SHERIDAN, WYOMING – May 19, 2025 – insureNXT 2025 concluded with a strong show of momentum, confirming its position as a premier platform for innovation and strategic transformation in the global insurance sector. With nearly 3,500 attendees, a ten percent growth in admissions year-over-year, and a packed agenda of expert-led sessions, the Cologne-based congress trade fair reinforced its reputation as a catalyst for industry progress and collaboration.
Strategic Focus: Innovation, Growth, and Scalability
The two-day event placed sharp emphasis on the industry’s most pressing opportunities and challenges, spotlighting three critical areas of transformation:
- Artificial Intelligence (AI): Positioned as a cornerstone for automation, efficiency, and new business models, AI took center stage. Discussions tackled real-world applications and explored responsible scaling practices for GenAI and other advanced tools.
- Growth through New Business Models: From embedded insurance to platform-based strategies, the event examined how insurers can expand market reach through diversified sales channels and digital engagement.
- Scaling Innovation Capacity: Sessions highlighted the role of internal R&D and external partnerships—such as corporate venture capital and cross-sector collaboration—in accelerating innovation across the value chain.
Together, these themes underscored the insurance industry’s shift toward a more agile, tech-driven, and customer-centric future.
Industry Leaders Endorse insureNXT’s Strategic Value
"insureNXT 2025 has impressively demonstrated that it provides important impetus for our insurance industry as a driver of innovation. With its high-quality program, practical insights and central topics ranging from GenAI to the scaling of innovations, it is a convincing meeting place for dialogue between start-ups and established players - a great benefit for the industry in terms of both content and culture," stated Peter Stockhorst, Chairman of the Board of InsurLab Germany e.V., Chief Digital Business & Partnerships Officer at Zurich Group Germany, and CEO of DA Direkt.
Prof. Dr. Christian Glasmacher, Head of Corporate Development and Sustainability and Member of the Executive Board at Koelnmesse, emphasized the fair’s growth trajectory: "insureNXT 2025 confirms the growth course we have embarked on. With around 3,500 visitors and a strong response from exhibitors and partners, it is clear that we are convincing with our concept. The move to Confex was a strategic step - modern infrastructure, flexible room concepts and an innovative environment make the event fit for the future."
insureNXT Innovators Award: Spotlight on Disruption and Collaboration
A central highlight of the event was the insureNXT Innovators Award, honoring cutting-edge contributions to insurance innovation across three categories:
- Stand Alone Insurance Pioneer: Exploris Health
- Collaboration Champion: 7Analytics and Fremtind
- Cross Industry Bridgebuilder: GarantieHeld
With over 50 high-caliber submissions, the awards reflected the sector’s vibrant innovation ecosystem and the event’s role in amplifying new ideas and partnerships.
A Platform for the Next Generation of Insurance Solutions
As an international trade fair and congress, insureNXT continues to evolve as a pivotal meeting ground for insurers, start-ups, technology providers, academic institutions, and cross-industry stakeholders. With over 150 partners and exhibitors, and more than 200 speakers in 2024, the platform actively drives collaboration and the exchange of future-ready solutions. Its focus on digital transformation, cultural change, and customer experience remains central to its mission.
Looking Ahead: insureNXT 2026
The next edition of insureNXT is scheduled for May 20–21, 2026, in Cologne, promising continued momentum and strategic relevance for stakeholders across the insurance value chain.
Learn more at https://www.insurenxt.com/en/.