Sector
Specialty insurance companies
105 companies · 389 stories · $90.6M disclosed
Niche and hard-to-place risks that standard carriers decline, written on surplus lines or specialty paper. Insurtech Daily tracks 105 companies working in specialty insurance — 52 insurers, 19 MGAs and 16 brokers, across 389 stories going back to Aug 7, 2024. Between them they have disclosed $90.6M across 4 funding rounds, the largest Ledgebrook's $65M. Every figure is compiled from the coverage on this page.
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Funding
| Company | Stage | Lead investor | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ledgebrook | $65M | Series C | — | Insurance Journal+1 | |
| Ledgebrook | $17M | Series B | — | FinTech Global+1 | |
| Vivere Partners | $7.5M | Series A | — | Business Wire | |
| Loro | $1.1M | Seed | — | PR Newswire |
Every round is listed with its reporting in the funding tracker, and totals across every sector in the company ranking.
Companies
Where they are
Coverage
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Marsh launches Broker WorkBench
Broker Workbench is an AI-powered platform that streamlines the placement process.
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Tech Update: Marsh Launches AI-Powered Platform to Cut Placement Times in London
Insurance broker Marsh announced the launch of an AI-powered platform designed to improve Marsh brokers’ operational efficiency and reduce placement times for clients in the London insurance market. Called “Broker…
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Marsh launches Broker WorkBench to reduce placement times for specialty risks
Marsh has announced the launch of Broker WorkBench, an AI-powered platform designed to transform how Marsh's brokers operating in the London insurance market serve their clients.
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People Moves: Chubb Names Ringsted Chief Scientist; Technical Risk Underwriters Makes Leadership Promotions
Chubb Limited named Sean Ringsted as chief scientist and executive vice president, Chubb Group. In this newly created role, Ringsted will focus on and have responsibility for the company’s artificial intelligence, data…
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Zurich Kotak launches digital insurance for SMEs
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Zurich Kotak Expands Digital Insurance Solutions for SMEs
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Hiscox USA names a new finance chief from Liberty Mutual
The hire comes as Hiscox USA continues expanding its specialty insurance platform
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Insurance moves: Nirvana, Peach, Vontobel, HF, Darag and Liberty Specialty
Nirvana adds an experienced cyber lead as Liberty Specialty and Darag also make senior hires
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Willog Becomes First Korean Company Selected for Lloyd's Lab Cohort 17, Gaining a Foothold in the Global Insurance Market
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Zurich Insurance Group stock ends the day higher after the bell
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WTW’s Zurich Deal Puts Its Insurance Technology Business In Focus
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Specialty Insurer Orion180 Falls 2.8% After $240 Million IPO
Orion180 Insurance Group Inc. fell 2.8% in its first day of trading after the company raised $240 million from its initial public offering. The specialty homeowners insurance company’s shares closed at $11.66 each on…
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WTW’s Zurich Deal Puts Its Insurance Technology Business In Focus
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Marsh Canada forms co-brokering alliance with TIPI Insurance Partners
TIPI Insurance Partners is Canada’s largest Indigenous-owned and -led insurance brokerage.
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Sierra Signorelli returns to AIG to lead Americas and global personal insurance
The appointment follows AIG’s announcement that General Insurance CEO Jon Hancock will retire from that role at the end of 2026 and become a senior advisor.
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WTW and Zurich expand partnership with global rollout of Radar across retail lines
WTW has signed a global agreement with Zurich Insurance to deploy Radar, WTW's end-to-end rating and analytics software, across Zurich's target retail insurance markets worldwide.
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Zurich expands use of WTW’s Radar platform
The broader deployment will give Zurich a centralized platform for pricing analysis, monitoring and decisions across markets.
