Spain has approved a Royal Decree creating a national registry for electric scooters, enabling compulsory insurance enforcement for over four million PMV owners and setting registration rules through 2027
PERILS issues its final estimate for Windstorm Éowyn, putting insured property losses across the UK and Ireland at EUR 765 mn after limited loss development
Pace secures $10 mn Series A led by Sequoia to scale agentic AI replacing insurance BPO work across submissions, claims, and policy servicing
More than 79 sanctioned tankers involved in transporting Russian oil halted operations in 2025, while freight and vessel insurance costs jumped by 40-50%
BMI’s Yoel Sano flags Arctic disputes, regime change, and nuclear uncertainty as top political risks insurers face heading into 2026 and beyond
Malmö-based Paraglide secures €4.2 mn Seed funding led by Bessemer and DN Capital to scale AI agents for accounts receivable across Europe
ZOHO VC, backed by ZOLLHOF Tech Incubator, reaches €7 mn first close for its debut fund, targeting pre-Seed and Seed tech startups in Europe
Ascension Ventures receives up to £10m from the British Business Bank to expand regional access to pre-seed and seed capital across the UK
Munich-based Vanagon Ventures raises €20m Fund I to invest at pre-seed and seed stage in AI, quantum, and industrial deep-tech startups
Marsh Risk increases Nimbus facility limits to $2.7bn for large-scale data center construction projects across major global markets
Zurich Resilience Solutions forms a data center risk advisory unit with 100+ engineers as global investment and AI-driven facilities accelerate
Global AI implements its agentic AI platform for a European insurer, automating a compliance-critical workflow within strict security and regulatory controls
Paris-based insurtech Stoïk closes €20 mn Series C led by Impala and Opera Tech Ventures to expand AI-driven cyber insurance and response across Europe
Finst secures €8 mn Series A led by Endeit Capital, lifts total funding to €15 mn as MiCAR-licensed crypto platform expands across Europe
Tariff threats tied to Greenland sharpen geopolitical risk, forcing insurers, reinsurers, and brokers to reassess political violence, SRCC, and supply chain exposure
Scor and Axa form a Lloyd’s consortium to insure ecological restoration projects, aiming to reduce investment risk and scale nature recovery efforts globally
Optio Group acquires the remaining stake in Italian MGA Heca, marking its fifth deal in a year as it accelerates European expansion
Paris-based unicorn Pennylane secures €175m led by TCV and Blackstone Growth to accelerate AI development and prepare for European market consolidation
GeneralMind closes a €10.2 mn pre-seed round to build an AI System of Action that automates workflows across ERP, email, and enterprise tools
London-based Stream secures €76 mn in Series D funding to expand workplace finance tools, pensions products, and US operations
Zurich Insurance goes public with a £7.67bn offer for Beazley, proposing a 56% premium as it seeks scale in specialty insurance
J.P. Morgan says European reinsurance profitability remains far above historical levels, meaning only severe losses would disrupt current pricing trends
UK insurtech Wrisk secures investment from Allianz as part of its £12m Series B, backing data-driven insurance for automotive OEMs
Swiss InsurTech Credura launches a FINMA-licensed AI insurance adviser for private clients, automating policy management, analysis, and optimisation across insurers
Mannheim-based osapiens secured €85.8 mn in Series C funding led by Decarbonization Partners, lifting the ESG software provider to unicorn status
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance expanded in Italy with modular primary casualty coverage for national and multinational risks, written on a net basis without reinsurance
INNOVA joined the EU-funded HARD2SCALE initiative to support scaling deep-tech solutions for energy-intensive and hard-to-abate industries across Europe
Ebantic launched four business units – Industry, Media, Consultancy, and Lab – reorganising its technology services around industrial software, digital media, AI, and innovation
Oversubscribed round backs Lausanne LegalTech startup positioning Silex as a foundational layer for trusted legal intelligence in Europe
The Geneva spin-off is scaling its patented human-relevant platform as pharma looks for faster, safer preclinical validation
Cambridge-based biotech lifts total Series C to €74 mn, expanding antibody expression and validation inside its benchtop discovery system.
