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Insurtech Weecover targets banks with embedded insurance platform
Weecover expands its insurance distribution platform for banks, using API-first technology to support embedded, digital and omnichannel cover
Lloyd’s List Intelligence launches vessel risk tool for underwriters
Lloyd’s List Intelligence adds Vessel Due Diligence to Seasearcher, giving marine underwriters and vessel vetters one platform for risk checks
Multinational cargo insurance programs strengthen supply chain control
Multinational cargo insurance programs give global companies better supply chain visibility, faster claims coordination and stronger loss prevention
Insurance M&A hit $29.6 bn across 191 disclosed deals, while AI began to reshape valuations
Insurance M&A reached $29.6 bn across 191 disclosed deals as AI starts to affect broker valuations, underwriting investment and capital strategy
ARC Intelligence raises €4 mn to build finance OS for ERP-heavy firms
Berlin-based ARC Intelligence raised €4mn from 42CAP, 468 Capital and IBB Ventures to expand its AI-native finance platform for enterprises
Healthtech Doctorsa raises €1 mn for traveller healthcare platform
Doctorsa raised €1 mn from PranaVentures, Vento and 40Jemz Ventures to expand its 24/7 doctor network for international travellers
Acurio Ventures closes €115 mn for European VC secondaries fund
Acurio Ventures closes €115 mn secondaries fund to invest in mature European VC funds, targeting liquidity gaps and smaller fund-level deals
Skello raises €200 mn to expand HRTech platform across Europe
Paris HRTech company Skello secures €200 mn from Bridgepoint, Partech and XAnge to expand in Europe and invest further in AI tools for frontline teams
Stoa raises £1.8 mn in pre-seed for cash management platform
UK FinTech Stoa secures €2.1 mn pre-seed funding to grow its cash management platform for deposits, merchants and banking partners
Luffy AI raises £8.1 mn in Series A to scale adaptive industrial AI
Oxfordshire startup Luffy AI secures Series A funding led by BGF to scale neuroplastic AI for real-time motor control and industrial systems
Fintech Klarna applies for US banking licence after $93 bn credit push
Klarna seeks a US banking licence after providing $93.1bn in credit through partner banks, aiming to issue US products directly
French insurtech Panora raises $5 mn for AI insurance broker automation
Panora secured $5mn in seed funding to automate broker workflows, expand portal links and enter more European insurance markets
CurifyLabs raises $14 mn Series A for US pharmacy expansion
Finnish health technology firm CurifyLabs secured $14 mn to expand US operations and advance automated systems for personalized medicine compounding
Startup EquiLibre reaches €438 mn valuation in Series A
Prague startup EquiLibre raised a Series A at a €438 mn valuation to build a major Central and Eastern European AI compute cluster
Startup Ora Computing raises €3.5 mn for AI model compression
Vienna-based Ora Computing raised €3.5mn to reduce AI model memory use, lower inference costs and support edge deployments
Osney Capital closes £60 mn UK cybersecurity seed fund
Osney Capital closed its £60mn debut fund, backing UK cybersecurity startups across AI security, supply-chain protection and cyber risk
UK regulator FCA urged to review AI models used for financial advice
UK regulator faces calls to review ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini as consumer use grows and AI concentration risks deepen
UK calls for global AI safeguards as security risks risev
Yvette Cooper seeks international AI safeguards amid warnings over cyberattacks, autonomous weapons, extremist chatbots and child sexual abuse
Nord Stream insurers avoid €580 mn claim under war exclusion
A London court ruled Nord Stream pipeline damage resulted from the war in Ukraine, removing a €580mn insurance claim against Lloyd’s and Arch
Iran mandates insurance for vessels transiting Strait of Hormuz
Iran has introduced mandatory insurance requirements for all vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, a move that maritime industry observers see as the first step
London marine insurers discuss replacing cancellation notices after wartime cover changes
