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CatX and Cactus to merge, launch AI-driven risk platform in Bermuda

8th September 2025

Bermuda-based insurance technology firms CatX and Cactus have announced plans to merge, forming the island’s largest insurance software company. CatX provides AI-based risk intelligence and workflow tools for property, specialty, and catastrophe insurance, as well as a regulated digital exchange connecting insurers with investment funds. Cactus offers a digital workspace for underwriting ... Read the full article

CatX launches AI-powered parametric platform

5th February 2025

CatX, the digital marketplace connecting re/insurers and brokers with alternative capital, has launched Catamaran Parametric, a new AI-powered platform designed to simplify parametric protection. The platform leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to guide users through a comprehensive risk management process, transforming a traditionally manual, time-consuming task into an intuitive, data-driven experience. Catamaran Parametric ... Read the full article

CatX’s Catamaran integrates Verisk’s model to attract capital into ILS

20th December 2024

CatX, the digital marketplace that connects re/insurers and brokers with alternative capital, has adopted catastrophe risk analytics from the Extreme Event Solutions group at Verisk, a global data analytics and technology provider. New insurance investors can directly leverage Verisk’s catastrophe risk models within CatX’s flagship insurance-linked securities (ILS) analytics tool, Catamaran, ... Read the full article

CatX eyes expansion with appointment of Jon Wood as Head of Origination

2nd September 2024

CatX, the digital marketplace that connects re/insurers and brokers with alternative capital, has appointed industry leader Jon Wood as Head of Origination. The hire affirms the company’s commitment to broadening market reach ahead of the January renewals, as it targets a significant increase in transaction volume particularly in parametric, industry loss ... Read the full article

James Robinson Joins Bermuda Board of CatX

25th June 2024

CatX, the digital marketplace that connects re/insurers and brokers with alternative capital, has appointed James Robinson to its Bermuda Board of Directors, who brings over two decades of experience in insurance, reinsurance, finance, and technology. A key figure across the industry, Robinson is known for being the founder of insurance software ... Read the full article

CatX unveils AI-powered reinsurance submission creation & analysis tool

16th May 2024

CatX, the digital marketplace that connects re/insurers and brokers with alternative capital, has launched a stand-alone artificial intelligence-powered tool called Catamaran for the creation and analysis of reinsurance submissions. According to the announcement, brokers and underwriters will be able to use the tool to prepare high-quality structured submissions by uploading documentation ... Read the full article

CatX partners with CyberCube to enhance its cyber capabilities

29th April 2024

CatX, the digital marketplace that connects (re)insurers and brokers with alternative capital, has announced it will enhance its capabilities through a new collaboration with CyberCube. The partnership will reportedly enable the integration of CyberCube’s Portfolio Manager, a scenario-based catastrophe model that empowers portfolio-level insights for senior leadership decision-making, into CatX’s marketplace. CatX's ... Read the full article

CatX partners with Moody’s RMS to bolster analytics capabilities

21st February 2024

CatX, the regulated digital marketplace connecting insurers, reinsurers and brokers with alternative capital, has strategically partnered with risk modeller Moody’s RMS to support brokers and cedents in accessing a broader capacity base and model and price risk more effectively. Under this partnership, CatX is enhancing its capabilities with the addition of ... Read the full article