Aviva Specialty will begin with commercial property in the fourth quarter, with plans to expand into cyber, financial lines and specialty casualty.
Underwriting
Majesco’s Shah Brings His AI Vision Into the Workflow
At Frontier 2026, Shah and colleagues demonstrated intelligence within insurance workflows and an agentic approach to product development, implementation and support.
Crux Underwriting Refreshes CruxHub for Terror Risks
The broker-facing platform lets users submit, quote and bind terrorism business online, with additional specialty products planned.
Cytora Expands Applied Systems’ Relevance to Carriers
At Applied Net, executives detail how risk digitization, automated quoting and submissionless remarketing connect carrier underwriting with agency workflows.
WTW Names Darrel Beaton Director of Underwriting
The commercial insurance veteran joins WTW’s North America Insurance Consulting and Technology business to support underwriting and product modernization.
Ledgebrook Raises $200 Million, Secures Allianz Re Capacity
The full-stack specialty insurer will expand its Blackbird underwriting platform and team as cumulative written premium approaches $1 billion.
Duck Creek Expands Leadership After Send Acquisition
Andy Moss will lead underwriting globally while Lloyd Peters takes responsibility for EMEA growth following Duck Creek’s acquisition of Send.
Arbol Names Chief Scientist, Launches Innovation Unit
The new unit will develop modeling, data and underwriting research supporting specialty risks including agriculture, energy, wildfire and flood.
Cowbell Launches AI Risk Advisor for Policyholders
The OMNI-powered agent turns cyber-risk signals into prioritized recommendations for policyholders, with evidence supporting each suggested action.
KYND Adds AI Detection for Cyber Underwriting
The new capability identifies externally visible AI technologies across insureds’ digital footprints, giving cyber underwriters an independent source of risk information.