Sector Updates

Upway appoints Nathan Wilson as chief technology officer

Upway, a refurbished electric bike marketplace focused on circular economy mobility solutions, has appointed Nathan Wilson as chief technology officer as the company accelerates...
Symetra partners with Empathy for bereavement support

Symetra brings bereavement platform to life policyholders

Symetra Life Insurance Company, a Bellevue, Washington-based provider of employee benefits, annuities and life insurance, has teamed up with Empathy, a platform dedicated to...
CIBC backs AI-driven InsurTech Gradient AI's expansion

CIBC backs AI-driven InsurTech Gradient AI’s expansion

CIBC Innovation Banking, a specialist lender with over 25 years of experience in growth-stage technology companies, has provided growth capital financing to Gradient AI,...

What are the biggest regulatory challenges facing InsurTech in 2026?

As the InsurTech sector matures, regulatory pressure is no longer a secondary consideration. In 2026, compliance, transparency and capital discipline are emerging as defining...

Comeryx launches with $7.5m seed round

US commercial insurance startup Comeryx Insurance has officially launched alongside a $7.5m seed funding round led by Altai Ventures. Additional backing came from American Family Ventures, Intact Ventures,...

Generali launches Core Tech software factory

Italian global insurance group Generali has launched Generali Core Tech, a new Group software factory designed to accelerate technological transformation under its “Lifetime Partner 27: Driving...

Bajaj Life launches Opportunities Fund NFO

Indian private life insurer Bajaj Life Insurance has launched its New Fund Offer (NFO), the Bajaj Life Opportunities Fund (SFIN: ULIF011406/02/26BLOPNLC250116), a very high-risk unit-linked fund...

Zurich seals £8.1bn Beazley takeover

Zurich Insurance Group has reached a definitive agreement to acquire London-based specialty insurer Beazley in an £8.1bn all-cash transaction, creating a combined global specialty insurance leader with...
Global InsurTech top deals 2025

Quantexa heads global InsurTech deal rankings in 2025 as funding declined by 20%

Key global InsurTech investment stats in 2025: Global InsurTech funding declined by 20% YoY US firms secured six of the top 10 InsurTech deals...
Why insurers must rethink annuity pricing models

Why insurers must rethink annuity pricing models

Annuity providers are operating in an environment shaped by volatility, margin compression and intensifying competition. While many insurers have invested significantly in advanced actuarial...

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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