Optalitix and Avoca Risk Forge Strategic Partnership to Transform Cloud Rating Engines

Award-winning insurtech Optalitix today announced a strategic partnership with US-based Managing General Agency (MGA) Avoca Risk, to bring advanced, cloud-hosted rating capabilities to the forefront of underwriting operations. The partnership will see Avoca Risk deploy its MPL rater via the Optalitix Models platform, enabling real-time API access and robust input validation—all within a scalable, no-code environment.

The collaboration enhances Avoca Risk’s proprietary underwriting platform, Octane, with modern cloud connectivity and live model governance. Optalitix’s platform ensures seamless integration of rating models, while enabling full control over model versioning, deployment, and testing in a live insurance environment.

“Avoca Risk are innovative force in the MGA landscape, and we’re excited to support their growth with the robust, responsive infrastructure that Optalitix Models provides,” said Greg Gwilliam, Head of Insurance. “With this integration, Avoca gains not just speed, but the flexibility and confidence to adapt pricing at pace with market demands.”

By hosting Avoca's rater model in the cloud, Optalitix unlocks critical features, including:

• API-first access to the model from frontend systems
• Input validation enforcement in line with the rater’s existing rules
• Version control and tagging, ensuring correct model access for new business, renewals, and MTAs
• Environment support for safe testing of model updates prior to deployment
• Live performance monitoring of rating models, enabling full visibility and auditability

Previously, model updates and deployments lacked centralised control or transparency. Now, through Optalitix Models, Avoca can monitor the performance of each model version, apply change control protocols, and roll out improvements with greater agility and governance.

A modular fit for Avoca’s dynamic trading vision

Founded to drive product innovation in the US insurance market, Avoca Risk was drawn to the modular, plug-and-play structure of Optalitix’s platform. “We were impressed with the focus that Optalitix have brought to their rating module, and the simplicity of connecting with the modular design that our proprietary in-house underwriting system is based upon,” said Anthony Dagostino, President of Avoca Risk.

The Optalitix integration brings immediate value to Avoca by embedding dynamic pricing into its trading workflows, supporting fast market adaptation and operational scale.

“We’re thrilled to be partnering with Optalitix and excited to embed the robust capabilities of their rating module into Avoca Risk’s proprietary Octane trading platform,” added Dagostino.

This partnership marks another step forward in Optalitix’s mission to empower insurers and MGAs with intelligent, low-code solutions that accelerate model deployment, enhance underwriting accuracy, and reduce friction in pricing operations.