Start-ups
Q&A: Cameron Shearer, Superscript
Frances Stebbing speaks to Cameron Shearer, CEO of Superscript, about what new entrants in the insurtech space need to do to stay ahead, and how the company’s technology has contributed to driving profitable growth for the year ahead.
Why 2024 could be the year of insurtech consolidation
Data analysis: Francess Stebbing examines whether insurtech start-ups will struggle to find funding in 2024 and be forced to partner-up with traditional providers to achieve scale.
Insurtech Review of the Year 2023
2023 will be remembered as the year the insurtech funding bubble burst but looking ahead to 2024 players in this part of the market expect providers to realise it is easier to buy systems than build them.
What next for Primary Group in the UK after Policy Expert sale?
Content Director’s View: Jonathan Swift reflects on what the future might hold for the Primary Group in the UK after the sale of Policy Expert left it with only one significant investment in the local market.
Laka reveals plans to become the ‘European leader’ in green mobility insurance
London-based startup Laka has secured more than €7.6m (£6.63m) in its recent funding round, and announced its latest acquisition in European expansion plans.
Big Interview: Insurtech UK CEO Melissa Collett
Melissa Collett, CEO of Insurtech UK, wants to encourage more Lemonades and is going to engage with the government and regulators on what it will take to ensure insurtechs thrive.
Q&A: Megan Bingham-Walker, Anansi & Sarah Wernér, Husmus
With less than 0.5% of venture capital funding going to Black-led start-ups, Frances Stebbing speaks to two recipients of the Black Founders Fund to find out why this initiative is so important and how it helped their business.
Ex-Hiscox CEO Masojada joins insurtech to target large insurer clients
Instanda has recruited former Hiscox group CEO Bronek Masojada, pictured, as an adviser as it looks to build on its existing client heartland of MGAs and start-ups to win over more mainstream insurers too.
24 firms battle it out on 11th Lloyd’s Lab pitch day
The Lloyd's Lab programme is returning for its eleventh cohort, seeking “fresh ideas” to challenge how the insurance sector operates and help the Lloyd’s market better serve its customers.
Insurtech funding slips below $1bn for first time in three years
On a quarterly basis funding for insurtechs appears “quite volatile” but trends developing are in line with longer-term sustainability, a Gallagher Re report says.
UK insurtechs continue to face access to funding challenges
Research by McKinsey & Co has revealed that access to funding and acquiring customers are the two biggest challenges insurtech leaders face.
Elon Musk joins the AI party
Elon Musk has announced the formation of xAI, his long-anticipated artificial intelligence startup designed to compete with Open AI’s Chat GPT, Google’s Bard, and other similar platforms.
Venture capitalist warns lot of insurtechs will die
The current state of insurtech funding means start-ups hoping to win cash by simply promising to “grow, grow, grow” are facing death, Lluis Vinas, investment director at Alma Mundi Ventures, has warned.
Luko joins Admiral; Stubben Edge launches capital arm; Aspen appoints reinsurance CUO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Aon shifting focus to intellectual property cover for SMEs
Head of commercial risk at Aon, Jane Kielty, says commercial customers are moving towards wanting to insure their ideas more than their buildings.
Zurich and Core Logic partner; Marshmallow secures extra funding; Lloyd’s appoints CUO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Genasys will stay ‘disruptive’ after launching innovation hub, says CEO
Insurtech Genasys shook up its structure to ensure it is focused on creating the best “disruptive technologies” in the market following the opening of its new HQ.
How to build a successful MGA
Analysis: Emma Ann Hughes explores what it takes in the current economic climate to stand out from the crowd and secure funding for a managing general agent.
Lloyd’s working to address ‘awful’ infrastructure within the London Market
Rich Boyd, head of digital claims at Lloyd’s, has said the marketplace is working on a way to help insurtechs and start-ups to sell into and connect up to London-based underwriters’ tech systems.
Percayso Inform acquires Cazana; Andi sets up Oxford R&D lab; Aon appoints head of war and terrorism
Friday Round Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Farewell Gibraltar, hello PRA - is the tide about to turn for new UK-regulated insurers?
Content Director's View: With non-standard motor insurer Lumun looking for Prudential Regulation Authority authorisation, Jonathan Swift asks whether we might be entering a new dawn for home grown insurance companies.