London marine insurers discuss replacing cancellation notices after wartime cover changes in the Gulf triggered political backlash and disrupted shipping
FINN becomes unicorn after €100 mn Series D funding round
German car subscription platform FINN raised nearly €100 mn in Series D funding, surpassed a €1 bn valuation and secured additional debt financing
DFC and MIGA launch political risk insurance for Ukraine fund
DFC and MIGA agreed to create a political risk insurance framework supporting private investment through the U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund
Startup Unloq raises £900k to build AI decision intelligence platform
Birmingham AI startup Unloq secured £900k to expand its decision intelligence platform, grow engineering capacity and scale enterprise adoption
FCA censures CACEIS UK as bank agrees £31.7 mn WealthTek payment
CACEIS UK will pay £31.7 mn to WealthTek clients after the FCA found failures in controls over client assets and financial crime risks
Allianz warns Iran war could drive major marine insurance claims
Allianz said insurers face major marine claims after ships were damaged during the Iran war, with $125 bn in vessels and cargo trapped in the Persian Gulf
Festina Finance raises €25 mn to expand life insurance and pension technology across Europe
Festina Finance secured more than €25 mn from Birchway Capital to expand its cloud-native pension and life insurance platform across Europe
Tsuga raises $35 mn Series A to expand AI observability platform
Paris-based Tsuga secured $35 mn in Series A funding to scale its AI-native observability platform and expand enterprise cloud deployments
Fintech equipal secures £16.3 mn to expand UK equipment finance platform
UK FinTech equipal raised £16.25 mn from Altum Capital to expand SME equipment finance, grow its team and scale embedded lending
UK commits £90 mn to first-time VC managers through new microfund programme
The British Business Bank will invest up to £90 mn in 10 first-time venture capital funds to expand early-stage financing across the UK
Fintech Warren raises €10 mn for Belgian workplace pensions
Ghent FinTech Warren raises €10 mn to expand workplace pension services in Belgium before entering European markets
SuperPlane raises $2.6 mn for AI engineering workflow control
SuperPlane raises $2.6 mn pre-seed funding for open-source AI workflow software, bringing controlled automation to production engineering teams
Insurance AI hiring rises 32% despite workforce cuts
Insurers hired 32% more AI specialists last year as overall headcount fell 2.2%, according to Evident’s latest sector index
Digital insurance platform market to reach $432 bn by 2035
Digital insurance platform market is forecast to grow from $173.3 bn in 2026 to $432.2 bn by 2035 at a 10.7% CAGR
Polish fintech Paymove raises €2.12 mn for AI agent payments
Polish fintech Paymove raises €2.12 mn to expand QR payments, agentic AI payment infrastructure, and Western European market growth
FinTech unicorn Satispay plans €120 mn raise after €116 mn ARR
Milan-based FinTech unicorn Satispay plans to raise up to €120 mn to accelerate its growth strategy and expand into a broader financial platform
Barcelona robotics startup Theker raises $85 mn Series A to expand modular AI robots
Barcelona robotics startup Theker raises $85 mn Series A to expand modular AI robots for logistics, retail, manufacturing, and warehouse automation
Helsinki startup Rotomate raises €2.1 mn in pre-seed for industrial AI maintenance
Helsinki startup Rotomate raises €2.1 mn to expand AI maintenance software for industrial plants across Finland, Sweden, Germany, Netherlands, and Poland
Decentralized protocol Morpho raises $175 mn as DeFi lending demand grows
Morpho secures $175 mn from Paradigm, a16z, Ribbit, Apollo, Circle, and VanEck as DeFi lending infrastructure expands
ING and bolttech launch embedded insurance in European markets
ING partners with bolttech to launch embedded insurance across the Netherlands, Italy, Poland, and Belgium through digital banking journeys
S&P warns private markets link Europe’s insurers and financial firms
S&P says European private markets now create closer ties between banks, insurers, and asset managers, with private funds managing $2.3 tn
