Insurtech CoverHound fetches $58m funding
Plans for US and Japan expansion.
Insurance
Insurtech Clearcover raises $43m for US expansion
The auto insurance firm will invest in its API platform.
IBM, PNC Bank and health insurers set up blockchain network
To improve the efficiency of the health sector.
NICE robots enter Legal & General workplace
These virtual attendants offer “faster response times for customers”.
Trov expands on-demand insurance in US
Now available in Delaware, Nevada, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
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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.
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.
Insurtech Lemonade has a pop at Europe
US insurance firm has “no intention of stopping at water’s edge”.
Finleap takes a jump with €41.5m Ping An investment
To reach new tech firms and partners.
Quadient’s new tool accelerates insurance claims process
Quadient Correspondence is a new subscription-based, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution.
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.
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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?
Credit Karma goes for insurtech
US firm unveils plans for an auto insurance comparison tool.
Avoka invokes app digitisation for First Tech FCU
Digitises account opening for more than 40 offerings at US credit union.
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.
Munich Re acquires IoT player Relayr
Acquisition is via its subsidiary Hartford Steam Boiler.
How insurers and start-ups are targeting the growing cyber insurance market
Sarah Stephens interviews a panel to find out how they’re targeting the cyber insurance market.
Crashmatics: a connected policy for the connected car
Has the insurance industry lost sight of what the “black-box” is for?
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Temasek favouring fintech investment over US banks
Singapore-based firm sees it as a more profitable industry.
AAIS pilots open insurance data link on IBM Blockchain
American Association of Insurance Services looks to automate regulatory reporting.
Blockchain: from crypto casino to cross-company data management
What different types of blockchain uses are there, where does cryptocurrency fit in, and why should insurers even care?
Blockchain record-tracker Factom gets $6m investment
FastForward Innovations shows interest in blockchain record-tracking company.
Mortgagetech Blend launches insurance agency
Wants to offer the right blend of mortgages and insurtech.
Atos digital DNA drives revamp for insurer CNA
Love is in the air with new multi-year relationship.
AXIS Capital launches insurtech investment arm
Company aims to up its investment game via AXIS Digital Ventures.
Insurance marketplace CoverHound is Intellirent’s best friend
US-based marketplace partners with rental marketing and tenant screening platform.
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Atos to acquire digital dynamo Syntel for $3.4bn
Syntel provides cloud, social media, mobile, analytics and IoT solutions.
Insurtech Digital Risks feeling brisk with £2.25m funding
Firm offers a monthly subscription model for start-ups.
Next Insurance next firm to receive $83m funding
As a national insurance carrier, the firm has big plans in the US.
Eye in the sky: how drones can shape underwriting
Drones are hitting the mainstream – but how do they impact insurance?
Accenture to power RiskBlock’s insurance platform for blockchain
Accenture joins as lead framework architect.
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