Insurtech

March 16, 2022 @ 2:25 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Insurance technology platform Socotra today announced the closing of a $50 million Series C funding round led by Insight Partners. Existing investors 8VC, Portage Ventures, Brewer Lane, MS&AD Ventures, and Nationwide Ventures also participated in this round, bringing total funds raised to date to $96 million…. Read More

March 11, 2022 @ 8:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Insurtech MGA Loadsure has closed on an $11 million Series A funding round, led by MMC Ventures, according to a statement by the company. Additional investors in the round include Crowley and existing investor Insurtech Gateway. Loadsure claims title as the industry’s first transactional cargo… Read More

March 1, 2022 @ 4:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

FOXO Technologies Inc. will become a publicly traded firm in a SPAC deal with Delwinds Insurance Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: DWIN). Shares will trade under the symbol FOXO once completed. The transaction is said to have a value of $369 million. FOXO, will raise up to… Read More

February 22, 2022 @ 9:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital insurance marketplace RenewBuy has reportedly acquired Bengaluru-headquartered Fintech firm Artivatic.AI. The strategic acquisition by RenewBuy has been made as it aims to scale its operations and further enhance its tech stack to address the requirements of clients in insurance claim settlement, risk assessment and… Read More

February 22, 2022 @ 6:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Assurely, an Insurtech that is serving the securities crowdfunding sector, has announced a new partnership with Crowdcheck – a leading legal services firm that specializes in online capital formation. According to a statement from Assurely, the partnership encourages all stakeholders utilizing CrowdCheck’s services to obtain… Read More

February 18, 2022 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Pikl, a fast-growing Insurtech business offering solutions that enable the Sharing Economy to thrive, has secured 109% (£1,967,791) of its £1,800,006 target with 26 days left in the firm’s crowdfunding campaign carried out via Seedrs. Located in Norwich, United Kingdom, Pikl operates in the finance… Read More

February 17, 2022 @ 4:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Insurtech Laka has partnered with the sports retailer Decathlon to provide a tech-driven insurance offering for customers as bike theft is on the rise. Laka is a bike insurance provider – including e-bikes, etc. – and also offers health and recovery coverage. The news follows… Read More

February 16, 2022 @ 3:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Insurtech Assurely has announced the expansion of their TigerMark Directors and Officers Liability (D&O) insurance program. Assurely is the only insurance platform publicly promoting its exempt securities insurance program. Assurely insures companies and platforms using Reg CF, Reg A+ and Reg D 506c According to… Read More

February 14, 2022 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Vitesse PSP, the payment, liquidity and treasury management platform, recently announced that it has secured $26 million in Series B funding led by Prime Ventures. The Series B investment round also includes contributions from Octopus Ventures, which led the 2020 Series A round and are… Read More

February 6, 2022 @ 9:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech Revolut, the financial super app with nearly 4 million UK clients, has announced the launch of Pet Insurance. As mentioned in the update, the stand-alone product aims to reinforce Revolut’s existing insurance product offering including travel insurance, purchase protection, and ticket- and missed event… Read More

February 4, 2022 @ 7:14 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The latest State of Insurance Fraud Technology from the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud shows some changing patterns over the past two years. The fifth iteration of the report, its results are based on the results of a 20-question survey answered by 80 members representing a… Read More

February 3, 2022 @ 2:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NEXT Insurance, the digital Insurtech firm streamlining small business insurance, has announced that it’s expanding its next-gen coverage to businesses in the Auto Services & Repair sector. The firm is providing its all-digital General Liability (GL), Workers’ Compensation (WC), Commercial Auto (CA) & Commercial Property… Read More

February 1, 2022 @ 7:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Once again QED Investors has led a Fintech-related funding round by participating in the $25 million Series B of Insurtech Tint.  Along with the funding, Amias Gerety of QED will join Tint’s board of directors. Existing investors Nyca, Deciens, Y Combinator, and Webb Investment Network… Read More

February 1, 2022 @ 3:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Roofstock, a real estate investment platform, has inked a partnership with Obie, an Insurtech that will enable Roofstock users to purchase insurance “in minutes.” As many people know, purchasing a home, or investing in property, can be a laborious task. Roofstock is working to make… Read More

January 31, 2022 @ 11:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore-headquartered Insurtech firm 360F and AXA recently announced that they will be introducing a full-scale production of their advisory tool, called “My FinScore.” 360F had supported the launch of My FinScore with AXA Singapore earlier in January. The product was made available to AXA’s 700-strong… Read More

January 31, 2022 @ 9:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Axiata Digital’s Fintech division Boost is reportedly planning to expand its products and services while strengthening its regional presence. The firm announced these plans after a year of steady growth in revenues and product innovation. Boost reveals that its client base increased to more than… Read More

January 27, 2022 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Ascend has raised a $30 million Series A round while simultaneously gaining a lending commitment of $250 million to finance insurance premium loans via its platform. The lending is being provided by Hudson Structured Capital Management Ltd. – doing its re/insurance business as HSCM Bermuda… Read More

January 25, 2022 @ 8:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sayata, the marketplace for insurance brokers and carriers to scale their business insurance portfolios, recently announced the addition of $35 million to the previous $17 million secured just five months ago, for a total A round valued at $52 million. The additional raise has reportedly… Read More

January 20, 2022 @ 12:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Embroker, which claims that it offers the easiest way to intelligently insure any business, notes that making sure your business is prepared and protected in any incident “should be top of mind.” Embroker writes in a blog post that a commercial crime policy “aims to protect… Read More

January 17, 2022 @ 7:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hippo (NYSE: HIPO), the home insurance group that formed a new standard of care and protection for homeowners, recently announced an expansion of the firm’s Commercial Lines homeowners association (HOA) insurance into new markets “following initial positive traction and engagement since its launch in August… Read More