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Coastal Insurers Adopt ZestyAI Property-Level Intelligence for Cat Risk

Coastal carriers Southern Oak and Lilypad-Centauri are expanding use of property-level analytics to sharpen underwriting and manage catastrophe exposure.

Posted: Feb 26, 2026

Ascot Group Appoints Two Directors

The Bermuda-based specialty insurer adds Patrice Walch-Watson and Christopher Gallagher to its Board.

Posted: Feb 26, 2026

Forces Shaping Insurance in 2026

As markets soften and risks intensify, insurers confront a year where discipline, governance, and climate reality matter more than experimentation.

Posted: Feb 26, 2026

Why AI Breaks in Insurance Production

AI succeeds in production only when data integrity and decision accountability are designed together—especially in regulated industries like insurance.

Posted: Feb 26, 2026

Openly Partners With claimtouch to Automate Valuation

The insurer integrates AI-driven technology to streamline personal property claims processing.

Posted: Feb 25, 2026

MAS Selects Duck Creek for Core Modernization

The New Zealand mutual adopts Duck Creek’s SaaS platform to support digital transformation of its general insurance business.

Posted: Feb 25, 2026

HIVE Underwriters Expands into Political Violence Line

The specialty MGA enters the political violence and terrorism market with the appointment of Stuart Harmer as Class Underwriter.

Posted: Feb 24, 2026

ReSource Pro Partners With Attestiv to Address AI Fraud

The collaboration integrates real-time media authentication into underwriting and claims workflows to detect synthetic submissions.

Posted: Feb 24, 2026

Liberty Mutual and Floodbase Launch Instant Parametric Flood Quoting

The insurer partners with Floodbase to automate pricing for U.S. small and midsized commercial risks.

Posted: Feb 24, 2026

Modern Life Launches AI-Driven Brokerage Platform

The platform embeds artificial intelligence across quoting, underwriting and case management to streamline life insurance distribution.

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

Producerflow Expands Distribution Management Platform

The company reports first-year growth as it streamlines producer onboarding and compliance for carriers and MGAs.

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

Canopius US Marine Partners With Globex Underwriting Services

The agreement expands admitted marine coverage capabilities across more than 200 countries and territories.

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

Vexcel Launches Aerial Imagery AI Platform

The new system enables organizations to query high-resolution aerial imagery to analyze features and changes in the physical world.

Posted: Feb 23, 2026

SpeedBuilder Systems Appoints Marcel Bagley VP of Sales

The company hires the industry veteran to expand adoption of its BindExpress Suite among small and mid-sized P&C carriers and MGAs.

Posted: Feb 22, 2026

UIB Partners With CyberCube to Expand Cyber Analytics

The collaboration supports the broker’s cyber growth strategy across Latin America and Asia with enhanced risk quantification tools.

Posted: Feb 22, 2026

Insurity Expands Billing-as-a-Service Offering

The vendor says the updated platform reduces total billing costs compared with in-house operations for P&C carriers and MGAs.

Posted: Feb 19, 2026

FINEOS Builds Momentum with Disciplined Strategy

Years of focused investment and steady execution are translating into major carrier wins, underscoring the value of purpose-built architecture and deep domain commitment.

Posted: Feb 19, 2026

John Hancock Enhances LifeCare Hybrid Life Product

The insurer has updated its indexed universal life policy with long-term care benefits following findings from its Longevity Preparedness Index.

Posted: Feb 19, 2026

Cytora Integrates Warren Group Real Estate Data

The partnership embeds national property intelligence into commercial underwriting workflows to automate risk enrichment.

Posted: Feb 18, 2026

Qumis Raises $4.3M for Coverage Intelligence Platform

The oversubscribed seed round will support expansion of the attorney-trained AI platform for commercial insurance brokers and carriers.

Posted: Feb 18, 2026

Millennium Insurance Deploys Ultrassure Contract AI

The insurer adopts artificial intelligence tools to convert unstructured policy and treaty language into structured data for underwriting, claims and compliance workflows.

Posted: Feb 18, 2026

Gradient AI Launches Workers’ Comp Benchmarking Tool

The AI-powered ClaimVector solution provides brokers with claims-based performance benchmarks grounded in real data.

Posted: Feb 18, 2026

Finys Names Iheme Chief Customer Success Officer

The appointment reinforces the software provider’s focus on measurable outcomes and long-term carrier partnerships.

Posted: Feb 18, 2026

Co-operators Selects Sapiens for Advisor Platform

The insurer will deploy digital application and illustration tools to modernize its life advisor ecosystem.

Posted: Feb 17, 2026

Xitus Selects INTX as Core Operating System

The legacy specialist will deploy the platform to support global run-off, LPT, IBT and captive operations.

Posted: Feb 17, 2026