Akur8, the next generation insurance pricing and reserving solution powered by Transparent AI, has announced an expanded partnership with Branch, the Columbus-based insurer that uses data, technology, and automation to make bundling home and auto insurance easier than ever.

Branch originally selected Akur8 in 2025 to bring greater speed, consistency, and transparency to its actuarial workflow. With the addition of Akur8 Discover, Branch gains on-demand visibility into regulatory filings across the U.S. market and strengthens its commitment to delivering fair, competitive rates to its members.

Akur8 Discover transforms unstructured U.S. regulatory filings into structured, searchable intelligence, giving pricing and actuarial teams faster access to insights on market behavior, rate changes, market positioning, and regulatory trends. For insurers like Branch, this streamlines research workflows and supports more informed pricing decisions, especially when historical data is limited or market dynamics evolve rapidly.

Joe Emison, Co-Founder and CTO, Branch said:  “Pricing is both a technical and strategic discipline. Akur8 has helped us bring modern tooling and transparency to our pricing processes. By adopting Akur8 Discover, we’re adding a new layer of regulatory and market intelligence that strengthens how we assess trends, validate assumptions, and support responsible growth.”

Samuel Falmagne, CEO, Akur8 said: “Branch represents the new generation of data-driven insurers. Their decision to adopt Akur8 Discover reflects a forward-looking approach to pricing and market awareness. We are proud to support Branch with a unified suite that brings modeling, governance, and market intelligence together on one platform.”

Sergey Filimonov, Head of Applied AI, Akur8, and Co-Founder of Matrisk AI added: “Regulatory filings hold enormous pricing signals, but extracting it has meant weeks of manual work. In an early Branch use case, a member of Branch’s pricing team reproduced two and a half weeks of coverage and filing research in a couple of hours with Akur8 Discover. That’s the shift: faster market insight with traceability back to the source.”

Branch’s adoption of Akur8 Discover highlights a broader trend among modern U.S. carriers seeking integrated pricing platforms that can support speed, rigor, and market awareness without sacrificing transparency or actuarial control.