Sector Updates

Intersys, a UK-based cybersecurity and IT services provider, has announced the official launch of its operations in India.

Intersys India debuts with cyber risk tools for insurers

Intersys, a UK-based cybersecurity and IT services provider, has announced the official launch of its operations in India.
Squalify, a Munich-based top-down cyber risk quantification platform, has expanded into the U.S. market, onboarding its first American client, Henry Meds, a fast-growing digital healthcare firm located in the Bay Area.

Squalify enters U.S. with cyber risk platform launch

Squalify, a Munich-based top-down cyber risk quantification platform, has expanded into the U.S. market, onboarding its first American client, Henry Meds, a fast-growing digital healthcare firm located in the Bay Area.
OpenDialog, a conversational AI company focused on the insurance sector, has joined forces with Guidewire, a cloud platform provider for the property and casualty (P&C) insurance industry, through the Insurtech Vanguards programme.

OpenDialog joins Guidewire to boost safe AI in insurance

OpenDialog, a conversational AI company focused on the insurance sector, has joined forces with Guidewire, a cloud platform provider for the property and casualty (P&C) insurance industry, through the Insurtech Vanguards programme.
Verisk, a global data analytics and technology provider, has agreed to acquire SuranceBay, a leading InsurTech firm specialising in licensing and compliance solutions for the life and annuity sector, for $162.5m in cash.

Verisk expands life solutions with $162.5m SuranceBay deal

Verisk, a global data analytics and technology provider, has agreed to acquire SuranceBay, a leading InsurTech firm specialising in licensing and compliance solutions for the life and annuity sector, for $162.5m in cash.
Orion180, a US-based home insurance provider specialising in technology-driven, customer-centric solutions, has introduced its FLEX Home Insurance product in nine counties across eastern Massachusetts.

FLEX by Orion180 expands to nine Massachusetts counties

Orion180, a US-based home insurance provider specialising in technology-driven, customer-centric solutions, has introduced its FLEX Home Insurance product in nine counties across eastern Massachusetts.
Quandri, a Canadian InsurTech startup transforming insurance brokerage operations through AI-powered automation, has secured $12m in a Series A funding round, marking a significant milestone in its growth journey.

Canadian InsurTech Quandri raises $12m to scale AI platform

Quandri, a Canadian InsurTech startup transforming insurance brokerage operations through AI-powered automation, has secured $12m in a Series A funding round, marking a significant...
ePayPolicy, a leading digital payments platform for the insurance industry, has announced a strategic integration with INTX Insurance Software, a provider of end-to-end policy administration systems for the insurance sector.

Digital payment boost as INTX partners with ePayPolicy

ePayPolicy, a leading digital payments platform for the insurance industry, has announced a strategic integration with INTX Insurance Software, a provider of end-to-end policy administration systems for the insurance sector.

AI workflow automation startup Heron lands $16m Series A

Heron, a workflow automation company specialising in AI-powered document processing for traditional industries such as lending, insurance and equipment finance, has raised $16m in a Series A funding round.
Globe Underwriting, a UK-based managing general agent (MGA) specialising in tailored insurance solutions, has taken a significant step forward with the launch of its professional indemnity (PI) proposition.

Globe Underwriting launches new professional indemnity product

Globe Underwriting, a UK-based managing general agent (MGA) specialising in tailored insurance solutions, has taken a significant step forward with the launch of its professional indemnity (PI) proposition.
Akur8 has appointed Davide Burlon as its new regional sales director for EMEA, strengthening its leadership team with a seasoned expert in the insurance and data landscape.

New Akur8 sales lead eyes EMEA expansion strategy

Akur8 has appointed Davide Burlon as its new regional sales director for EMEA, strengthening its leadership team with a seasoned expert in the insurance and data landscape.

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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