Insurtech

March 7, 2024 @ 11:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) is reporting a strong fourth quarter and an upbeat outlook for 2024. Digital insurance tech firm Lemonade reports the following: Top line: At $747 million, in-force premium (IFP) grew by 20% year on year, while revenue grew 31%. Loss Ratio: At 77%,… Read More

March 7, 2024 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

wefox, an Insurtech firm, has announced the appointment of Mark Hartigan as its Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Julian Teicke will be transitioning into “the non-executive role of President, and remain Vice Chair of the Board of Directors after nine successful years of steering… Read More

March 2, 2024 @ 1:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Akur8, the insurance pricing solution powered by transparent machine learning, is pleased to announce that Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, a company offering coverage for farm insurance in addition to virtually every line of insurance in the state of Georgia, has selected Akur8’s Core… Read More

February 28, 2024 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

B2B Insurtech Coverdash has closed on a $13.5 million Series A funding round, according to a note from the company.  The company notes that this follows a $2.5 million Seed round from last year. Nyca Partners led the funding, joined by existing investors, including Bling… Read More

February 25, 2024 @ 5:44 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Insurtech industry player The Digital Insurer (TDI) has partnered with the Singapore College of Insurance (SCI) to introduce the GenAI Explorer Program, an innovative venture designed to usher in a new era for the insurance sector through the application of generative AI technology. This exclusive… Read More

February 24, 2024 @ 2:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Despite the ongoing seasonal dip in Q4 2023, insurance shopping is likely to remain strong in 2024 according to a recent TransUnion report which suggests insurers “approach marketing similar to pricing in order to target desired prospects.” Personal and auto insurance shopping is “likely to… Read More

February 24, 2024 @ 10:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In line with its effort to enhance financial security for Malaysian families, PolicyStreet partners with neobanking service provider Vircle to introduce Vircle Club Protect—an exclusive embedded coverage “for children available to all Vircle VISA prepaid card subscribers.” Vircle, known for its parent-friendly e-money solutions, “empowers… Read More

February 22, 2024 @ 7:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

wefox, which claims to be among the leading Insurtech firms, has appointed Dominik Ulrich as Chief Risk Officer (CRO), with immediate effect. Prior to this role Mr. Ulrich was working as Head of Internal Audit at wefox. Mr. Ulrich will now be expected to “lead… Read More

February 21, 2024 @ 9:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Akur8, the insurance pricing solution, is pleased to announce that MGS Seguros has chosen its pricing platform. This new collaboration will empower its actuarial and pricing teams “to build powerful, explainable pricing models and establish a robust predictive modeling framework for its auto and home… Read More

February 21, 2024 @ 9:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HealthCARE of Iowa, a professional consulting partner with over 80 years of combined experience in providing consulting services for Senior Living environments, has partnered with DailyPay – the on-demand pay solution. Through this partnership, HealthCARE of Iowa is “modernizing its benefits offerings by providing the… Read More

February 19, 2024 @ 10:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kin, the digital, direct-to-consumer home insurance company, today announced operating results through the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2023. Kin is reporting that it has “finished 2023 with $344.1 million in gross written premium and $104.5 million in total revenue.” Kin’s operating income landed at… Read More

February 14, 2024 @ 8:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

wefox and Wind Tre have selected HDI Embedded as an insurance partner. The partnership enables greater coverage and “extended warranty solutions for customers of Italian mobile operator Wind Tre.” wefox, which claims to be the world’s leading insurtech, and Wind Tre, the Italian multi-service operator… Read More

February 13, 2024 @ 9:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Private equity investor LDC has invested in the Insurtech business Uinsure. Founded in 2007, Uinsure is a cloud-based tech platform “that connects financial intermediaries and lenders with a panel of the UK’s insurers, enabling its customers to arrange cover through a frictionless platform that has… Read More

February 13, 2024 @ 8:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Shepherd, an insurance provider for commercial construction, announced today it raised a $13.5 million Series A funding round led by Costanoa Ventures with participation from Intact Ventures, Era Ventures, Greenlight Re and Spark Capital. Shepherd combines insurance together “with software to help contractors save on… Read More

February 12, 2024 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global Insurtech funding and deals slide to 6-year lows in 2023, according to an update shared by CBInsights. Insurtech startups had a “brutal” 2023, with funding and deals reaching 6-year lows — in line with the broader venture slowdown, the team at CBInsights noted. Nevertheless,… Read More

February 7, 2024 @ 12:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kin, the digital, direct-to-consumer home insurance company, announced the closing of $15 million in financing from new investor Activate Capital, a growth-stage VC firm focused on the sustainable, resilient transformation of the global economy. Raising at an increased valuation, greater than $1 billion, is an… Read More

February 2, 2024 @ 5:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CyberCube, the enabler of cyber risk analytics for the insurance industry, marked the end of a positive year of strong growth, “surpassing 100 insurance organizations licensing CyberCube solutions.” As the cyber insurance market grows in size and sophistication, analyzing, assessing, and quantifying the impact of… Read More

February 2, 2024 @ 2:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Corvus Insurance, the cyber underwriter powered by a proprietary AI-driven cyber risk platform, today released its Q4 2023 Ransomware Report. Featuring data collected from ransomware leak sites, the report shows “that while Q4 attacks were down slightly from Q3 2023, ransomware activity for the year… Read More

January 27, 2024 @ 4:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Better Home & Finance Holding Company (NASDAQ:BETR), the  digital homeownership company and the first fintech lender to achieve $100B in funded loans,  announced the launch of Better Insurance, the white labeled solution that allows customers to purchase homeowners insurance through “a fully online experience.” Better… Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 6:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ansel, an insurtech on a mission to build a world where health hardships don’t create financial burdens, announced that it has raised a $20M round of funding “led by Portage, with participation from Two Sigma Ventures, Brewer Lane Ventures, SixThirty Ventures, Plug and Play Ventures,… Read More