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Allianz Direct, a subsidiary of the German insurance giant Allianz, is reportedly on the brink of acquiring the beleaguered French InsurTech Luko for approximately €5m.

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Allianz set to buy beleaguered French InsurTech Luko in €5m deal

January 26, 2024

Allianz Direct, a subsidiary of the German insurance giant Allianz, is reportedly on the brink of acquiring the beleaguered French InsurTech Luko for approximately €5m.

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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.

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Brazilian InsurTech Azos raises $25m Series C

March 18, 2026

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.

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Cytora launches agentic AI to automate risk workflows

March 18, 2026

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.

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Harford Mutual and AEIG partner with ZestyAI

March 18, 2026

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.

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Insurance sector’s AI ambition outpaces action, report finds

March 18, 2026

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Allianz set to buy beleaguered French InsurTech Luko in €5m deal

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Brazilian InsurTech Azos raises $25m Series C

Cytora launches agentic AI to automate risk workflows

Harford Mutual and AEIG partner with ZestyAI

Insurance sector’s AI ambition outpaces action, report finds