Sector
Specialty insurance companies
152 companies · 681 stories · $689.8M disclosed
Niche and hard-to-place risks that standard carriers decline, written on surplus lines or specialty paper. Insurtech Daily tracks 152 companies working in specialty insurance — 77 insurers, 25 brokers and 23 MGAs, across 681 stories going back to Aug 9, 2024. Between them they have disclosed $689.8M across 12 funding rounds, the largest Ledgebrook's $200M. Every figure is compiled from the coverage on this page.
This page is the companies. See what specialty insurance actually means and the running coverage in Industry.
Funding
| Company | Stage | Lead investor | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ledgebrook | $200M | — | Allianz X | Beinsure+6 | |
| Corgi | $160M | Series B | — | Pulse 2.0+4 | |
| Corgi | $108M | — | — | Axios+3 | |
| Ledgebrook | $65M | Series C | — | Insurance Journal+1 | |
| Artificial Labs | $45M | Series B | — | Dealroom | |
| Outmarket AI | $34.5M | Series B | — | TechCrunch+4 | |
| Corgi | $30M | — | Yunfeng | Beinsure | |
| Outmarket AI | $17M | Series A | — | FinTech Global+1 | |
| Ledgebrook | $17M | Series B | — | FinTech Global+1 | |
| Vivere Partners | $7.5M | Series A | — | Business Wire | |
| Outmarket AI | $4.7M | Seed | — | Pulse 2.0 | |
| 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
Showing the 120 most covered of 152.
Where they are
Coverage
-
IA Capital Group Announces Initial Close Of Inter-Atlantic Opportunity Fund I With QBE Insurance Group As Anchor Investor
-
Learn Why The Bull Case For QBE Insurance Group (ASX:QBE) Could Change Following Fund Backing
-
Lloyd’s syndicate Cortina launched by Aon and Blackstone funds with QBE as managing agent
Cortina syndicate 1956, a new syndicate at the specialist Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance marketplace that will provide dedicated, multi-year reinsurance capacity, has been launched by global broking group Aon and…
-
Burgeon targets law firms with contingency fee insurance
Burgeon received Texas P&C and surplus lines agency licenses on October 21 and November 5, 2026, respectively.
-
IA Capital Group secures backing from QBE for new fintech and insurtech investment fund
-
IA Capital Group secures backing from QBE for new fintech and insurtech investment fund
IA Capital Group, a New York-based venture capital investment firm focused on financial technology and insurance technology, has confirmed the first close of its Inter-Atlantic Opportunity Fund I. The investment…
-
Zurich Klinc stops selling insurance
-
Insurance moves: Ardonagh, Gallagher, AXA XL, Arch, Fidelis, DAC Beachcroft
Ardonagh names the first CFO and COO of its combined MGA platform as Gallagher plans a year-long UK COO handover
-
IA Capital Group Announces Initial Close of Inter-Atlantic Opportunity Fund I, Anchored by QBE Insurance Group
-
Corgi’s new distribution chief would rather court 50 wholesalers than 100,000 agents
Josh LaRiccia spent two decades in underwriting and launched an MGA. Three weeks into his new job at an insurtech carrier, he is hoping that Corgi’s quickest route to Main Street runs through the middlemen it once…
-
Corgi expands product lines - wants to target broker distribution
Josh LaRiccia spent two decades in underwriting and launched an MGA. Three weeks into his new job at an insurtech carrier, he is hoping that Corgi’s quickest route to Main Street runs through the middlemen it once…
-
Lazarus AI raises $43 mn with backing from QBE and State Farm Ventures
-
Financial results round-up: Palomar, Safety, HCI, Primerica, Root, Genworth, Clover
Seven insurers report Q3 2026 results as specialty premiums climb and acquisition timelines draw closer
-
US cyber pricing stabilising, but tech risks and privacy claims loom: Howden Re
Pricing for US cyber insurance is stabilising after dropping for several years; however, claims from the 2023 underwriting year are still developing, while vulnerabilities are being discovered and exploited faster…
-
Protective completes Obsidian acquisition, establishing new specialty P&C business line
Protective Life Insurance Company, the principal subsidiary of Protective Life Corporation, has completed its acquisition of Obsidian Insurance Holdings, Inc. and its affiliates (Obsidian) from private equity firm…
-
QBE and State Farm Ventures back Lazarus AI
Lazarus AI is developing AI tools for document processing, cybersecurity and legacy system modernization.
-
Hagerty triples UK revenue target after Bennetts deal as global policies climb 18%
The classic car insurer’s acquisition of the UK’s second-largest motorcycle broker is expected to lift British revenue to £25 million as its global book reaches 1.91 million policies
-
AIG premiums rise 7% as underwriting income falls
The combined ratio rose to 91.3% from 86.8%.
