Akur8, the actuarial AI platform operating on a global scale, has seen its cloud-based insurance rating engine, Deploy, awarded Luminary status by research and advisory firm Celent in both the North America and Global 2026 editions of its Property Casualty Rating Engine reports.

Luminary is the highest rating Celent assigns. It is given to solutions that perform strongly on both technological sophistication and breadth of features, and usually to providers with a prominent market position. The accolade comes just a year after Deploy launched in October 2025. More than 15 insurers across 12 countries now use it to make rate changes more quickly and safely.

Akur8 said the award reflects insurers’ growing appetite for rating engines that operate independently of the policy administration system, can handle frequent pricing updates, and help carriers stay competitive. With Deploy, actuaries no longer hand completed models over to be recoded for a policy administration system. Instead, they push rate structures created in Akur8 straight to a live rating API, which frees IT staff for other priorities. Testing, governance and auditability are built into each stage, so updated rates can go live quickly without raising risk.

Among its key features, Deploy lets insurers import rate plans within minutes, roll them out in seconds and return quotes in milliseconds. Teams can trial deployments and model outcomes before policyholders are affected. Every change is version-controlled and logged, so filings and regulatory reviews are supported. The engine links to any policy administration system through its API. As a member of the Verisk Strategic Alliance partner network, Akur8 is also licensed to support customer-imported ISO Electronic Rating Content within Deploy.

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