Gilad Shai
Insurance and InsurTech M&A deals: January ...

From January 26 to February 7, 2026, insurance and InsurTech M&A blended headline carrier moves with targeted distribution and tech plays. Meiji Yasuda and Radian closed multi‑billion‑dollar acquisitions that push them deeper into US term life and Lloyd’s specialty, while Zurich advanced an £8B bid for Beazley that could reshape the global cyber and specialty landscape. At the same time, WTW’s purchase of tech‑enabled broker Newfront, a string of regional roll‑ups by Hilb, WalkerHughes, Novacore, FMIG, Howden, Gallagher, Olea and K2, and intra‑InsurTech deals like HPN–Orange and Akur8–Matrisk show capital flowing toward distribution control, specialty underwriting and embedded AI capabilities

Insurance and InsurTech M&A deals: January 26 - February 7, 2026
Gilad Shai
Funding Insurance & Insurtech Report: Dec ...

Late December is typically a dead zone for announcements. This year was different.

While primary dealmaking slowed, several material funding rounds, strategic partnerships, and ecosystem moves were formalized or surfaced during the holiday window—particularly across embedded real-estate insurance, commercial auto MGAs, and insurance-specific financial automation.

The pattern is consistent with broader 2025 dynamics: fewer announcements, but higher signal per deal, and capital continuing to flow toward platforms that control workflow, data, or distribution.

Funding Insurance & Insurtech Report: Dec 22–28, 2025
Alex Devoto
Scream

The 1996 movie ‘Scream’ taught us one thing: Don’t answer the phone! And much like the characters of that movie, so to insurers should heed this advice when engaging with Millennials.

Scream
Entrepreneurship, Startup
Gilad Shai
Startup Life

A startup has a life but the people who breathe life into it…, well, they usually don't.

People like the idea of a startup. It is romantic. The excitement diminishes when they find out the extent of their responsibility and compensation. Basically, most people really want to work for Google. Google is a multibillion-dollar behemoth that has all the risk management tools and processes to support it. And yes! They still have all the perks and cool parties at the end of Google I/O.

Innovation, Overview, Startup, Trends
Gilad Shai
Innovation as a step function

Step Up

The entrance of startups to the insurance industry, nearly four years ago (2015), introduced a change, innovation, that made all the components, whether they are linear or passive, to react. The new teen spirit that the startup introduced acted as a step function that increased the value of the industry. The input may be a nice and clean function. It has a ripple effect that affects the entire pond until is converges on the new and higher level.

Innovation as a step function

Insurance and InsurTech M&A deals: January 26 - February 7, 2026

Insurance and InsurTech M&A deals: January 26 - February 7, 2026

From January 26 to February 7, 2026, insurance and InsurTech M&A blended headline carrier moves with targeted distribution and tech plays. Meiji Yasuda and Radian closed multi‑billion‑dollar acquisitions that push them deeper into US term life and Lloyd’s specialty, while Zurich advanced an £8B bid for Beazley that could reshape the global cyber and specialty landscape. At the same time, WTW’s purchase of tech‑enabled broker Newfront, a string of regional roll‑ups by Hilb, WalkerHughes, Novacore, FMIG, Howden, Gallagher, Olea and K2, and intra‑InsurTech deals like HPN–Orange and Akur8–Matrisk show capital flowing toward distribution control, specialty underwriting and embedded AI capabilities

Investment Activity InsurTech & Insurance Report: January 19–31, 2026 (Week 4–5)

Investment Activity InsurTech & Insurance Report: January 19–31, 2026 (Week 4–5)

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The last two weeks of January made one thing clear: insurance isn’t being “disrupted” anymore—it’s being rewired. Capital flowed decisively toward AI-native platforms, vertical specialists, and embedded distribution models, while full-stack replacement narratives continued to lose oxygen. From Gyde and Indigo redefining brokerage and underwriting economics, to Zurich backing embedded auto insurance via TrueCar, the signal is consistent: advantage now comes from infrastructure, not ambition.

M&A Insurance & InsurTech Weekly Report: January 12–25, 2026

M&A Insurance & InsurTech Weekly Report: January 12–25, 2026

The two-week period from January 12–25, 2026 captured seven discrete insurance and InsurTech M&A transactions, spanning embedded distribution technology, regional brokerage consolidation, wholesale specialty platforms, and reinsurance infrastructure. Despite a 12% decline in overall 2025 insurance agency M&A volume—695 deals versus 787 in 2024—strategic acquirers sustained momentum in early 2026, targeting proven platforms with recurring revenue, specialty expertise, and geographic expansion opportunities.

M&A Insurance & InsurTech Weekly Report January 1–11, 2026

M&A Insurance & InsurTech Weekly Report January 1–11, 2026

Another blockbuster week in insurance M&A: Howden drops $500M+ on US transactional liability powerhouse Atlantic Group, while Majesco and Akur8 double down on AI with Vitech and Matrisk acquisitions—fusing core platforms, pricing intelligence, and next-gen tech into operating systems for carriers. Bajaj closes India's largest-ever insurance deal (₹21,390 crore) to buy out Allianz and take full control of its insurance subs, while a.s.r. grabs Dutch mobility specialist Bovemij for €185M. On the distribution side, Baldwin (fresh off a $1B CAC merger) and Trucordia keep the consolidation flywheel spinning. And in a sign of the times: Jewelers Mutual acquires AI-powered MGA EventGuard, proving generative-AI distribution is no longer a concept—it's a growth lever for 110-year-old mutuals. The message? Scale, tech, and capability-driven M&A are rewriting the playbook across broking, tech, and underwriting.
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