Top InsurTech Headlines from July 27– August 2, 2026
Subscribe on LinkedInCommercial insurance startup Corgi reportedly raised another round at a valuation of approximately $4 billion, marking its third financing in roughly eight weeks. The reported valuation would represent another sharp increase for the company following its earlier Series B and Series B1 rounds.
Source: TechCrunch • Corgi
MAPFRE agreed to acquire 38.9% of Spanish digital insurance company Tuio through a direct share purchase and capital increase. The investment is intended to support Tuio’s expansion while strengthening MAPFRE’s position in digital insurance distribution.
Source: MAPFRE • Reinsurance News
Cover Genius acquired Friendsurance, the Berlin-based digital bancassurance platform serving banks and insurers. The deal combines Cover Genius’s global embedded-protection infrastructure with Friendsurance’s regulatory expertise and bank-focused technology in Germany and the wider European market.
Source: Cover Genius • Friendsurance
IAG is working with OpenAI to explore voice-based customer agents for insurance claims. The insurer plans to examine how the technology could handle simpler claim calls and add service capacity during severe weather events and other periods of unusually high demand.
Source: iTnews • OpenAI Presence • IAG
Conning estimated that U.S. MGA premium reached approximately $128 billion in 2025. Statutory filings showed $102.6 billion in direct premium written, up 12% from 2024, while Conning’s broader estimate also incorporates Lloyd’s business and other premium not fully reflected in statutory reporting.
Source: Conning
Dili raised $15 million in Series A funding led by Khosla Ventures, with Allianz among the participating investors. The company develops compliance software for energy, infrastructure, construction, and manufacturing projects, including payroll, apprenticeship, wage, and audit requirements.
Source: TechCrunch • Dili
Curant.ai raised $3.1 million in seed financing led by Diagram, with participation from Humania Insurance, Element Ventures, Blue Plains Capital, and angel investors. Its initial focus is disability claims, where the platform extracts information from files, supports workflow automation, and leaves final decisions with insurance professionals.
Source: Curant.ai
