Insurtech

March 3, 2021 @ 1:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Next Insurance, an insurtech seeking to transform small business insurance, announced on signed a definitive agreement to acquire AP Intego, a digital insurance agency that provides a suite of small commercial insurance products to small business software ecosystems in the U.S. Next Insurance reported that through… Read More

March 2, 2021 @ 11:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Insurtech industry in Thailand has been growing steadily with firms in the sector consistently finalizing million-dollar investment rounds. Meanwhile, traditional insurance service providers in the country have been working on their digital transformation strategies in order to remain competitive, as foreign companies are also… Read More

February 26, 2021 @ 9:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Circulo, a U.S.-based insurtech, recently announced it secured $50 million through its Series A funding round, which was co-led by Drive Capital and General Catalyst.  Circulo reported it is building the Medicaid insurance company of the future to provide tech-enabled, world-class care to the nation’s… Read More

February 26, 2021 @ 1:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Zelros, a French insurtech platform, announced earlier this week it secured $11 million through its Serie A funding round, which was led by BGV with participation from ISAI Cap Venture, and Plug and Play. The investment round brings the company’s funding to $16.5 million…. Read More

February 24, 2021 @ 12:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Switzerland based Fintech Incubator & Accelerator F10 announced on Tuesday it has launched its first incubation program for fintechs and insurtechs in Spain. According to F10, the incubation program aims to support early-stage startups in the processor transforming their prototype into a scalable product, while… Read More

February 24, 2021 @ 9:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Buckle, a U.S.-based financial services group, announced on Wednesday it has partnered with TNEDICCA, a location-based traffic crash intelligence and predictive analytics provider, to offer crash risk data for auto insurance underwriting. Buckle reported that TNEDICCA has built a proprietary traffic crash location database… Read More

February 23, 2021 @ 1:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Koffie Labs, a U.S.-based insurtech that is focused on reinventing the trucking and transportation markets, announced on Tuesday it has raised $4.5m in venture financing.  According to Koffie, Anthemis Group and Lerer Hippeau led two rounds of seed round financing with participation from 2048… Read More

February 23, 2021 @ 9:40 am By JD Alois  |  

  Global investment crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has published its Jobs Index, a report that the company plans to publish quarterly, that indicates startups are increasing hiring despite the ongoing pandemic challenges. According to OurCrowd, high-tech startups with job openings in Israel have risen by 400%… Read More

February 22, 2021 @ 11:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Briza, a U.S.-based commercial insurance-as-a-service API provider, recently announced it secured $8 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Investment Group of Santa Barbara with participation from 500 Startups. Founded in 2016, Briza claims it is enabling the commercial insurance industry’s… Read More

February 19, 2021 @ 10:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Insurely, a Sweden-based open insurance platform, has reportedly secured €2.5 million through its latest investment round. According to Silicon Canals, the investment round was led by Swedish venture capital firm, Luminar Ventures.  Founded in 2005, Insurely states it is on a mission to digitize… Read More

February 18, 2021 @ 10:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  AppMan, a Thailand-based insurtech, has reportedly raised $4.3 million through its Series A funding round, which saw participation from Siam Alpha Equity’s SME Growing Together 1 fund, Krungsri Finnovate, Casmatt, KTBST, and Poems Ventures, the venture arm of PhillipCapital Group. Founded in 2011, AppMan claims to be… Read More

February 17, 2021 @ 11:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  InsurePay, a U.S.-based workers’ compensation administration and insurance premium billing platform for insurance providers, announced on Wednesday it raised $5 million through its Series A investment round, which was led by FINTOP Capital. Founded in 2003, InsurePay claims it delivers world-class solutions in the… Read More

February 16, 2021 @ 4:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  U.S. insurtech startup Kin Insurance announced on Tuesday it has surpassed $10 billion in total insured property value. Kin reported that it saw a 400% increase in direct written premiums of the fourth quarter of 2020 over the past year. It also saw a… Read More

February 16, 2021 @ 11:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Percayso, a UK-based insurance intelligence provider, has successfully secured its minimum £400,000 funding target through its crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The funding round has so far attracted nearly 150 Seedrs investors. Founded in 2018, Percayso states its insurance intelligence goes beyond traditional data enrichment by… Read More

February 11, 2021 @ 7:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lemonade (NYSE:LMND), a fast-growing Insurtech that emerged as one of the most successful initial public offerings of 2020 (and recently launched life insurance), has teamed up with Bestow, a “full-stack” life insurance firm. Powered by Bestow’s Protect API, Lemonade clients may apply for “instant,” and… Read More

February 10, 2021 @ 9:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Marble, a U.S.-based digital wallet and loyalty platform for insurance, announced on Wednesday it raised $2.5 million through its seed financing round. The company’s investors include IA Capital Group, MS&AD Ventures, Reciprocal Ventures, Fintech Ventures Fund, The Takoma Group, and HU Investments. Founded and launched in… Read More

February 6, 2021 @ 5:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore-headquartered Insurtech firm CXA Group has reportedly decided to restructure its operations by selling off its brokerage division so that it can focus on the development and global expansion of its enterprise software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform. CXA stated that it will be selling its brokerage business… Read More

February 2, 2021 @ 3:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  DealerPolicy, a U.S.-based insurance marketplace solution for dealers, announced on Tuesday it raised $30 million through its Series B funding round, which was led by 3L Capital. As previously reported, DealerPolicy claims to be the most trusted and complete digital insurance marketplace for automotive… Read More

February 1, 2021 @ 2:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

      Trov, a U.S.-based insurtech company, recently announced it has formed a new partnership with UK-based electric car rental specialist, UFODrive.  According to Trov, the partnership represents a “major milestone” for the insurtech, as it is marks the first step in a wider… Read More

January 31, 2021 @ 9:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Israel-based venture capital investment firm FinTLV recently announced it has closed its second $120 million global insurtech-fintech fund. According to FinTLV, the fund will focus primarily on global growth-stage insurtech and fintech companies “The Fund has recently made several substantial investments in leading… Read More