Carrier Strategy, InsurTech, Insurance Investment M&A, M&A & Strategic Investmen, Venture Capital & Growth
Gilad Shai
Insurance & InsurTech Investment Report: ...

Six deals. $3.1B deployed. Bill Ackman built his Berkshire. PayPay bought a life insurer for 74 million users. Abu Dhabi backed insurance software. The world noticed insurance this week.

Insurance & InsurTech Investment Report: Week of May 31 – June 6, 2026
Carrier, Insurance Investment M&A, investments, Venture Capital & Growth
Gilad Shai
Insurance & InsurTech Investment ...

## Week of May 10–16, 2026

$1.75B+ disclosed | 7 transactions | Largest capital week of 2026

The week's headline number is $1.75 billion — but the composition is more important than the total. Three distinct capital themes converged simultaneously: AI is being embedded into the distribution layer of insurance (Novella, Outmarket AI, Vapi), carriers are moving upstream into physical risk reduction rather than just pricing for it (Mercury/BurnBot), and the global insurance-asset management convergence is producing its largest single transaction of the year (MS&AD/Barings). The brokerage consolidation machine continues in the background — Shepherd and ALPS both added scale quietly. This is not a week of isolated deals. It is a week where three structural shifts in insurance all moved at once.

Insurance & InsurTech Investment Intelligence Report: Week of May 10–16, 2026
Insurance Investment M&A, investments, Venture Capital
Gilad Shai
Insurance & InsurTech Investment ...

$820M disclosed | 4 transactions | Heaviest week of 2026 by capital deployed

Every deal this week is AI-native. Every deal attacks a different layer of the insurance infrastructure stack: claims administration, carrier underwriting, software modernization, and catastrophe capital. Gallagher Re's Q1 2026 report, released simultaneously, confirms the macro: global insurtech funding reached $1.63B in Q1, with AI-focused firms capturing 95% of all capital deployed. This week alone represents half of that quarterly total in five days. The insurance industry is not experimenting with AI. It is funding the companies that will make the current operating model obsolete.

Insurance & InsurTech Investment Intelligence Report: May 4–9, 2026
Insurance Investment M&A, investments, Venture Capital
Gilad Shai
Insurance & InsurTech Investment Report: ...

This wasn’t a big week. It was a decisive one.

Across six transactions, the signal is clear: insurance is consolidating around control—of data, distribution, capital, and underwriting.

From Counterpart taking risk onto its own balance sheet, to Northwestern Mutual turning venture into a distribution strategy, to Baldwin completing a fully integrated insurance stack—this is no longer about incremental innovation.

It’s about who owns the system

Insurance & InsurTech Investment Report: Week of April 27 – May 2, 2026
investments
Gilad Shai
Insurance and InsurTech Investments Report: ...

Capital this week flowed decisively toward AI-driven infrastructure and tightly integrated distribution models, with standout rounds in claims, TPA, and Medicare platforms. At the same time, both early-stage MGAs and scaled brokers attracted funding, reinforcing a market where owning workflow, data, and carrier alignment—not just distribution—defines competitive advantage.

Insurance and InsurTech Investments Report: April 6–10, 2026
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Conversation With James Lai, MEETIG8, about Risk, Compliance and Internal Audit short-term gigs

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Conversation With James Lai, MEETIG8, about Risk, Compliance and Internal Audit short-term gigs

James is the Founder & CEO of MEETIG8, Australia's first online marketplace for Risk, Compliance and Internal Audit short-term gigs. MEETIG8 enables companies of all sizes to connect directly with vetted independent specialists and boutique firms for Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance, and Internal Audit…

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A conversation with Dr. Jay Spence co-founder & CEO of Uprise – Insights on mental health and the role of technology

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A conversation with Dr. Jay Spence co-founder & CEO of Uprise – Insights on mental health and the role of technology

Uprise.co is breaking new ground in removing the stigma attached to mental health. Paul Muir interviewed Uprise CEO & co-founder Jay Spence.

"An insurance policy that excludes on the basis of mental health is neglecting to recognize that this is a person who has been categorized as having something that is temporary rather than permanent."…