Insurtech

Global insurtech funding hits four-year high of US$2.44bn in Q2 as AI dominates — Gallagher Re

August 6 2026

AI-labelled InsurTechs captured 99.1% of all funding, while early-stage investment dropped to a four-quarter low.

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EarthRe secures IFSCA licence, becomes GIFT City's first incorporated reinsurer

August 6 2026

The technology-led start-up will underwrite natural catastrophe, climate, property, crop and specialty risk.

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Policybazaar offers US dollar-denominated term insurance for NRIs via GIFT City

July 30 2026

The product is designed to reduce currency depreciation risks for overseas Indians.

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BirdsEyeView signs multi-year nat cat modelling deal with Market Lane

July 24 2026

The Lloyd’s coverholder will use the cat risk technology company's platform to assess risk and manage underwriting exposures.

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Insurtech Duck Creek acquires Send Technology Solutions

July 15 2026

The move will create Asia Pacific's first agentic underwriting-to-core platform, the insurtech said.

OneDegree elevates Emily Chow to CEO

July 13 2026

The former fintech executive secures the top job at OneDegree after helping steer Hong Kong's first virtual insurer to a full-year profit.

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SBI Life, IIT Bombay to build AI & cyber defence hub for insurance

July 6 2026

The hub will prioritise safeguarding customer data as rapid digitisation creates an influx of sensitive user information.

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Kunihiko Iinuma named CEO of Agam Capital Japan

July 6 2026

The former Howden Re Japan President will lead Agam Capital's expansion in Japan's life insurance and retirement markets.

Insurers should design for life stages, not products, executives say at ITC Asia

July 3 2026

Rising medical inflation and ageing populations are forcing life and health insurers to shift from product distribution to life-stage design and value generation.

InsuranceDekho launches corporate arm in India led by Ranjeet Singh

July 2 2026

The new platform will use a technology-led approach for coverage gap assessment and claims analytics.

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