-
AIG tops profit forecasts even as storms take a bite out of underwriting
Investment income and broad premium growth have pushed the insurer past Wall Street’s expectations, but catastrophe have hit its US commercial book
-
Vantage Launches Facultative Reinsurance Business, Names Pickard as President
Vantage Group Holdings Ltd., the Bermuda-based re/insurer, announced the launch of its Facultative Reinsurance line of business, led by industry executive Lisa Pickard, who has joined Vantage as president of Facultative…
-
Legacy Specialist RiverStone Enters ILS Market; Completes QBE Loss Portfolio Transfers
RiverStone International, the Bermuda-based legacy acquisition specialist, announced two major loss portfolio transfer (LPT) reinsurance deals, including its first involving the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market.…
-
Vantage hires Lisa Pickard to lead new Fac reinsurance business
Vantage Group Holdings Ltd., a specialty insurance and reinsurance business, has launched a new Facultative Reinsurance line of business, led by industry executive Lisa Pickard as President. Reporting directly to…
-
Vantage Launches Facultative Reinsurance Business, Names Pickard as President
Vantage Group Holdings Ltd., the Bermuda-based re/insurer, announced the launch of its Facultative Reinsurance line of business, led by industry executive Lisa Pickard, who has joined Vantage as president of Facultative…
-
Bowhead premiums grow 11% as digital businesses expand
Bowhead also referenced its pending transaction with American Family but provided no new transaction details in its results commentary.
-
UN launches $40 mn disaster insurance programme backed by Liberty Mutual
-
Arch Insurance North America Acquires Premier Dealer Services
Arch Insurance North America has entered into an agreement to acquire Premier Dealer Holding Corp., and its subsidiaries including Premier Dealer Services (PDS), a Dublin, Ohio-based provider of automotive Finance and…
-
Arch to expand automotive F&I capabilities with Premier Dealer Services acquisition
Arch Insurance North America, part of Arch Capital Group Ltd., has entered into an agreement to acquire Premier Dealer Holding Corp., and its subsidiaries including Premier Dealer Services (PDS), a provider of…
-
Jaguar Risk names Brian McGuire as CFO and Daniel Edri as Account Executive
Jaguar Risk, a specialty reinsurance brokerage, managing general underwriter, and risk advisory platform, has appointed Brian McGuire as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Daniel Edri as Account Executive. To remind…
-
Everspan to Sell Providence Washington Shell to RI’s Falvey Group
Everspan Group, a specialty property/casualty insurance platform and wholly owned subsidiary of Octave Specialty Group, Inc., has agreed to sell the admitted shell company Providence Washington Insurance Co. (PWIC) to…
-
CNA reports lower Q3 profit as underwriting results weaken
Commercial underwriting profit fell to $3 million from $106 million.
-
Markel Expects to See Runoff Certainty With Enstar’s $1.2B Adverse Development Cover
Markel Group has entered into a reinsurance runoff agreement with Enstar Group, the legacy acquisition specialist that is providing $1.2 billion of adverse development cover for underwriting years 2025 and prior. “[W]e…
-
Arch Insurance to buy Premier Dealer Services in automotive F&I push
The deal brings dealer training, technology infrastructure and agent relationships inside Arch’s consumer division
-
AIG Agrees to Acquire Everest Chile, Completes Purchase of Everest Colombia
American International Group (AIG) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Everest Group Ltd.’s insurance subsidiary in Chile. AIG also announced the completion of its previously announced…
-
Arch to acquire Premier Dealer Services
PDS provides automotive protection and loyalty products, administration services, technology and training to dealerships.
-
Liberty Mutual Re explores cyclone data backup
Parametric insurance promises fast payouts—but needs reliable data. LM Re is exploring a backup for when that data goes missing.
-
RiverStone International completes $1.6bn LPT reinsurance transactions with QBE
Global legacy acquirer RiverStone International has completed its previously announced loss portfolio transfer (LPT) agreements with QBE Insurance Group, representing approximately $1.6 billion in reserves. The…
-
AIG to acquire Everest’s Chile business, completes Colombia deal
The deals expand AIG’s commercial insurance operations in Latin America.
-
Markel Expects to See Runoff Certainty With Enstar’s $1.2B Adverse Development Cover
Markel Group has entered into a reinsurance runoff agreement with Enstar Group, the legacy acquisition specialist that is providing $1.2 billion of adverse development cover for underwriting years 2025 and prior. “[W]e…
-
Lower net investment gains drive Cincinnati Financial Q3’26 net income decrease, CoR at 90.9%
US primary insurer Cincinnati Financial Corporation has announced its financial results for the third-quarter 2026, reporting a net income of $459 million, down from the $1.1 billion seen in the same period last year.…
-
Corgi appoints Bevin as VP, Public Affairs Officer
Corgi, an AI-native insurance carrier and financial infrastructure company, has announced the appointment of Morgan Bevin as VP, Public Affairs Officer. In her new position, Bevin will leverage her financial services…
The 40 most recent of 681 stories naming one of these companies.