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#1 Allianz Raises $1.25 Billion in Perpetual-Bond Litmus Test

Aug 20 2025 // Allianz SE sold $1.25 billion of perpetual notes Tuesday, the German insurer’s latest batch of risky bonds that investors said could set the tone for the subordinated debt market.The Restricted Tier 1 bond has an...

#2 Direct Home Insurer Kin Raises $50M in Series E Financing

Sep 8 2025 // Direct-to-consumer homeowners insurer Kin said it has raised an oversubscribed $50 million Series E financing, at a pre-money valuation of $2 billion.The digital insurer also closed on a $200 million debt facility, $145...

#3 Florida-Based HCI’s Insurtech Raises $168M in Initial Public Offering

Nov 5 2025 // Insurance technology firm Exzeo Group, part of Tampa-based HCI Group, raised $168 million in its U.S. initial public offering on Tuesday, pricing its shares within its marketed range and becoming the latest insurance...

#4 Billionaire Richard Li’s FWD Group Seeks to Raise $442 Million in Hong Kong IPO

Jun 26 2025 // Insurer FWD Group, backed by billionaire Richard Li, is looking to raise HK$3.47 billion ($442.08 million) through a Hong Kong initial public offering, according to a regulatory filing on Thursday.The pan-Asian insurer is...

#5 Ardonagh Set to Raise Up to $2.5 Billion to Fuel Expansion Spree

Mar 26 2025 // Ardonagh Group Ltd. is nearing a deal to raise as much as $2.5 billion from investors to help fuel the private equity-backed insurance broker’s rapid growth.The London-based firm is expected to close the...

#6 Apollo’s Aspen Insurance Raises $397.5 Million in US IPO

May 8 2025 // Aspen Insurance priced its New York initial public offering within its marketed range on Wednesday, raising $397.5 million for the Bermuda-based specialty insurer.The Apollo Global Management-owned insurer sold 13.25...

#7 Nirvana Raises $80M for AI-Driven Fleet Insurance; Carrier-Agency Connector CoverForce Secures $13M

Mar 10 2025 // Nirvana Insurance Secures $80M for Trucking Insurance AINirvana Insurance, an AI-driven commercial trucking insurer, announced an $80 million Series C funding round, valuing the company at nearly $850 million. The round...

#8 E&S Insurtech Ledgebrook Raises $65 Million

Jun 25 2025 // Ledgebrook Inc, a technology-driven excess and surplus lines managing general agency, recently completed the close of a $65 million funding round.The oversubscribed Series C round was led by existing investor The Stephens...

#9 Texas-Based Insurtech Steadily Secures $30M Series C Round

Apr 23 2025 // Steadily, a provider of landlord insurance in the U.S., announced $30 million in Series C funding led by Two Sigma Ventures at a $355 million valuation.Steadily serves 18 million individual rental property owners who...

#10 Insurtech 1Fort Raises $7.5M to Support AI Binding Tech for Brokers

Apr 17 2025 // 1Fort, the AI platform for business insurance, announced it raised $7.5 million in an oversubscribed funding round led by Bonfire Ventures.The round also included Draper Associates (Tim Draper); Karim Atiyeh, the founder...

#11 Anzen in California Raises $16M to Scale AI Platform for Insurance Distribution

Nov 13 2025 // San Francisco, California-based Anzen announced a $16 million Series A funding round led by Madrona, with participation from Sandbox Industries, SNR, Andreessen Horowitz and other investors. The round brings Anzen’s...

#12 Insurtech Inshur Raises $35 Million From Trinity Capital for US Expansion, AI Tech

Jul 9 2025 // Inshur said it as received a $35 million capital raise from alternative asset manager Trinity Capital to invest in research and development of artificial intelligence technology to support its embedded auto insurance...

#13 Fintech Zolve Raises $251 Million in Largest Funding Round Yet

Mar 11 2025 // Zolve raised $251 million in its latest equity and debt financing round, the neo bank said on Tuesday, led by Indian private equity firm Creaegis, an existing investor, with participation from names like HSBC and SBI...

#14 Business Moves: Insurtech Wefox Raises €151M to Build New MGA Focus, Core Markets

Jul 7 2025 // Insurtech wefox has secured funding of €151 million ($177.8 million), which will enable the company to build its core market positions in Austria, the Netherlands, and Switzerland as well as its asset-light managing...

#15 Vivere Partners in California Raises $7.5M for Specialty Insurance Platform

Apr 3 2025 // Vivere Partners, a specialty insurance platform focused on niche lines of insurance, completed a $7.5 million Series A funding round led by General Catalyst, Pathlight Ventures and Greenlight Re. The funding is intended to...

#16 Pano AI in California Raises $44M Series B to Scale Early Detection

Jun 20 2025 // San Francisco, California-based Pano AI announced the close of its $44 million Series B funding round.The round, which brings its total amount raised to $89 million, was led by new investor Giant Ventures, with additional...

#17 Berkshire Hathaway Raises New CEO Abel’s Salary to $25 Million

Jan 8 2026 // Berkshire Hathaway said Jan. 6 that it raised the salary of new Chief Executive Greg Abel to $25 million, far exceeding the $100,000 annual salary that his predecessor Warren Buffett accepted for more than four...

#18 FurtherAI Raises $25M to Alleviate Insurance Industry’s ‘Busywork’ Burden

Oct 9 2025 // San Francisco-based insurance AI start up FurtherAI announced a $25 million Series A funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz to improve insurance workflows through AI.Claiming that those who run the $7 trillion insurance...