Hiscox Re rebrands and launches Hiscox Capital Partners

February 23, 2026

Hiscox Re, the reinsurance arm of the Hiscox group, has rebranded from Hiscox Re & ILS to Hiscox Re and launched Hiscox Capital Partners,...

First Connect and Jewelers Mutual lift premiums 116%

February 23, 2026

First Connect, a modern digital insurance marketplace, and Jewelers Mutual, a specialty insurer focused on protecting jewellery, watches and jewellery businesses, have revealed new...

For many buildings, the building management system (BMS) functions as the operational control centre, bringing together alarms, status points and response processes across critical infrastructure. According to Quensus, when water risk sits outside that environment, incidents are more likely to be missed, responses tend to be slower and producing clear evidence for governance becomes significantly harder.

How LeakNet helps buildings manage water risk operationally

February 20, 2026

For many buildings, the building management system (BMS) functions as the operational control centre, bringing together alarms, status points and response processes across critical...

For years, the build versus buy debate in pricing modernisation focused largely on technical feasibility. Institutions with capable engineers, strong data foundations and modern infrastructure often felt justified in developing pricing systems internally. According to Earnix, that logic reflected a different era, one in which simply getting a working system live was the primary challenge.

Build vs buy: why pricing strategy choices matter more in 2026

February 20, 2026

For years, the build versus buy debate in pricing modernisation focused largely on technical feasibility. Institutions with capable engineers, strong data foundations and modern...

Markel, the insurance arm of Markel Group Inc., has entered into a new collaboration with Upfort to offer eligible US cyber policyholders access to additional cybersecurity tools.

Markel partners with Upfort to strengthen cyber protection for US firms

February 20, 2026

Markel, the insurance arm of Markel Group Inc., has entered into a new collaboration with Upfort to offer eligible US cyber policyholders access to...

Insurity, a P&C insurance firm, has announced significant enhancements to its Billing-as-a-Service platform, positioning it as a lower-cost alternative to running billing operations internally.

Insurity launches enhanced Billing-as-a-Service platform

February 20, 2026

Insurity, a P&C insurance firm, has announced significant enhancements to its Billing-as-a-Service platform, positioning it as a lower-cost alternative to running billing operations internally. The...

Qumis, a commercial InsurTech specialising in attorney-trained artificial intelligence for insurance coverage intelligence, has announced a $4.3m injection of seed capital as it looks to accelerate growth in a rapidly evolving insurance technology market.

Commercial InsurTech Qumis raises $4.3m to scale AI platform

February 20, 2026

Qumis, a commercial InsurTech specialising in attorney-trained artificial intelligence for insurance coverage intelligence, has announced a $4.3m injection of seed capital as it looks...

Cytora, a digital risk processing platform for commercial insurers, has entered into a strategic partnership with The Warren Group, a long-established provider of real estate and financial data, to integrate comprehensive property intelligence directly into insurers’ underwriting workflows.

Cytora and The Warren Group integrate real estate data for insurers

February 19, 2026

Cytora, a digital risk processing platform for commercial insurers, has entered into a strategic partnership with The Warren Group, a long-established provider of real...

A digital health app’s life rarely ends with a dramatic failure. More often, it fades quietly into the background of a user’s phone, unopened, ignored, eventually forgotten. Like a gym membership bought with the best intentions in January, the promise is there, but the habit never quite forms. In digital health, downloads are easy. Commitment is not.

Why engagement decides the fate of digital health apps

February 19, 2026

A digital health app’s life rarely ends with a dramatic failure. More often, it fades quietly into the background of a user’s phone, unopened,...

For many MGAs, CE compliance feels like a box already ticked. Courses are assigned, certificates are logged and spreadsheets show producers as “complete”. On the surface, everything looks in order. The real risk, however, is not what agencies are tracking — it is what they are missing.

The CE compliance problem most MGAs don’t see

February 19, 2026

For many MGAs, CE compliance feels like a box already ticked. Courses are assigned, certificates are logged and spreadsheets show producers as “complete”. On...