3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (336+ words) Orion180 Insurance Group is seeking to raise as much as $340 mn in an initial public offering. Florida-based specialty homeowners and flood insurer plans to sell 20 mn shares at $15 to $17 each. At the top of the proposed range, Orion180 would have a market…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (421+ words) Mistral AI has raised €3 bn in a Series D funding round at a post-money valuation of more than €21 bn. The company said the transaction is the largest equity fundraising completed by a European technology company. Samsung Electronics led the round,…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (767+ words) Digital health companies are adopting AI faster than insurance programs are adapting to the resulting exposures, according to Beazley’s 2026 Digital Health & Wellness report. The study surveyed 600 executives across Europe, North America and Asia, while its claims analysis draws on roughly…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (651+ words) The US property and casualty insurance industry recorded an estimated net underwriting gain of $31.7 bn in the first half of 2026, according to Verisk and the American Property Casualty Insurance Association. That compares with $11.6 bn in the same period of 2025, when…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (662+ words) 50% of consumers worldwide are considering buying life insurance, yet more than 40% leave the process confused or unconvinced, according to the World Life Insurance Report 2027 from the Capgemini Research Institute and LIMRA. The findings point to problems in how insurers explain…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (329+ words) Aon has launched Underwriting Analytics, a new capability within its Risk Analytics Platform for insurers and reinsurers. The tool is designed to assess how prospective business would affect existing portfolios before underwriting capacity is committed. The solution combines location-level information…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (481+ words) Socure, an AI-powered identity verification and fraud prevention platform, has raised $156 mn in a Series E extension at a $5.2 bn valuation. Summit Partners led the round, with participation from Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Wells Fargo and Docusign. The financing combines primary…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (596+ words) AI is helping commercial insurance underwriters reduce administrative work, but fewer users report improvements in decision quality, according to the Underwriting Edge 2026 report from hyperexponential. The study surveyed 350 senior commercial property and casualty underwriters across the US and UK in…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (539+ words) Beelzebub has raised €3 mn in a seed funding round led by United Ventures. The financing brings total funding to €3.3 mn following an earlier €300,000 pre-seed round. The Milan-based company develops an AI-native cybersecurity platform designed to detect and respond to attacks…...