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Roadzen Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire a Leading European MGA Focused on Short-Term Car Rental Insurance
The acquisition is expected to add a scaled, fully regulated European insurance platform powering over 800,000 policies annually, with approximately $18–20 million in revenue and approximately $1.6–2 million in EBITDA The business is being acquired by Roadzen's India subsidiary in exchange for stock or cash and is not expected to be dilutive to Roadzen's Nasdaq shareholders Combines over a decade of proprietary short-trip pricing data with Roadzen's AI to power real-time underwriting and automat
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The acquisition is expected to add a scaled, fully regulated European insurance platform powering over 800,000 policies annually, with approximately $18–20 million in revenue and approximately $1.6–2 million in EBITDA The business is being acquired by Roadzen's India subsidiary in exchange for stock or cash and is not expected to be dilutive to Roadzen's Nasdaq shareholders Combines over a decade of proprietary short-trip pricing data with Roadzen's AI to power real-time underwriting and automated, computer-vision-led claims — transformative for the $27 billion car rental insurance segment NEW YORK, July 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Roadzen Inc. (Nasdaq: RDZN), a global leader in AI at the intersection of insurance and mobility, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire a leading technology-driven managing general agent ("MGA") specializing in short-term car rental insurance across Europe. The acquisition is being made by Roadzen's India subsidiary, Roadzen Technologies Limited ("Roadzen India"), which is 92% owned by Roadzen Inc. Under the terms of the purchase agreement, the sellers may elect to receive equity in Roadzen India, based on a valuation of Roadzen India at approximately $280 million, or cash. As a result, the transaction is not expected to be directly dilutive to Roadzen's Nasdaq shareholders. Total consideration is approximately $15 million — 50% payable at closing and 50% structured as a three-year earn-out contingent on milestones. The business is one of Europe's leading technology-enabled specialists in the short-term car rental insurance market. It distributes through embedded API integrations with leading rental car partners across multiple European markets, alongside a direct-to-consumer platform. The company writes approximately 800,000 policies annually and is expected to generate approximately $18–20 million in revenue and approximately $1.6–2 million in EBITDA in its current fiscal year, with no debt, positive free cash flow, and a lean team of around 20 people supported by its proprietary technology. It is regulated in the European Union and the United Kingdom, backed by multi-year A-rated underwriting capacity, with a strong combined ratio. The global car rental insurance market is valued at approximately $27 billion and operates as a highly lucrative ancillary revenue stream within the broader global auto insurance market. The segment is growing at approximately a 6.8% CAGR, driven by increasing vehicle utilization, rising insurance penetration in leisure and corporate rentals, and the need to protect rental operators from costly claims amid inflated vehicle repair costs. As rental volumes rise and pricing, claims, and fraud increasingly move to real-time, technology-driven platforms, the market is primed for transformation. This acquisition provides Roadzen with a fully licensed, scaled and profitable MGA platform to accelerate its global expansion and deliver AI-powered insurance across the short-trip mobility market. Roadzen already works with several large car rental fleet operators and can now offer this product directly to them.