InsurTech Analyst

Mapfre takes 38.9% stake in InsurTech Tuio Mapfre, the insurance group, has agreed to take a holding in Tuio, a specialist digital insurance distributor built on advanced technology and a mature use of artificial intelligence (AI). Read the story here: https://lnkd.in/eyvE3W_b #FinTech #Insurance #InsurTech

Verisk deepens event response with MIS acquisition Verisk, a strategic data analytics and technology partner serving the global insurance sector, has completed the purchase of McKenzie Intelligence Services (MIS), a firm focused on geospatial intelligence and event response. Read the story here: https://lnkd.in/eFBKabf4 #FinTech #Insurance #InsurTech Rob Newbold Forbes McKenzie

Ominimo, a Budapest-based InsurTech using AI and advanced data analytics to transform motor insurance, has raised $22.5m in Series B funding at a $1.6bn valuation, achieving unicorn status just two years after launch. Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/gnf6Qpuf #InsurTech #AI #FinTech

Curant.ai has raised $3.1m in seed funding as insurers look to move AI beyond pilots and into core claims operations, with its AI intelligence layer designed to support claims teams through automation, data extraction and decision support while keeping human expertise at the centre.   Read the story here: https://lnkd.in/dF_7ZxYw #InsurTech #Insurance #AI   John Haller Jr. Luc Thibault

The commercial insurance hard market is over, pushing carriers to rethink pricing, underwriting and risk selection. New research from Earnix and ReSource Pro highlights how AI, analytics and modern underwriting systems will shape the next phase of insurance.   Read the story here: https://lnkd.in/dXDDzagc #InsurTech #Insurance #AI

NatWest Group launches home cover tracker with Uinsure NatWest, one of the UK's largest retail banks, has joined forces with InsurTech platform Uinsure in an exclusive tie-up aimed at making home cover easier to find, review and manage. Read the story here: https://lnkd.in/eYgG6DBZ #FinTech #InsurTech #Insurance Toni Powling Lauren Bagley

Navacord has partnered with Steers Insurance Limited, completing its footprint across all Canadian provinces while extending into Newfoundland and Labrador for the first time.   Read the story here: https://lnkd.in/gwq8VCT8 #FinTech #InsurTech #Insurance   Shawn DeSantis. Jason Sharpe Jeff Sharpe

INSTANDA and Diesta partner on insurance finance operations INSTANDA, a global AI-augmented no-code policy administration system, has formed a strategic partnership with Diesta, a payments infrastructure firm designed specifically for the insurance sector. Read the story here: https://lnkd.in/eDMEuryN #FinTech #InsurTech #Insurance Derek Hill Julian Schoemig

Cowbell unveils OMNI to transform specialty insurance Cowbell, an AI-native cyber and specialty insurance provider for small and medium-sized enterprises, has launched OMNI, an AI-native Decision Intelligence System designed to reshape how specialty insurance is underwritten, serviced and continuously refined. Read the story here: https://lnkd.in/eFf_-JRC #FinTech #InsurTech #Insurance Jack Kudale Rajeev G.

IAG partners OpenAI on agentic voice solutions IAG, the Australian general insurer, has unveiled a partnership with OpenAI to investigate agent-based voice technology designed to help its Australian workforce provide stronger service and support to customers. Read the story here: https://lnkd.in/evQgKhjM #FinTech #InsurTech #Insurance Julie Batch