About
AkinovA is a secure, globally regulated electronic marketplace purpose-built to reinvent insurance and reinsurance risk transfer. Its digital-first platform levels the playing field for all parties in the risk transfer value chain—brokers, cover buyers, capacity providers, and data or analytics service providers—offering a unified ecosystem for finding counterparties, negotiating deals, and executing transactions efficiently. The platform is organized around three core pillars. The AkinovA Marketplace combines secure instant messaging with infrastructure for marketing risks, price discovery via competing parties, and deal execution across a broad investor base. AkinovA Insights delivers access to third-party data, news, and analytics to enable faster, better-informed decisions. The AkinovA Clearing House provides full legal transformation, securitization, clearing, settlement, and reporting, including capital liquidity to prevent trapped collateral. Regulated by the Bermuda Monetary Authority and certified to ISO27001 and FSQS standards, with FCA regulatory coverage, AkinovA meets the stringent requirements of major brokers, corporates, and capital markets clients in 41 countries. Its technology stack is cloud-based, encrypted, and highly scalable, with Blockchain Distributed Ledger readiness and ML/AI pattern recognition for document ingestion. AkinovA serves brokers seeking to grow their client base, cover buyers actively managing exposure, capacity providers deploying capital more efficiently, and data providers seeking a global audience—all within one regulated, transparent digital environment.
Key Features
- Regulated Global Marketplace: Regulated by the Bermuda Monetary Authority, ISO27001 and FSQS certified, and FCA regulated, enabling compliant risk trading across 41 countries.
- Real-Time Price Discovery: Multiple competing parties per deal give brokers and cover buyers real-time visibility into market appetite and pricing availability.
- AkinovA Insights: Provides access to third-party data, news, and market analytics to support faster and better-informed underwriting and trading decisions.
- Integrated Clearing House: Delivers complete legal transformation, securitization, clearing, settlement, and reporting services, with capital liquidity to prevent trapped collateral.
- Blockchain-Ready, ML/AI-Powered Technology: Cloud-based encrypted infrastructure with Blockchain Distributed Ledger readiness and ML/AI pattern recognition for document ingestion and risk analysis.
Use Cases
- Brokers expanding their client base, finding reinsurance capacity, and reducing placement costs through a digital marketplace.
- Cover buyers actively managing risk exposure by matching the right risk with the right capital at optimal price points.
- Capacity providers deploying underutilized capital quickly and efficiently while actively managing portfolio exposure.
- Data, analytics, and service providers accessing a global user base of brokers, cover buyers, and capacity providers to grow their customer base.
- Reinsurance transactions requiring full legal transformation, securitization, and settlement via an integrated clearing house.
Pros
- Comprehensive Regulatory Coverage: Multi-jurisdictional regulation and industry certifications provide confidence for enterprise brokers, corporates, and capital markets participants.
- End-to-End Ecosystem: One platform covers the full risk transfer lifecycle—from marketing and negotiation through execution, clearing, and settlement.
- Global Reach with Intangible Risk Access: Supports trading in intangible risk classes with decorrelated returns, opening up niche markets that traditional channels struggle to serve.
Cons
- Highly Specialized Use Case: Purpose-built for the insurance and reinsurance industry, making it unsuitable for businesses outside financial risk transfer.
- Enterprise-Oriented Onboarding: The platform is geared toward regulated professionals and institutions, which may present a barrier for smaller or less established participants.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is AkinovA?
AkinovA is a regulated digital marketplace for the transfer and trading of insurance and reinsurance risk, connecting brokers, cover buyers, capacity providers, and data/analytics service providers.
Who regulates AkinovA?
AkinovA is regulated by the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) and is also ISO27001 and FSQS certified, as well as FCA regulated. It operates as an Appointed Representative of HISL Brokers and MJ Hudson.
Which countries does AkinovA serve?
AkinovA is regulated to trade insurance in Bermuda for clients in 41 countries worldwide.
What is the AkinovA Clearing House?
The AkinovA Clearing House provides complete legal transformation, securitization, clearing, settlement, and reporting services. It also delivers capital liquidity to prevent trapped collateral issues.
How does price discovery work on AkinovA?
AkinovA uses established price discovery methodologies with multiple competing parties for every deal, giving users real-time visibility into market appetite and pricing availability.
