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
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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
Scope raises $20 mn to expand AI workflows for inspection teams
London-based Scope raised €17.2 mn to expand its AI platform for testing, inspection, and certification workflows worldwide
Acrisure to cut 2,250 jobs by 2027 as AI reshapes operations
Acrisure CEO Greg Williams told employees the broker will cut about 11% of staff as it expands AI, automation, and digital platforms
AM Best says $100 bn loss needed to tighten reinsurance market
AM Best revised its global non-life reinsurance outlook to stable as property rates fall and capital remains strong without a major loss
UK funded reinsurance capital rules may cut life insurer appetite
UK PRA plans to lift capital charges on funded reinsurance to about 10% of annuity liabilities, raising doubts over future PRT use
Aon reshapes credit reinsurance business with global hub model
Aon is moving its credit reinsurance operations to a global hub-led structure, with Rupert Evans relocating to New York
American Global signs Lloyd’s quota share deal for health indemnity
American Global Insurance secured Lloyd’s quota share reinsurance for AGII’s healthcare indemnity portfolio, with syndicates taking 50%
Cyber insurance penetration among North American SMBs and SMEs remains low
55% of small and medium-sized businesses in North America lack basic email security protections. KYND found major cyber hygiene gaps among SMBs and SMEs
Fortegra backs insurtech Incept title insurance platform for UK property deals
Incept signed an underwriting deal with Fortegra for its UK title insurance platform, using Land Registry data to issue policies in seconds
OCTO and Sedgwick partner on telematics insurance claims management
OCTO and Sedgwick will combine telematics data and claims management services to improve accident intake, liability review, fraud checks, and claim costs
Howden buys Cybeta IP assets to expand US cyber insurance unit
Howden acquired Cybeta’s IP assets and cyber analytics talent to strengthen its US cyber insurance practice across underwriting and claims
BYD picks bolttech for embedded EV insurance in Europe
BYD named bolttech its preferred embedded insurance partner in Europe, starting in the UK before launches in Italy, France, Germany, and Spain
Italian fintech A-Cube raised €4 mn to expand tax reporting platform
Fintech A-Cube raised €4 mn led by P101 to expand its API-first tax reporting platform across Europe and add AI-driven compliance tools
Wopta Assicurazioni raises €5 mn to expand insurtech platform
Wopta Assicurazioni raised €5 mn, topping €20 mn since 2022, as it expands distribution, acquires brokers, and targets SMEs
Italian ViteSicure raises €2.5 mn to scale life insurtech
ViteSicure raised €2.5 mn in the first Series A tranche to expand life and protection insurance distribution, technology, and AI in Italy
Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore loss hits $2.8 bn marine insurance market
The Baltimore Bridge settlement lifts the Dali loss above $2.8 bn, creating the largest single marine insured loss on record
MS Amlin launches property treaty consortium with $67.5 mn per-risk capacity
MS Amlin launched a Lloyd’s property treaty consortium, lifting per-risk capacity from $50 mn to $67.5 mn for property lines
Lloyd’s weighs disclosure on former CEO John Neal probe
Lloyd’s is considering how much to disclose from a Freshfields probe into former CEO John Neal, his conduct, and governance concerns
Insurtech Laka buys VeloLife assets to expand UK bike insurance
Laka acquired VeloLife assets to expand its UK bike dealer channel and advance its M&A strategy after a £14.1 mn Series B
Artificial intelligence plans outpace workforce investment, Aon says
Aon’s Human Capital Trends Study says employers expect AI to reshape skills, but most have not reskilled workers at the same pace
McGill expands aviation war insurance cover for grounded spares
McGill and Partners launched aviation war coverage for spare engines and equipment kept on the ground, closing a gap in traditional hull war policies
Global reinsurance capital reaches record $648 bn in 2025
Global reinsurers posted record 2025 profits and capital growth, with dedicated capital rising 11% to $648 bn, according to Gallagher Re
Discover how a secondary reinsurance market could improve capital efficiency, lower WACC, boost underwriting flexibility and support more efficient pricing
Global reinsurance pricing fell more than expected at Jan. 1, 2026 renewals, with abundant capital, weak catastrophe support, and easing terms
Reinsurance rates in several lines softened quicker than anyone expected this year, especially in casualty and cyber, yet trading conditions across the Lloyd’s market still look reasonably favorable
Re/insurance industry is showing strong momentum. Fund and Insure domain as the big opportunity—potentially generating $17 tn in gross value by 2035