Insurtech
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- Cyber Risk Has Shifted From IT Problem to Core Business Threat, Liberty Mutual Says
Ransomware, phishing, and AI-powered attacks are no longer just a headache for technology teams. They are now a direct threat to revenue, operations, and corporate reputation. Liberty Mutual's...
- VestGen Wealth Partners takes private credit from Willow Tree to fund acquisitions
Chicago-based VestGen Wealth Partners has closed a growth capital deal with Willow Tree Credit Partners to back further acquisitions and its advisor succession program. The firm entered 2025...
- AAI Adds AI Layer to Agency Analytics With Agency Gauge Launch
Affordable American Insurance has launched Agency Gauge, an artificial intelligence tool built on top of its existing analytics platform for independent property and casualty agency owners. The...
- Benefits Studio enters broker market with flat-rate AI benefits websites
A new platform lets brokers and HR teams build branded employee benefits sites in minutes, with an AI assistant that pulls answers directly from plan documents. Pricing runs $49 to $199 per month...
- AI agents are about to reprice the effort cost of insurance shopping
Coverager argues that AI agents are shifting the economics of insurance distribution by making the sixth price quote cost roughly the same effort as the first. The piece traces how convenience,...
- Guidewire names Dan Brown chief product officer to lead its AI push
Guidewire has appointed Dan Brown chief product officer, reporting to chief executive Mike Rosenbaum. He takes product strategy and market execution, alongside a second executive who keeps...
- Bold Penguin CEO bets on parametric as the next embedded product for small commercial
Peter Settel, president and chief executive of Bold Penguin, wants parametric insurance bundled into standard small commercial quotes before most agents or clients have heard of it. The Columbus,...
- bolttech and Bold Penguin Combine Distribution Platforms in Global Alliance
Singapore-based bolttech and Ohio-based Bold Penguin have announced a strategic alliance to offer a combined commercial and personal lines distribution platform to agents, carriers and embedded...
- Gallagher Bassett Creates AI Solutions Unit, Taps Allianz and GEICO Veteran to Lead It
Gallagher Bassett has appointed Frank Caruana as vice president of a newly formed AI Solutions organization, according to Claims Journal. The unit sits inside Gallagher Bassett Digital and is...
- Astrana Health discloses cyberattack after hackers impersonated company staff
Astrana, one of the largest healthcare technology companies in the United States, has filed a material incident report with the Securities and Exchange Commission after hackers used phone spoofing...
- Sureify adds quote-to-issue workflow layer to LifetimeACQUIRE platform
Sureify has expanded its LifetimeACQUIRE new business product to connect the full selling journey, from product discovery through policy issuance, using a headless architecture that sits on top of...
- CLARA Analytics launches agentic AI platform for casualty and workers' comp claims
CLARA Analytics has released Agentic Intelligence, an AI agent layer built into its CLARAty.ai platform that sits inside complex casualty and workers' compensation claim files from first notice of...
- Insurify blocks Meta's Muse AI agent over coverage context concerns
Insurify has blocked Meta's Muse personal AI agent from accessing its insurance comparison platform, citing risks to consumers and carrier partners. The company argues that an AI agent stripping...
- House chairman will not commit to a FRONTIER Act vote this year
House Energy and Commerce Chairman Brett Guthrie has effectively ruled out a committee vote on the FRONTIER Act before the end of the year, telling a Politico event the bill is too complex for a...
- Monitaur makes AI validation tool FlightSim available as standalone product
Monitaur is unbundling FlightSim, its AI system validation capability, from its full governance platform, letting developers and deployers access the tool without a platform license. The move...
- L&G creates unified tech, data and AI role, appoints Schroders CTO Jamie Ovenden
Legal & General has named Jamie Ovenden as its first group chief technology, data and innovation officer, consolidating technology, data, AI and platform functions under a single executive....
- Acrisure launches Palantir-built AI platform Auris across its operations
Acrisure has unveiled Auris AI, an applied AI platform built on Palantir's technology, designed to unify client, carrier, contract and operational data across its business lines. The platform aims...