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Zurich Kotak Brings Digital Insurance Platform For SMEs
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Tech Update: Mosaic Launches AI-Enabled Digital Underwriting System for SMEs
Mosaic Insurance, the Bermuda-based insurer, launched a digital underwriting system designed to quickly bring complex specialty products to the small and midsize enterprise (SME) market. The AI-powered initiative…
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Willog Becomes First Korean Company Selected for Lloyd's Lab Cohort 17, Gaining a Foothold in the Global Insurance Market
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Chubb names two digital heads to fill Ringsted's former remit
The insurer has split its global digital business into separate technology and partnership tracks, each with its own dedicated head
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Mosaic launches HALO digital underwriting system
Mosaic Insurance has launched HALO, a digital underwriting system designed to quickly bring complex specialty products to the small and midsize enterprise (SME) market. The AI-powered initiative combines broker trading…
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Markel names Nick Rugg as Head of Financial Institutions & Fintech – PFR & Cyber, International
Markel Insurance, the insurance business of Markel Group Inc., has appointed Nick Rugg to the newly expanded role of Head of Financial Institutions & Fintech – PFR & Cyber within its London specialty insurance…
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Chubb names new digital business leaders
The appointments follow the naming of Sean Ringsted as chief scientist and executive vice president of Chubb Group.
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Beazley adds affirmative AI cover in cyber and tech E&O policies
Specialty insurer Beazley is now including affirmative artificial intelligence (AI) cover in its cyber and tech Errors and Omissions (E&O) policies. Affirmative AI cover indicates that an insurance policy states…
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Jensten strengthens Tech, Media, Cyber & Life Sciences division with VRG acquisition
Jensten Group, a provider of insurance services in the UK, has agreed to acquire Venture Risks Group (VRG), a specialist technology-focused corporate broker. The transaction is expected to be completed in October 2026.…
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Jensten Group to acquire technology-focused corporate broker Venture Risks Group
Jensten Group has agreed to acquire Venture Risks Group (VRG), a specialist technology-focused corporate broker, as it looks to expand its presence in the technology and life sciences sectors.
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Bridge Specialty automates 90% of wholesale insurance submission intake
President Anurag Batta explains how machine learning intake reshapes underwriting turnaround times and improves customer service
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Alliant formalizes data center risk practice as coverage gaps hit financing
The broker's integrated advisory offering addresses a market where individual campuses exceed $30 billion in insurable value
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NFP acquires Moores Insurance Management
NFP has acquired Moores Insurance Management, a multi-disciplinary risk management firm based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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NFP acquires Moores Insurance Management
The company keeps buildings its private client business one Midwest at a time
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Insurance moves: Skyline Public, Marsh, Smart Choice, HDI and Verisk
They include a new VP of AI strategy and a new CMO
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NFP Acquires Minnesota’s Moores
NFP announced the acquisition of Moores Insurance Management, Inc., a multi-disciplinary risk management firm based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mark Moores, CEO of Moores, will join NFP as senior vice president…
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Cedar Trace plans $300 million Lloyd’s syndicate
Cedar Trace was established in 2024 and is led by insurance veteran Brian Duperreault.
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NFP acquires Moores Insurance Management
Moores operates across 43 states.
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Navigating increasingly complex data centre landscape requires specialist risk expertise: Howden
In a new report, global insurance broker Howden has highlighted the growing risks facing data centres as their infrastructure rapidly expands, with particular emphasis on extreme weather, geopolitical conflict and…
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Zurich US names Alex Wells as new CEO
Zurich US has appointed 25-year industry veteran Alex Wells as its new chief executive officer, stepping in to lead the commercial insurance provider following the departure of Sierra Signorelli.
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Zurich’s £8.1bn Beazley acquisition to complete October 1 following regulatory clearance
Zurich Insurance and Beazley have confirmed that Zurich’s recommended all-cash acquisition of the London-headquartered specialist insurer is on track to take effect on 1 October 2026, after all required regulatory…
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Mosaic expands North American financial lines business
Mosaic Insurance is a global specialty insurer founded in 2021 by industry veterans Mitch Blaser and Mark Wheeler.
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Mosaic launches AI lab and engineer programme
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