Zurich Insurance Asia Pacific debuts Edge Assist, a unified digital platform enhancing sales, service, and claims for agents and customers across markets
Erste Group transfers risk on €10bn of loans to insurers, freeing capital as it closes a €7bn stake purchase in Santander Bank Polska
London-based Engitix secures a €21mn Series A extension to advance ECM-targeted oncology and fibrosis drug programs
French MedTech FineHeart raises €35mn Series C and €48mn in EU grants to scale its FlowMaker device for advanced heart failure
French chipmaker NanoXplore secures €20 mn from MBDA and Bpifrance to expand into defence electronics and reinforce Europe’s ITAR-free supply chain
Reykjavík-based Alvotech raises a €100 mn senior term loan led by GoldenTree, boosting liquidity and replacing its prior working capital facility
Milan-based MotorK secures an additional €3 mn tranche from Atempo Growth, extending existing debt to support liquidity and corporate needs
European reinsurers lost momentum in 2025, with softer pricing, FX pressure, and capped earnings growth setting a tougher 2026
Italy’s antitrust authority fines Ryanair €256mn, accusing the airline of blocking agency bookings and restricting competition. Ryanair plans to appeal.
Heidelberg-based Enzo secures €4mn in new Seed funding to expand its AI-driven water damage prevention platform and insurer partnerships
Getlink agrees €55mn insurance settlement covering ElecLink losses after a 2024–2025 shutdown of the Channel Tunnel power interconnector
Fitch expects faster consolidation in German life insurance as closed-book sales rise, with up to EUR25bn in run-off transactions possible
Munich Re and KfW introduce a state-backed insurance scheme to reduce geothermal drilling risk and unlock private investment in Germany’s clean heat sector
Exein secures €100 mn in new funding, lifting 2025 total to €170 mn, as demand grows for embedded cybersecurity in connected devices worldwide
European and Asia Pacific dealmakers outperformed global peers in the first half of 2025, as M&A activity continued despite a broader global slowdown and persistent market uncertainty
Toyota enters the Irish insurance market with exclusive cover for Toyota and Lexus drivers, partnering with Wrisk Europe amid weak competition.
Germany’s insurers unveil Elementar Re, a government-backed reinsurance backstop aimed at keeping high-risk homes insurable as climate losses rise
Fitch Ratings assigns a neutral 2026 outlook for global insurance, citing resilience overall but weaker margins in reinsurance, London Market, and US Health
Orange Poland rolls out “Insure with Orange”, a digital insurance comparison platform built with bolttech, offering motor and home cover in minutes
Munich Re expects ROE above 18%, EPS growth over 8%, and €6.3 bn IFRS net profit in 2026 as part of its Ambition 2030 plan
J.P. Morgan expects easing property cat reinsurance rates and weaker pricing momentum across European P&C through 2026
Experian’s 2026 Data Breach Forecast points to AI-powered attacks, quantum risk, and rising identity fraud as cyber threats grow faster and smarter
Cloudflare data shows a 19% traffic jump, AI crawler dominance, post-quantum crypto growth, and rising attacks on civil society sites
Berlin accuses Russia of a cyberattack on parliament during Zelenskyy’s visit, as a US credit firm confirms a breach affecting 5.6 mn people
ICIEC approved €135 mn in insurance for Turkiye’s KIAD railway, supporting murabaha financing and boosting Asia–Europe rail connectivity
Swiss Re and Abu Dhabi-based RIQ sign an MoU to develop AI-native reinsurance capacity and risk solutions across the UAE market
A renewed La Niña is fueling floods in Asia, early US snowstorms, and mounting economic losses, with insurers and commodity markets bracing for impact
Bipartisan senators urge the Trump administration to finalize a science-based bird flu vaccine plan for livestock amid rising outbreaks
Spain clears Helvetia’s plan to fold Seguros and Suizo into Caser, creating a top-10 insurer with 2.5mn customers and both brands running through 2027
