Sector Updates

Simplicity acquires BPI, welcomes Bob Muzikowski

Simplicity Group, a provider of wealth accumulation and financial protection products, has acquired Benefit Planning (BPI), a Chicago-based insurance agency specialising in high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth client protection, with BPI founder Bob Muzikowski joining as the firm's newest Partner.

AI governance in commercial insurance: why now matters

Commercial insurers are rethinking how they scale artificial intelligence, and according to IntellectAI, the question driving boardrooms in 2026 is no longer how fast AI can be deployed but how it can be deployed responsibly.
How dacadoo is redefining digital health engagement

How dacadoo is redefining digital health engagement

Swiss digital health company dacadoo has built a platform it believes solves one of the most persistent problems in corporate wellness: keeping users coming...

Guidewire adds federated AI with integrate.ai talent

Guidewire, a property and casualty (P&C) insurance software platform, has brought on engineers, data scientists and federated machine learning technology from integrate.ai to accelerate...

Prosus backs Alan’s €480m Series G at €5.5bn valuation

Alan, a prevention insurance platform serving over 1.1 million members, has secured a €480m ($550m) Series G financing round, valuing the business at €5.5bn...

Majesco: Agentic AI shapes the future of insurance

Majesco, an AI-native and cloud-native software provider for the insurance industry, has published its latest thought leadership report examining how insurers are approaching artificial...
Federato brings AI insurance platform to APAC and Japan

Federato brings AI insurance platform to APAC and Japan

Federato, an AI-native InsurTech platform covering the full insurance policy lifecycle, has announced its expansion into the Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) region, opening its...
Marshmallow joins Percayso and TransUnion in data deal

Marshmallow joins Percayso and TransUnion in data deal

Marshmallow Insurance, an auto insurance provider focused on people moving to the UK, has signed a multi-year data partnership with Percayso Inform, a behaviour...

Matic secures Primus Capital investment and Policygenius deal

Matic, an embedded insurance platform, has secured a minority investment from private equity firm Primus Capital and completed the acquisition of Policygenius' property and...
LexisNexis launches motor claims data intelligence suite

LexisNexis launches motor claims data intelligence suite

LexisNexis Risk Solutions, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools and part of RELX, has unveiled a suite of new data intelligence...

News Stories

ZestyAI makes international debut at Lloyd's with MAP

ZestyAI makes international debut at Lloyd’s with MAP

ZestyAI, the Risk Decision Platform serving the insurance sector, has signed MAP Underwriting (Managing Agency Partners), a managing agency at Lloyd's of London, as...
MGAs

Insurance-native AI: the next edge for UK MGAs

The UK's managing general agent (MGA) sector has emerged as one of the standout performers in insurance, frequently beating the wider market across commercial,...

Cytora and InformData move to derisk commercial submissions

Cytora, the digital risk processing platform serving commercial insurance carriers, has formed a partnership with InformData, a network specialising in verifiable people data, in...
Why insurers can't afford the actuary vs data scientist divide

The hybrid actuarial role reshaping insurance pricing

Insurers face a growing dilemma: machine learning promises sharper pricing, yet models must remain explainable, compliant and commercially viable. According to Akur8, the answer...
How AI can rescue cyber submissions from the black hole

How AI can rescue cyber submissions from the black hole

Commercial insurance is wrestling with a silent crisis that IntellectAI has dubbed the "submission black hole", the unmanaged space inside a carrier's infrastructure where...
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