UK insurers move past AI pilots but struggle to scale
Earnix survey shows 55% of UK insurers use AI in business functions, yet execution, governance, and personalisation remain difficult
CapsaAI raises $18 mn for private capital AI platform
CapsaAI raises $18 mn Series A funding to expand its AI operating system for private capital firms across U.S. markets
Dutch startup OurMind raises €2.1 mn for healthcare AI platform
Dutch healthtech startup OurMind raises €2.1 mn to expand its AI platform for hospitals, general practices, clinical notes, and admin support
ICEYE raises €450 mn in Series F led by General Atlantic at €10 bn valuation
ICEYE secures €450 mn in Series F funding led by General Atlantic to expand SAR satellites, sovereign intelligence systems, and global operations
War risk models reshape insurance and Wall Street
Investors, banks, and insurers are adapting catastrophe-model methods to forecast war, regime change, shipping disruption, and political violence
Allianz Partners buys nib travel insurance portfolio
Allianz Partners will acquire major parts of nib’s Australia and New Zealand travel insurance portfolio, including TID and a 20-year distribution deal
EIOPA warns European insurers on private credit risk controls
European insurers are moving deeper into private credit, but EIOPA says firms need stronger risk models, valuation discipline, and liquidity controls
Allianz in talks to buy Portuguese insurer Caravela Seguros
Allianz is discussing a potential acquisition of Caravela Seguros, a deal that would expand its Portuguese non-life insurance portfolio
Global life insurance consolidation to keep pace in 2026
Fitch expects global life insurance consolidation to continue as insurers reshape balance sheets, with Germany, the UK, the US, and Japan driving deal activity
Private credit shock would hit European insurers and pension funds hardest
ECB stress exercise finds European insurers and pension funds face heavier private credit losses than banks, due to larger exposures and market revaluations
Niyam Syndicate 2047 draws Lloyd’s reinsurance interest in GIFT City
Niyam Group CEO Bobby Swarup said Syndicate 2047 in India’s GIFT City could attract more global reinsurance capital through Lloyd’s
Switzerland ranks third globally as reinsurance premiums hit CHF45.6 bn
Swiss reinsurers wrote CHF45.6 bn in gross premiums in 2021, making Switzerland the world’s third-largest reinsurance location
Vienna Insurance Group completes NÜRNBERGER acquisition in Germany
Vienna Insurance Group completed its largest acquisition, taking 99.2% of NÜRNBERGER to expand in Germany and support CEE growth
Zendesk commits $100 mn to startup AI customer support program
Zendesk launched a two-year $100 mn startup program offering no-cost AI support tools, onboarding, partner benefits, and VC portfolio support
Accenture invests in Aera to scale AI supply chain decisions
Accenture invested in Aera Technology to combine agentic decision intelligence with AI-enabled supply chain tools for global enterprises
Quantum Bridge raises $8 mn to build quantum-safe cybersecurity
Quantum Bridge raised $8 mn in Series A funding to expand its DSKE protocol and help organizations move toward quantum-safe security
ICEYE secures €300 mn RCF to support satellite contracts
ICEYE secured a €300 mn three-year revolving credit facility from a seven-bank syndicate to back guarantees and global growth
Harmoney secures €10 mn investment for AI compliance platform
Harmoney raised €10 mn from Smile Sail to expand its counterparty risk platform for KYC, AML, DORA, ESG, and third-party compliance
The EU delayed parts of the AI Act as US AI funding surged, widening Europe's gap in capital, compute, talent and data for startups
Clyde & Co’s 2026 survey shows how geopolitical volatility, AI and regulation are reshaping business risk, resilience and operational decision-making
Over 40% of agentic AI projects will be canceled by the end of 2027, due to escalating costs, unclear business value or inadequate risk controls
Insurers enter 2026 with longer settlement cycles, rising volumes, and slow AI adoption, increasing costs and operational risk, AutoRek finds