Start-ups
Q&A: David Daiches, Inshur
David Daiches, COO and co-founder of Inshur, discusses the insurtech’s partnership with DoorDash in the US, regulatory differences, and how close it is to profitability.
City Minister stresses need for regulation to aid insurtechs
Lucy Rigby KC MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury of the United Kingdom, stressed the need for “proportionate” regulation to support insurtechs and maintain the UK’s leading position as an insurance hub.
20 insurtechs go head-to-head for Lloyd’s Lab cohort 16 spots
Lloyd’s Lab ran a pitch day for its 16th cohort yesterday (4 March), with 20 businesses competing for a place in the 10-week accelerator programme.
Big Interview: Andrew Leal, Waggel
Andrew Leal, CEO and co-founder of Waggel, chats with Insurance Post about the challenges and opportunities in attempting to build the “most human pet insurer”.
Big Interview: Mark Allan, Ki
Mark Allan, CEO of Ki, tells Insurance Post how the firm has maintained its innovation culture as it scaled from a side of desk project to a standalone business writing over $1bn of premium, and reveals its opportunities to accelerate that growth in the…
Big Interview: Colin Johnson, Hadron International
As a former footballer turned fronting-carrier CEO, Hadron’s Colin Johnson knows the best managers succeed by creating a top team, who can achieve goals, and know the way the opposition plays.
Broker Forecast for 2026
Brokers are bracing for a soft but fiercely competitive market in 2026 shaped by economic pressures, rapid digitalisation and widening technological divides.
MGAs Review of the Year 2025
2025 was a landmark year for MGAs, marked by record growth, major partnerships, technological innovation and expanding global reach, even as soft market conditions and pricing pressures tested resilience across the sector.
Insurtech Review of the Year 2025
Insurtechs came of age in 2025, shifting from disruption to deep integration, proving artificial intelligences real-world value, expanding globally, and cementing their role as essential partners driving insurance innovation and modernisation.
Seven insurtechs vie for investors at Insurtech UK event
Insurtech UK hosted it annual end-of-year pitching session on Tuesday (9 December), where seven startups showcased their businesses for an audience of peers, potential partners and investors.
Q&A: Dan Sandler, Veridox
Dan Sandler, founder of Veridox, explains the insurtech’s unconventional, community-focused approach to developing the AI-powered forensic document and image manipulation analysis platform.
Regulatory timeframe ‘biggest challenge’ for insurance startups
The regulatory timeframe is the “biggest challenge” for insurance startups, according to PwC partner and InsurStart chairperson Hannah Vaughan.
Q&A: Mark Miller, Insurevision
Mark Miller, founder and CEO of Insurevision, discusses with Insurance Post how the firm’s artificial intelligence computer vision technology has the capacity to begin telematics 2.0 and fulfil the untapped potential of the original technology.
Q&A: Haris Khan, Novee
Haris Khan, CEO and co-founder of Novee discusses how the firm will execute its mission to solve efficiency and data visibility challenges for underwriting technology.
PWC’s launch; Bentley’s insurance product; Howden’s group CFO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Green Insurer to shut down less than two years after launch
The Green Insurer, the eco-friendly motor insurance broker, has stopped offering policies to new and renewing customers, less than two years after its launch.
21 insurtechs compete for a place in Lloyd’s Lab cohort 15
Lloyd’s Lab conducted a pitch day for its 15th cohort on Tuesday (9 September), which saw 21 firms face off for one of the 10 spots in the 10-week accelerator programme.
Aviva-backed AI broker raises £950K
Artificial intelligence-native insurance broking platform Meshed has raised £950,000 in a pre-seed fundraise.
Raw materials price insurer seeks FCA authorisation
ChAI, a UK startup that allows businesses to manage supply chain risk by insuring against fluctuations in the price of materials, is seeking authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority to set up its own insurer, Post can reveal.
Q&A: Jean-Philippe Doumeng, Napo
Jean-Philippe Doumeng, CEO and co-founder of Napo, discusses the challenges the firm has faced as a direct-to-consumer insurtech and its mission to provide premium pet insurance despite operating in a price-competitive market.
Big Interview: Tobias Taupitz, Laka
Tobias Taupitz, Laka CEO and co-founder, shares how the bicycle insurance company hopes to become the leading provider of green mobility cover in Europe plus the organic and inorganic paths he intends to take to achieve that goal.