:Sapiens International, an Israel-headquartered insurance software firm with a market value of nearly $2 billion, is exploring options that include a potential sale, according to people familiar with the matter. Sapiens is working with investment bank William Blair to gauge interest from potential buyers that could include private equity firms, the sources said. Sapiens started exploring a sale after attracting takeover interest last summer and put its plans on hold after the conflict between Israel and Hamas rocked the region, one of the sources said. Sapiens revived its efforts to sell itself a few weeks ago, according to the sources.