European FinTech company, has launched Iute Affinity, a new insurance services and operational management subsidiary designed to embed protection directly into its digital banking ecosystem and support its evolution into a fully fledged digital bank.

Iute Group launches subsidiary to embed insurance into digital banking

Iute Group, a leading European FinTech company, has launched Iute Affinity, a new insurance services and operational management subsidiary designed to embed protection directly...
Clearwater Analytics, a US-listed WealthTech investment management platform, has entered into a strategic partnership with Generali Deutschland AG to transform the management of its €40bn unit-linked fund life insurance business.

Clearwater Analytics to power Generali Deutschland’s €40bn unit-linked business

Clearwater Analytics, a US-listed WealthTech investment management platform, has entered into a strategic partnership with Generali Deutschland AG to transform the management of its...
Indigo, a vertically integrated, AI-driven medical professional liability platform, has secured $50m in fresh capital through an oversubscribed Series B funding round, as it looks to scale its technology across the US. 

AI-driven InsurTech Indigo bags $50m Series B investment

Indigo, a vertically integrated, AI-driven medical professional liability platform, has secured $50m in fresh capital through an oversubscribed Series B funding round, as it...
Pasito, an InsurTech company focused on AI-native workflows for group health, life and retirement benefits, has raised $21m in new funding to accelerate automation across the benefits ecosystem.

InsurTech Pasito secures $21m Series A to scale AI benefits platform

Pasito, an InsurTech company focused on AI-native workflows for group health, life and retirement benefits, has raised $21m in new funding to accelerate automation...
Artificial Labs raises $45m Series B for global growth

Artificial Labs raises $45m Series B for global growth

Artificial Labs, a provider of digital broking and underwriting technology for specialty and commercial insurance, has closed a $45m Series B funding round to...
Insurance professionals often focus on headline risks such as fire, theft or extreme weather when assessing potential losses. Yet a quieter, less obvious danger is quietly climbing the claims table, costing insurers and construction firms far more than many realise. This emerging threat is hard to detect, often preventable, and has the potential to cause significant financial and operational disruption if left unaddressed.

The rising tide quietly driving up insurance claims

Insurance professionals often focus on headline risks such as fire, theft or extreme weather when assessing potential losses. Yet a quieter, less obvious danger...

News Stories

Navacord enters Newfoundland through Steers deal

Navacord enters Newfoundland through Steers deal

Navacord, the insurance brokerage, has partnered with Steers Insurance Limited, a move that takes the consolidator into Newfoundland and Labrador for the first time...
Can AI fix benefits season? Vertafore says yes with new agent

Can AI fix benefits season? Vertafore is betting on it

Vertafore, a Denver-based insurance technology provider, has launched an AI agent designed to reduce the time required to set up employee benefit plans, targeting...
INSTANDA and Diesta partner on insurance finance operations

INSTANDA and Diesta partner on insurance finance operations

INSTANDA, a global AI-augmented no-code policy administration system, has formed a strategic partnership with Diesta, a payments infrastructure firm designed specifically for the insurance...
Cowbell unveils OMNI to transform specialty insurance

Cowbell unveils OMNI to transform specialty insurance

Cowbell, an AI-native cyber and specialty insurance provider for small and medium-sized enterprises, has launched OMNI, an AI-native Decision Intelligence System designed to reshape...

Why autonomous AI could void your cyber insurance in 2026

Adoption of AI across the investment management industry has never been higher, with firms deploying the technology to summarise research, monitor threats, automate workflows...
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