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2026 InsurTech Conference Calendar A curated calendar of the year’s key gatherings across insurance, innovation, and risk. InsurTech NYOur flagship events PartnerRecommended partner events OtherIndustry events Small EventFiresides, webinars & virtual All Events InsurTech NY Partner Events Other Firesides & Webinars 2026 is set to be a landmark year in InsurTech, with a slew of […]

Weekly News Roundup Top Headlines from Jan 6th, 2026 Curated by InsurTech NY • Sources: Coverager, Insurtech Insights 6 Stories $82.5M Raised 2 Funding Rounds M&A Akur8 Acquires Matrisk Insurance pricing and reserving platform Akur8 has acquired Matrisk, a NY-based startup offering an AI platform that extracts insights from insurance regulatory filings. The acquisition of […]

MIAMI, FL. Dec 18, 2025 /NewsWire/ “beycome AI isn’t theoretical — it actively helps sell thousands of homes, simplifies transactions, reduces costs, and guides people all the way to settlement, where Beycome’s title agency takes over.” — David Gritz, Managing Director, InsurTech Fund $2.5M Seed Funding Raised ~20,000 Home Transactions Completed $215M+ In Fees Saved […]

Top Headlines from Dec 1–7, 2025 | InsurTech NY Weekly News Roundup Top Headlines from Dec 1–7, 2025 Curated by InsurTech NY • Sources: Coverager, Insurance Innovation Reporter, Fintech Global 6 Stories $177.2M Raised 4 Funding Rounds Funding Reema Health Raises $19 Million Reema Health, a startup that helps people with complex needs navigate healthcare, […]

Top Headlines from Nov 24–30, 2025 | InsurTech NY Weekly News Roundup Top Headlines from Nov 24–30, 2025 Curated by InsurTech NY • Sources: Coverager, Insurance Innovation Reporter 5 Stories $13.75M Raised 2 Funding Rounds Funding Sypher Raises $5.25 Million Sypher, a Florida-based (re)insurance and technology company focused on coastal property markets, has raised $5.25 […]

Top Headlines from Nov 17–23, 2025 | InsurTech NY Weekly News Roundup Top Headlines from Nov 17–23, 2025 Curated by InsurTech NY • Sources: Coverager, Insurance Innovation Reporter 6 Stories $44.7M Raised 4 Funding Rounds Product Agentero Launches AI Appetite Checker Agentero launched its AI Appetite Checker, enabling agents to input a free-text risk description […]

INSURTECH NY – NEW YORK | November 24th, 2025 Inside Demo Day 2025: 40 Startups, 3 VCs on a Power Panel, and the Unfiltered Truth About Fundraising This month, 40 startups took the stage at our InsurTech NY Match Demo Day in New York. Six hours. Dozens of pitches. One clear message: the industry’s next […]

Weekly News Roundup Top Headlines from Nov 10–16, 2025 Curated by InsurTech NY • Sources: Insurance Innovation Reporter, Coverager Product Hexure Launches AI-Enabled Platform for Life Insurance Sales Hexure has launched an enhanced version of its digital sales platform for life insurance, adding AI capabilities and workflow automation to accelerate sales and improve advisor efficiency. […]

Health & Awareness Movember Reminds Us: Get Screened. Get Covered. InsurTech NY • November 2025 Cancer insurance and critical illness coverage are affordable products that almost nobody buys—even though they can prevent financial devastation. Movember is the perfect reminder to protect more than just your health. Movember Every November, millions of men grow mustaches to […]

Weekly News Roundup Top Headlines from Nov 3–9, 2025 Curated by InsurTech NY • Sources: Coverager, Insurance Innovation Reporter, BusinessWire Partnership Climate X Integrates Fathom’s Flood Data Climate X has integrated Fathom’s Global Flood Model into its climate analytics platform. The integration combines flood, wind, fire, and earth perils with adaptation intelligence to deliver a […]

Weekly News Roundup Top Headlines from Oct 27–Nov 2, 2025 Curated by InsurTech NY • Sources: Insurance Innovation Reporter, Coverager, Life Insurance International Product Branch Implements Akur8 to Streamline Pricing and Improve Rating Precision Insurer Branch has adopted Akur8’s pricing platform to enhance speed, accuracy, and transparency in its actuarial workflows. The move supports Branch’s […]

INSURTECH NY – NEW YORK | November 7th, 2025 Despair, but don’t lose all hope. NYC woke up this week to a mayor that Jamie Dimon calls “more a Marxist than a socialist.” Mamdani’s platform values affordability, improving infrastructure, and the willingness to pool resources for shared outcomes. Each of these frames in a political […]

Weekly News Roundup Top Headlines from Oct 20–26, 2025 Curated by InsurTech NY • Sources: Coverager, Insurance Innovation Reporter, Company Websites Funding Seneca Raises $60 Million Seneca emerged from stealth with $60 million in funding to develop AI-powered aerial systems for wildfire defense. The company builds autonomous fire suppression drones capable of launching instantly, locating […]

Weekly News Roundup Top Headlines from Oct 13–19, 2025 Curated by InsurTech NY • Sources: Coverager, TechCrunch, bolttech Funding IRYS Raises $12.5 Million Florida-based insurtech IRYS raised $12.5 million in seed funding led by Markd. Founded by CEO Margeaux Giles, IRYS is building an AI-native, integration-agnostic operating system that replaces traditional agency management and CRM […]

Founder Playbook 10 Hard-Won Truths About Building an MGA (and How to Survive Them) InsurTech NY • Adapted with permission from Megan Bingham-Walker (Anansi) • October 16, 2025 Ten truths MGA founders wish they knew earlier—plus tactics to protect capacity, nail claims, and avoid PMF whiplash. Explore the MGA Lab MGA What Every First-Time MGA […]