Instech

What Instech does

Instech (also written as InsTech) is a London-based insurance technology research and events organization founded in 2015 that serves the UK insurance market, principally Managing General Agents (MGAs) and, more recently, corporate buyers facing climate risk. The company operates two core product lines: InsTech Research Reports, which include proprietary market surveys such as the annual MGA Actuarial Survey produced in partnership with Broadstone, and InsTech Events, which hosts conferences on topics such as Enhanced Underwriting in the London specialty insurance market. Survey outputs include structured benchmarks on actuarial capability adoption, data quality challenges (with 40-50% of actuarial effort reportedly consumed by data quality issues), and emerging risk themes like flood resilience.

Instech runs a community-led, event-driven go-to-market model, positioning itself as a convening body for brokers, underwriters, carriers, MGAs, and technology providers. Revenue mechanics are split between subscription/recurring research report sales and event-based professional services revenue; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Customer segments are organized vertically — the primary segment is UK MGAs seeking actuarial and analytical capability development, with a secondary segment of UK organisations and corporate entities focused on flood risk management.

In August 2025, Instech was acquired by Datos Insights, a Pamlico Capital-backed firm, signaling absorption into a larger data and insurance technology platform. The company is small (11-50 employees) and remains UK-focused, with no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, external funding rounds, or independent leadership changes. Founder Robin Merttens is identified as Partner & Co-Founder.

Name

Instech

Website

https://instech.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Instech is a London-based insurance technology organization founded in 2015 that produces market research reports and hosts industry events for UK Managing General Agents and the broader insurance ecosystem, including flood risk and underwriting topics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Insurance Industry Research & Events

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Data, Analytics & AI for Insurance (Risk, Pricing, Personalization) (FSAGAGAE)

Keywords

• Insurance technology research
• Insurtech community events
• Market intelligence reports
• MGA actuarial surveys
• Insurance industry conferences

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Market Research Reports: Produces and publishes industry survey reports on insurance technology topics, often conducted in partnership with consultancies and other industry bodies, targeting MGAs and insurance market participants.
2. Events and Conferences: Hosts industry events exploring topics like Enhanced Underwriting in the London market, partnering with technology providers and market transformation experts.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Instech is a membership-based industry body that produces proprietary market research reports and hosts insurance technology conferences for the UK insurance market. Its two primary offerings are InsTech Research Reports (e.g., the annual MGA Actuarial Survey produced in partnership with Broadstone, and the State of Flood Resilience Report with Airmic) and InsTech Events (e.g., the Enhanced Underwriting forum in the London specialty insurance market). The company convenes carriers, brokers, MGAs, and technology providers through these research and event channels.

Product overview

InsTech is an insurance technology membership organization that connects carriers, brokers, MGAs, and technology providers through industry research, market reports, and professional events. The company operates two primary offerings: InsTech Research Reports (produced in partnership with firms like Broadstone to survey market participants on technology adoption and capabilities) and InsTech Events (hosted conferences and sessions exploring insurance technology topics such as enhanced underwriting and MGA operations). InsTech was acquired by Datos Insights in 2025.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• InsTech Research Reports

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 90% of MGAs now use actuarial or analytical expertise
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AirmiccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 June 2026Collaborated on the State of Flood Resilience Report surveying over 70 UK organisational leaders, finding that only 8% of UK organisations have flood action plans covering all locations despite 72% expecting to be affected by flooding.
• BroadstonecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 February 2026Partnership with financial services consultancy Broadstone to produce a first-of-its-kind survey report on actuarial capability within Managing General Agents (MGAs). The research identifies progression patterns in how MGAs develop actuarial capability as they scale, with key findings on operational models including external-only, hybrid, and in-house approaches.
• Datos InsightscoreOthers · 4 August 2025Datos Insights, backed by Pamlico, acquired InsTech in a strategic move signaling expansion within the data and insurance technology sectors. This acquisition represents Instech being absorbed into Datos Insights' platform.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Insurance Journal: Longstanding US-centric P&C insurance trade media with extensive market reporting and events; comparable research-and-events motion to Instech but operating at much larger scale.
• Datos Insights: Acquirer of Instech and a much larger research and advisory firm covering financial services and insurance technology; comparable as a peer and now the strategic parent, with broader global reach.

Direct peers

• Insurance Post: UK-focused insurance trade media and events platform serving brokers, insurers, and MGAs — directly comparable in audience, geography, and event-led GTM motion to Instech.
• Insurance Times: Long-running UK insurance industry publication hosting awards, events, and editorial content targeting the same London market MGA and broker community that Instech engages.
• The Insurer: Re/insurance industry news, research, and events company with editorial coverage and conferences; closely comparable to Instech on combining research with proprietary events.
• Artemis: Re/insurance industry news and deal-tracking platform covering specialty insurance, ILS, and alternative capital; comparable media-plus-research model for the London/reinsurance market.
• Insurance Business UK: UK insurance trade publication with strong broker and MGA readership, producing sector reports and hosted events analogous to Instech's research-and-events proposition.
• InsurTech Connect (ITC): Largest global insurtech conference and community linking carriers, MGAs, and technology vendors; overlaps directly with Instech's convening role for the insurtech ecosystem.
• The Digital Insurer: Global insurtech community and content platform running events, awards, and research; comparable to Instech as a membership-driven insurtech knowledge body.
• Carrier Management: P&C insurance industry research and community publication with deep carrier and MGA coverage — adjacent peer for research-led engagement with insurance operators.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/instech_london
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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