Insurtech

June 1, 2021 @ 10:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hong Kong-based insurance firm YF Life has partnered with HKBN Enterprise Solutions (HKBNES) in order to offer a Google Cloud-enabled Cantonese voice chatbot. The chatbot will be supporting insurance services and is expected to be introduced in early 2022. The chatbot uses Google Cloud‘s AI… Read More

June 1, 2021 @ 3:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Berlin-based wefox, a leading digital insurance firm, has acquired $650 million in capital as part of a Series C round. wefox now reports a post-money valuation of $3 billion. This latest investment round represents the largest Series C to date for an Insurtech (internationally), according… Read More

May 30, 2021 @ 11:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Expense Check, an Australian insurtech, announced on Monday it raised AU$4 million through its latest investment round, which was led by Holland Insurance Company. The company also revealed that it has rebranded to Kanopi as it prepares to expand its local presence and launch into… Read More

May 30, 2021 @ 10:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Parametrix Insurance, an Israel-based insurtech startup, recently announced it secured $17.5 million through its latest investment round, which included participation from FirstMark Capital and F2 Ventures. Founded in 2019, Parametrix Insurance explained it provides insurance policies covering third-party IT downtime events such as… Read More

May 29, 2021 @ 8:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Baloise, a Swiss insurance holding firm, has introduced its mobility accelerator with the goal of supporting innovative projects launched by early-stage startups under the new tagline Mobility@Baloise. This latest initiative from Baloise (in Switzerland) has come as the company launches its information platform, which has… Read More

May 26, 2021 @ 2:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Just a couple of months after announcing it raised $100 million through its Series C investment round, U.S. insurtech Corvus announced it secured an additional $15 million through an extension of the round. As previously reported, Corvus Insurance is an AI-driven insurtech company that… Read More

May 24, 2021 @ 10:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Mile Auto, a U.S.-based insurtech startup, announced on Monday it raised $10.3 million through its seed funding round, which included participation from Ulu Ventures, Emergent Ventures, Thornton Capital, and Sure Ventures. Launched in 2019, Mile Auto describes itself as a next-generation insurtech company that uses computer version… Read More

May 23, 2021 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital life insurance provider Blue has introduced the #WeSupport initiative to offer its clients with free post-vaccination protection from April 8, 2021 to  July 31, 2021. As noted by Blue’s management: “Blue is Hong Kong’s first digital life insurer – in fact we are more… Read More

May 23, 2021 @ 8:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

InsurAce, a DeFi insurance protocol, is introducing multi-chain insurance services on its Ethereum dApp (app.insurace.io), in order to offer insurance coverage to protocols and blockchain platforms like Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain (BSC), Huobi Eco Chain (HECO), Solana, Polygon, and Fantom. As mentioned in the announcement,… Read More

May 21, 2021 @ 9:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Boost Insurance, a U.S.-based B2B digital insurance platform, announced on Friday it raised $20 million through its Series B financing round, which was led by RRE Ventures with participation from Fin VC, Gaingels, Hack VC, Greycroft, Coatue, and Conversion Capital. The company raised $37 million since… Read More

May 20, 2021 @ 7:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Waffle, a U.S.-based consumer insurance solution, announced on Wednesday it raised $5 million through its seed funding round, which was led by Verve Ventures, with participation from BetterLabs Ventures and Techstars. The investment follows Waffle’s official launch in iOS and web, giving availability across all… Read More

May 19, 2021 @ 2:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a letter addressed to Lemonade CEO and co-founder Daniel Schrieber, Muddy Waters, a firm who has shorted shares in Lemonade, accused the firm of an “egregious security vulnerability”. The allegation is there is a “security flaw that potentially exposes its customers’ personally identifiable information.”… Read More

May 19, 2021 @ 2:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Sweden-based Insurtech Hedvig has announced an expansion across Europe starting with Denmark. Hedvig reports that hundreds of Danes have signed onto Hedvig’s waiting list for a new type of home insurance. The digital-first insurance platform claims that it can manage claims in about eight minutes…. Read More

May 19, 2021 @ 10:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Super, a U.S.-based insurtech startup, announced on Wednesday it raised $50 million through its Series C investment round, which was led by Wells Fargo Strategic Capital with participation from Asahi Kasei, AAA – Auto Club Group, Gaingels, REACH, and the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS’ strategic technology investment fund. Founded in 2015,… Read More

May 18, 2021 @ 1:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Commit USA announced on Tuesday it has joined forces with Joyn Insurance to support Joyn’s new insurtech platform. Commit USA reported it was selected to help with both the design and development of the new platform’s user experience. Joyn reported underwrites commercial insurance in the Small and Middle… Read More

May 17, 2021 @ 12:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Getsafe is an emerging Insurtech based in Germany with international aspirations. This past December, Getsafe announced a $30 million funding round led by Swiss Re – bringing the company to $53 million in total funding. It was recently reported that Getsafe is looking to raise… Read More

May 16, 2021 @ 2:57 pm By Xu Gao  |  

Police in Changsha Receive Salaries in the Form of Digital RMB At present, digital RMB pilots have been conducted in various applications across China. On May 8th, employers at the Kaifu branch of Changsha Municipal Public Security Bureau received their salaries in the form of… Read More

May 13, 2021 @ 9:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  MoneyLion, a U.S.-based consumer digital finance platform, announced on Thursday it has teamed up with insurance broker NFP to provide its members with direct access to insurance and financial wellness offerings. MoneyLion reported that the offerings are to help its members support their financial… Read More

May 13, 2021 @ 8:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Insurify, an AI-powered insurance comparison platform that’s based in the U.S., announced on Thursday it has opened a new office in Bulgaria. The company also revealed it is growing its in-home insurance agency. Founded in 2013, Insurify stated its mission is to fix the broken… Read More

May 12, 2021 @ 2:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Insurtech company Ethos announced on Tuesday it secured $200 million through its Series D funding round, which was led by General Catalyst, with participation from Sequoia Capital, Accel, GV (formerly Google Ventures),  Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, and Glade Brook Capital Partners. Ethos reported that the investment round… Read More