Cytora partners with Octave Specialty Group to help advance MGA ecosystem

New York, USA; 5th August 2026: Cytora, the leading digital risk processing platform, has announced a strategic collaboration with Octave Specialty Group (“Octave”) (NYSE: OSG), a global specialty insurance platform that builds, buys, and scales high-performing managing general agencies (MGA).

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Octave will leverage Cytora’s fully configurable, AI-driven risk processing and workflow automation capabilities to provide a turnkey operational infrastructure for new MGA launches, reduce time-to-market with pre-configured digital insurance stacks, and scale risk processing across Octave’s portfolio.
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Randy Paez, Chief Information Officer at Octave, said: “Data is a foundational element of specialty insurance, and coupling it with AI is changing how we build and scale MGAs. Cytora gives us the front end of the AI-driven stack that turns unstructured submissions into decision-ready risk, compresses time-to-market for every MGA we launch, and enables us to further scale our operations.
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Juan de Castro, Chief Commercial Officer at Cytora, said: “Octave is one of the industry leaders in embracing new technology to transform its business operations and enhance the experience of its partners and customers. We are delighted to be part of this journey and look forward to supporting Octave as it continues to develop one of the world’s most advanced MGA ecosystems.”

About Cytora
Cytora is an AI-powered platform that enables commercial insurers to process risks with greater efficiency and accuracy. Cytora digitises every incoming risk, augments it with external data sources, evaluates it against multiple rules, including appetite and priority rules, and routes it to downstream systems for automated or manual underwriting.

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About Octave Specialty Group
Octave Specialty Group, Inc. (“Octave”) is a global specialty insurance firm that builds, buys, and scales niche insurance distribution and underwriting businesses. With a focus on operational excellence, disciplined growth, and innovation, Octave is creating a harmonized portfolio of companies that deliver exceptional performance and long-term value for shareholders. For more information, visit octavegroup.com.

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