InsurTech

Insurtech News, Strategy & Innovation

Digital Insurance's Insurtech coverage examines digital innovation, startups, and technology modernization. Explore how they are reshaping insurance distribution, products, underwriting, claims, and carrier economics. Read the latest news and insights tailored for insurance professionals and tech leaders.

The Insurtech landscape continues to evolve as companies integrate digital capabilities while startups refine go-to-market strategies amid shifting investment patterns. AI's growing role in Insurance Technology is prompting practitioners to reassess risk, go-to-market economics, and client engagement frameworks.

Meet the insurtech

Meet the insurtech: Foresight

Before there was Foresight, a commercial worker’s compensation insurtech, there was Safesite, a safety management platform and app.

By Kaitlyn Mattson
Managing Editor

March 31
InsureThink A connected insurer's introduction to smart-device protocol Matter

Can a new communication protocol help unlock the value proposition of insuring the smart home?

March 30

Donald Light

Celent
InsureThink Using risk rating in insurance customer acquisition

Insurers are moving towards embedded risk-rated customer acquisition, offering the safest drivers the opportunity to secure a better premium directly within their existing insurance experience.

March 28

Pankaj Risbood

Zendrive
InsureThink The DIG preview: A game of inches

Two years of pandemic life have led consumers to be more hyper-aware of the risks to their life and property than ever.

March 25

Nathan Golia

Digital Insurance
Insurtech

Lemonade Car in Tennessee, CNA on Vertafore platform: Roundup

Plus: A new insurtech fund, a TPA for Sensa.

By Nathan Golia
Editor-in-Chief

March 25
InsureThink Is insurtech keeping up with the housing boom?

Home insurers' digital tools and data analytics need to reflect the rapidly changing reality.

March 23

Ben Madick

Matic
Meet the insurtech

Meet the insurtech: Plum Life

Former MetLife, John Hancock execs launch platform to onboard more life agents.

By Nathan Golia
Editor-in-Chief

March 23

Resources

he latest Accounting Today research and discussion:

Artificial intelligence

Insurance

Insurtech
A day in the life of a chief AI officer

By Patricia L. Harman

March 25
Artificial intelligence

Insurtech

Customer experience
Legacy insurers are the leading insurtechs

By Patricia L. Harman

January 7
Artificial intelligence

Underwriting

Insurtech
The changing role of AI in Insurance

By Patricia L. Harman

October 15

InsurTech: Key Questions & Analysis

What are the biggest Insurtech trends for 2026?

Industry experts predict that Artificial Intelligence, embedded data models, and digital risk management tools will accelerate transformation across digital insurance. Companies may need to rethink legacy architecture across underwriting, pricing, and claims operations.

What are the key areas to consider if you are launching an insurtech today?

While insurtech startups can promise operational disruption, actual adoption also depends on deep industry understanding, meaningful product differentiation, integration across company platforms and operations, and patient capital aligned with longer sales cycles in insurance markets.

How does startup funding activity influence the insurtech industry?

Recent funding summaries show strong insurtech investment. Dozens of rounds across digital platforms and data-centric ventures look to indicate sustained investment despite normalization post-hype cycle.

Which insurtechs are gaining industry buzz?

Our Meet the Insurtech series showcases emerging ventures that demonstrate innovation in product design, distribution, or embedded technology. Read more to learn how new entrants tackle legacy constraints.

What are the top issues shaping carrier–insurtech partnerships?

Traditional carriers are changing how they evaluate insurtech solutions. They are no longer viewed as as standalone disruptors but as integrated components of digital strategy. This can require aligning with risk, compliance, and scalability criteria.

What operational hurdles do Insurtechs face inside established carriers?

Insurtechs face operational challenges that include integration with legacy systems, regulatory compliance hurdles, data integration, and the need to demonstrate quantifiable ROI remain chief obstacles to broad enterprise adoption.