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.

Career moves

New leader of Nationwide Securities, Beazley's head of digital follow underwriting: Insurance news

New leader of Nationwide Securities and Beazley's head of digital follow underwriting, plus more insurance news.

By Digital Insurance Staff

December 28
InsureThink The human side of digital transformation

How to include empathy and prototyping into change management.

December 28

Bryan Brizzi

Crum & Forster
InsureThink Growth to control: How 2025 redefined insurance and what 2026 demands next

Insurance is constantly evolving and now the focus is on returning to the fundamentals and preparing for future growth.

December 24

Phil McGriskin

Vitesse
Regulation and compliance

Verisk rolls out insurance regulatory data tool

Digital Insurance spoke with Nancy Clark, assistant vice president of regulatory strategy at Verisk, and a leader of the firm's Regulatory Data Exchange (RDeX) tool, about what the service offers to insurance carriers and regulators.

By Michael Shashoua
Senior Editor

December 23
Artificial intelligence

AI and insurtech predictions for 2026

Insurance professionals share predictions related to artificial intelligence and insurtech for 2026.

By Digital Insurance Staff

December 23
Customer experience

Customer satisfaction high with all digital claims: J.D. Power

Overall satisfaction is highest when customers receive status updates from mobile apps, according to the J.D. Power's 2025 U.S. Claims Digital Experience Study.

By Kaitlyn Mattson
Managing Editor

December 22
InsureThink Preparing insurance data for the AI era

It's important that managing data enables speed, accountability, and trust at scale.

December 18

Sachin Kulkarni

Xceedance

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.