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Funding Rounds

Simply said to bag investment from Yellowwoods

October 16, 2018

South Africa-based digital life insurance platform Simply has reportedly bagged an investment from Yellowwoods.

Latest Analysis

Parisian InsurTech Alan has reached a valuation of €5bn following a €100m funding round, strengthening its position as one of Europe’s most valuable insurance startups.

Company News

Alan hits €5bn valuation after €100m funding round

March 12, 2026

Socotra, a U.S.-based cloud-native insurance platform, has launched Socotra Assistant, an AI underwriting tool embedded in Operations Workbench to improve productivity, accuracy, and regulatory compliance.

Company News

Socotra Assistant goes live to improve underwriting productivity

March 12, 2026

Gen, a global embedded marketplace platform, has acquired Trellis, a technology-driven insurance shopping platform, to integrate its AI-powered capabilities into Engine by Gen.

Company News

Gen enhances embedded marketplace with Trellis acquisition

March 12, 2026

Toronto-based Manulife, a leading life insurance and financial services provider, has partnered with Akka, a provider of enterprise-scale software solutions, to strengthen its enterprise agentic AI platform.

Commercial/Enterprise Insurance

Manulife and Akka partner for agentic AI platform

March 12, 2026