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Insurtech News Jan 18
Weekly News Roundup

Top Headlines from Jan 12–18, 2026

Curated by InsurTech NY • Sources: Coverager, Insurance Innovation Reporter

6 Stories
$63.1M Raised
4 Funding Rounds
Product

Eleos Life Launches Free AI Assistant for P&C Agents, Brokers

Eleos Life, a digital-first InsurTech specializing in embedded life and disability products, has launched a free AI-powered assistant for property/casualty brokers and agents. Called AI Agent Desk, the tool enables producers to embed a chat widget on their websites and instantly respond to client inquiries based on custom knowledge bases.

Source: Insurance Innovation Reporter — Read MoreEleos Life

Funding

Circuit Secures Investment from Lloyd’s

Digital asset recovery startup Circuit announced an investment from Lloyd’s. Founded in 2023 and based in NY, Circuit claims to be the first system that enables asset recovery even when private keys are lost, stolen, or inaccessible.

Source: Coverager — Read MoreCircuit

Partnership

Travelers Partners with Anthropic

Travelers has partnered with Anthropic to expand its AI-enabled engineering and analytics capabilities, rolling out personalized Claude AI assistants to nearly 10,000 employees across technology, data science, analytics and product teams. The deployment is aimed at accelerating software development, analytics workflows and machine learning model creation.

Source: Coverager — Read MoreTravelersAnthropic

Funding

RISA Labs Raises $11.1 Million

RISA Labs has raised $11.1 million in a Series A round co-led by Cencora Ventures and Optum Ventures to expand deployment of its AI operating system across oncology practices, health systems, specialty pharmacies, and infusion networks. The Palo Alto–based company automates patient access, benefits verification, and prior authorization, replacing manual oncology workflows with AI-driven processes that adapt in real time as payer rules and systems change.

Source: Coverager — Read MoreRISA Labs

Funding

Atomic Insights Raises $10 Million

Atomic Insights, based in San Francisco, a provider of money-movement and workflow automation tools for RIAs and family offices, has raised $10 million in seed funding led by Aquiline to deepen its real-time custodial data connections, further streamline money movement, treasury operations, and cashflow reporting for RIAs and family offices.

Source: Coverager — Read MoreAtomic Insights

Funding

WithCoverage Raises $42 Million

Insurance broker WithCoverage has raised $42 million in a Series B funding round led by Sequoia Capital and Khosla Ventures, claiming that its AI audit engine helps their team analyze a business’s policies and operations, including coverage details, COIs, billing, to spot what brokers miss.

Source: Coverager — Read MoreWithCoverage

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