Top ten insurtech stories in 2018
Ensure you’re up to speed with the insurance scene in our top ten insurtech stories in 2018.
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SoftBank pours $500m into Cambridge Mobile Telematics
SoftBank Vision Fund sees something in US-based insurtech.
Motive Partners takes majority stake in Finantix
Private equity firm gets hold of digital services provider.
Buzzvault app jumps into insurtech space
Home insurance app for a personal asset vault.
US tech watch: Gradifi, Numerated, Jibo, Corvus, Botkeeper
Boston bosses this one. A wave of cash for finance and insurance tech start-ups, and a robotic assistant goes dark.
Hong Kong puts insurtech on fast track
Hong Kong Insurance Authority plays catch-up with the global fintech industry.
Insurtech Lemonade has a pop at Europe
US insurance firm has “no intention of stopping at water’s edge”.
French 14 find firm favour in R3 blockchain trial
Corporates complete regional CordaKYC trial with AFTE.
Israel’s API integrator OpenLegacy gets $30m funding
Investors Include CommerzVentures and Silverhorn Investment Advisors.
The Heart beats faster in Poland with Mastercard investment
The loving duo unveils the Heart Ventures for start-up action.
Brussels uses Brexit concerns to charm UK fintech
Brussels Capital Region launches campaign to attract firms.
Poland’s Braintri merges with iCompass
Looking for international markets.
New legislation puts motor insurers in the driver’s seat of autonomous cars
The next few years will be transformative for the motor insurance industry.
Finleap takes a jump with €41.5m Ping An investment
To reach new tech firms and partners.
Personal finance app Fintonic links up with Amazon
“A new way of cooperating between the fintech sector and online distributors.”
Insurtech Anorak raises $6.5m in funding
Series A round led by Kamet Ventures.
Quadient’s new tool accelerates insurance claims process
Quadient Correspondence is a new subscription-based, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution.
BML Istisharat in new insurtech and banking tech projects
An insurtech project in Algeria and a core banking tech one in Jordan.
How to unlock the potential of the growing cyber market
Insurers and start-ups have to work together to make the most of the growing cyber market.
Ethical insurtech Ethos bags $35m
Round led by Accel.
Insurtech omni:us closes series A funding round
Berlin-based insurtech omni:us brings its total funding to $22.5 million.
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New insurtech Coverly prepares for launch
On demand products aim to launch in Q1 2019.
Generali France deploys three AI Watson implementations
And creates a centre to develop AI use cases.
Leveraging insurance to do social good – the Uber way
Insurance has a bad reputation – but can insurtech turn this around and lead the way for social good?
Insurtech Hokodo hogs €1.9m in seed funding
Providing insurance via APIs for SMEs.
Russia’s Alfa Group plans to create online insurer Mango
Several million dollars invested in insurance start-up.
Credit Karma goes for insurtech
US firm unveils plans for an auto insurance comparison tool.
Dutch banking takes courage from cybercrime exercises
ING and friends mimicked WannaCry ransomware attack.
India’s fintech firms fight against Aadhaar restrictions
They want access to the biometric database to verify customers.
Avoka invokes app digitisation for First Tech FCU
Digitises account opening for more than 40 offerings at US credit union.
Bank of England preps UK fintech for next decade
Its “Vision 2030” looks at the future of finance across the nation.
The great standstill: lack of innovation holding back the insurance industry
The insurance industry is still playing catch-up due to some fundamental barriers.
Insurtech Setoo set to woo with €8m funding
Main investor in Series A round is Kamet, AXA’s insurtech start-up studio.
Yolt cosies up to Anorak’s life insurance advice
Anorak follows in the path of Runpath and Moneytis.
Banco Sabadell and Mutua Madrileña support Spanish VC Antai
They participated in a $20m funding round.
Aviva turns digital insurance air Blue in Hong Kong
JV owned by Aviva, Hillhouse Capital, and Tencent.
Ebix acquires wealthtech Miles Software for $19m
Mumbai-based firm snapped up by e-commerce service provider.
