Shikha Khetrapal, formerly COO of Vantage Insurance Partners, an insurance industry investor, spoke with Digital Insurance about hurdles that large insurance companies, investors and private equity firms encounter when integrating their acquisitions in the industry.

Cincinnati-based First Financial scooped up Westfield Bank near Cleveland after Westfield's parent company decided to exit the bank space and focus on its core insurance business.

Peter McMurtrie, partner in West Monroe's insurance practice, discusses broker M&A.

There were about 48 funding events in the insurtech sector in May, according to a review by Digital Insurance.

Brown & Brown to acquire Accession for $9.8B and bolttech's $147 million Series C funding plus more insurance news.

Travelers Canada acquired by Definity for $2.4 billion and Nearmap to acquire itel, plus more insurtech news.

Sarah Kim, a partner at Centana Growth Partners speaks about the current M&A landscape and the future of technology in the insurance industry.

Clearwater Analytics acquires Beacon; Earnix buys Gen AI provider, plus more insurtech news.

Insurance needs to move from value chains to ecosystems capable of maximizing value for a customer.

There were about 57 funding events in the insurtech sector in March, according to a review by Digital Insurance.

The Standard completes the acquisition of Allstate's employer voluntary benefits business for $2 billion, plus more insurtech news.

The Fitzgerald-based Colony Bankcorp agreed to pay $3.5 million to purchase an agency in Monroe, Georgia. The deal signals the potential return of more banks buying insurers than selling them.

Publicly traded lenders, including UWM, Rocket Mortgage and Guild Mortgage, saw personnel expenses increase significantly throughout last year.

Economic conditions, hiring and the quality of startup insurtechs may also affect M&A activity in the insurance industry, according to a partner at Clyde & Co., a law firm that reports on insurance industry growth.

The Nationwide Agency Forward survey suggests mid-market business owners are concerned about economic and financial risks, regulatory changes, technological disruption and workforce shortages.

Ergo, the primary insurance business of Munich Re has announced the acquisition of Next Insurance for $2.6 billion.

Rising insurance costs are leading providers and condo associations to consider changes to policies that would make some loans ineligible for GSE sale.

The companies have held on-and-off discussions in recent months about a potential tie-up, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private.

There were about 50 funding events in the insurtech sector in February, according to a review by Digital Insurance.

HSB, a part of Munich Re, partners with Flume; Kin expands into California, plus more insurtech news.