Tag: Insurance Technology

UK retained its top position in the European WealthTech market attracting...

Key European WealthTech investment stats in H1 2026: European WealthTech deal increased 4% YoY UK companies retained their top spot in the European WealthTech...

Actuaries and music: a mathematical connection

Actuaries and musicians may work in very different fields, but both rely on patterns, interpretation and judgement. At Akur8, several actuaries say their experience with...

Why insurers can build models faster than they can use them

AI is accelerating insurance pricing, but insurers still face a slower challenge: turning model outputs into decisions that can actually reach the market. An insurance...

EQT bets on tech-enabled insurance broker in $2bn McGill deal

McGill and Partners, a technology-enabled specialty (re)insurance broker, has agreed to be acquired by EQT in a deal valuing the business at $2bn, as...

Can actuaries trust AI models?

InsurTech firm Akur8 is taking a controlled approach to AI adoption in insurance: if using AI for actuarial work is possible and even necessary...

Why insurers can’t turn AI insights into action

Insurance companies are investing heavily in artificial intelligence to improve risk assessment, pricing, underwriting, claims and customer engagement. Yet having increasingly sophisticated models does...

Aon agrees $17bn deal to acquire USI from KKR

Aon plc has agreed to acquire USI Insurance Services from KKR and its co-investors for $17bn, in a deal that will bring one of...

Orion180 targets Nasdaq as flood insurance demand grows

Orion180 has filed an S-1 registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed Nasdaq listing under the ticker "OIG", giving...

What Accelerant’s “Nest” filings reveal about its next move

Accelerant has filed a series of trademark applications that point towards a potential new insurance offering under the "Nest" brand, covering areas including insurance...

Munich Re’s $575m bet on the SME cyber risk gap

Munich Re has acquired US cyber InsurTech At-Bay for $575m, strengthening its position in a market where insurers are increasingly combining cyber cover with...

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