Insurtech
Q&A: Adrien Lebègue, Peak3
Adrien Lebègue, CEO of EMEA at Peak3, outlines how his platform works and plans to deepen his penetration of the UK by expanding it to cover commercial lines.
Laka CEO says insurtech ‘desperately’ needs success stories
Tobias Taupitz, Laka CEO and co-founder, has argued that the insurtech landscape needs more successful exits.
Penny Black’s Social Diary: Allianz’s dancing; Insurtech stands
Penny Black is back, sharing the tittle-tattle she overheard at insurance industry events, reviewing the quality of buffets at conferences and giving a thumbs up – or down – to the sector’s social media posts.
Q&A: Dave Connors, Distribind
Dave Connors, CEO and founder of Distribind, speaks to Insurance Post about the insurtech’s goal of “curing the insurance industry of its spreadsheet addiction”. He highlights some of the limitations of this goal and how flexibility is the key to…
Marshmallow valued at $2bn after $90m raise
Marshmallow has raised $90m (£68.1m) of funding, putting the firm at a valuation of over $2bn (£1.5bn).
Addept’s legal expenses suite; Allianz’s sports fund; Admiral Money’s CEO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Careless to target influencers with cyber product
Newly launched lifestyle insurance brand Careless plans to create an individual cyber insurance product targeted at influencers.
AI could lower the bar for start-up insurtech founder expertise
Artificial intelligence could enable more insurtech start-up activity from founders with insurance backgrounds, as opposed to tech expertise.
Little less conversation and a lot more insurtech action please
Editor’s View: The Labour government’s insurtech ambition would be laughable if it wasn’t so delusional, argues Emma Ann Hughes.
ManyPets expects to post profit after £31.4m loss
ManyPets expects to post a profit for the last few months after making a £31.4m loss in the year to 31 March 2024.
Big Interview: Jimmy Williams, Urban Jungle
Urban Jungle CEO and co-founder Jimmy Williams talks Insurance Post through the insurtech’s growth plans, ability to fundraise in a challenging environment and venture capital-enabled technology advances.
21 businesses vie for a place in latest cohort for Lloyd’s Lab
The Lloyd’s Lab held a pitch day for its 14th cohort earlier this week, with 21 businesses vying for a spot in the 10-week accelerator programme.
Q&A: Sivan Iram, Flow Specialty
Sivan Iram, CEO and co-founder of Flow Specialty, shares with insurance Post the reasoning behind launching an artificial intelligence broker agent, as well as how the firm retains its quality.
Spring Statement 2025: What insurers should know
Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her 2025 Spring Statement today (26 March) with a mix of spending cuts, investment pledges, and economic forecasts.
British Insurance Technology Awards is open for entries
The prestigious British Insurance Technology Awards are now open for entries.
Zurich’s Clayton says let tech guide your fraud teams
Zurich’s head of fraud Scott Clayton has urged the industry to keep counter fraud a “people business”, but to allow technology to act as a guide.
Zego CEO predicts fully autonomous motoring ‘within 40 years’
Sten Saar, CEO of Zego, has said a “fully autonomous world is coming”, and that it will be here in 40 years as a “worst-case scenario”.
Miller flags Trump’s impact on parametrics
Alice Glenister, head of parametrics at Miller, has called for the market to develop more data sources outside the US due to President Donald Trump’s cuts to federal scientific research bodies.
Hiscox offers update on plan for genAI underwriting
Hiscox and Google Cloud have shared plans to introduce generative artificial underwriting to more lines of business and explained what it took to get it working last year for terrorism cover.
Instanda teases ‘moonshot’ AI commercial lines product
Tim Hardcastle, CEO and co-founder of Instanda, has revealed plans for a “moonshot” complex commercial lines product later this year.
Ripe to launch pet insurance product in 2025
Ripe plans to launch a pet insurance product later this year, according to CEO Alan Thomas.