Akur8, which markets itself as a global actuarial AI platform, has acquired Slope Software, a cloud-native actuarial modeling company serving life insurers and pension firms.
The deal expands Akur8 beyond property and casualty into the life and annuity market. It also marks a major step in the company’s effort to serve actuaries across more product lines with specialized tools and AI.
Slope Software built SLOPE as a fully hosted cash-flow modeling platform designed for transparency and auditability. The system supports projections across the policy lifecycle, covering pricing, valuation, and forecasting.
Founded in 2015 in Atlanta, Slope has built a client base that includes large life insurers, reinsurers, and consulting firms.
The companies frame the combination around a shared product philosophy. Both say actuaries need faster tools, clearer workflows, and fewer legacy constraints.
Slope’s cloud-native design and emphasis on usability fit closely with Akur8’s product approach. The overlap looks deliberate, not cosmetic.
The transaction gives Akur8 a broader platform story. The company can now offer support across both property and casualty and life and annuity lines. That matters for multi-line carriers looking to avoid fragmented actuarial systems. One platform pitch, broader reach, cleaner message.
After the acquisition, SLOPE will be integrated under the name Akur8 Life. The product will also gain access to Akur8’s research and development resources.
Management says that should speed innovation and expand the product’s capabilities over time.
Samuel Falmagne, Akur8’s chief executive, said Slope built an exceptional platform for life actuaries and described the company’s vision as closely aligned with Akur8’s own direction. He said the acquisition expands Akur8’s reach into life insurance and should help accelerate product development for actuaries globally.
Bringing SLOPE into the Akur8 family expands our reach into life insurance, and together we’ll accelerate innovation and deliver even greater value to actuaries worldwide.
Samuel Falmagne, CEO, Akur8
Andy Smith, Slope’s co-founder and chief strategy officer, said the strategic fit was clear. He pointed to aligned founder thinking and said the combined business is well positioned to deliver a modern actuarial platform for customers seeking flexibility and stronger technical capability.
Taylor Perkins, Slope’s co-founder and chief technology officer, said joining Akur8 gives the business greater scale and stronger R&D support than it could build alone. He said customers should benefit from faster innovation, broader functionality, and backing from a larger actuarial technology provider.
Akur8 says its platform now serves more than 300 customers across over 40 countries. More than 3,000 actuaries use its pricing and reserving tools across multiple lines of business.
The client base includes global carriers such as AXA, Generali, Munich Re, Europ Assistance, Tokio Marine, and MS&AD, along with personal, commercial, and specialty insurers.
Slope brings a narrower but complementary focus. Its SLOPE platform emphasizes end-to-end visibility across the modeling process, from assumptions through outputs.
The system is built around traceability, control, and workflow efficiency, giving actuaries a more defensible framework for analysis and decision-making.
According to Beinsure analysts, actuarial software deals are increasingly driven by line expansion and workflow integration rather than pure scale alone. This acquisition fits that pattern. Akur8 gets life modeling capability. Slope gets distribution, capital, and product depth.
