Insurtech

May 7, 2020 @ 4:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Snapsheet, a virtual claims management platform, has partnered with Clearcover to power Clearcover’s approach to auto insurance. Snapsheet has digitized the entire claims management process. Clearcover is an insurance provider that claims to offer better coverage for less money. In a release, Brad Weisberg, CEO… Read More

May 6, 2020 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

More insurance technology (Insurtech)-related deals were finalized during Q1 2020, when compared with the same time period last year. However, overall funding for Insurtech dropped by 54% to $912 million, due to the COVID-19 outbreak and resulting economic uncertainty. This, according to Willis Towers Watson’s… Read More

May 6, 2020 @ 10:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Buckle, a U.S.-based financial services, announced on Wednesday it has been temporary approval to add insurance coverage to its rideshare driver members’ policies for the delivery of food, household supplies, and other packaged goods during the COVID-19 pandemic. Buckle reported that due to the virus,… Read More

May 5, 2020 @ 11:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ZA Bank, the first digital bank to officially launch in Hong Kong, has decided to expand its line of products and services by offering insurance. This, soon after ZA Bank acquired a digital-only insurer license from the Hong Kong Insurance Authority under its Fast Track… Read More

May 5, 2020 @ 9:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

 First Dollar, a U.S.-based health care savings platform, announced on Tuesday it secured $5 million through its seed funding round, which was led by Next Coast Ventures with participation from Meridian Street Capital, former athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush, Everlywell CEO Julia Cheek, Bright Health CTO… Read More

May 5, 2020 @ 12:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Getsafe, a Germany-based insurtech startup, is reportedly delaying expansion into other European markets due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This news comes just a few months after Getsafe announced its expansion into the UK. As previously reported, Getsafe claims it is looking to reinvent insurtech and is… Read More

May 4, 2020 @ 8:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm GoBear, which offers a financial products comparison website, confirmed on May 4, 2020, that it has acquired AsiaKredit, a Singapore-based digital lender. The amount paid for the acquisition has not been shared publicly. GoBear’s acquisition has come after the Fintech company secured $80… Read More

May 4, 2020 @ 9:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Branch, a U.S.-based insurtech startup, announced on Monday it has launched in Texas. The launch notably marks the company’s fifth expansion since launching in August 2019. As previously reported, Branch “taps” into the power of community to make insurance accessible and affordable for everyone,… Read More

May 3, 2020 @ 11:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

QOALA, an Indonesia-based insurtech, announced earlier this week it secured $13.5 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Centauri Fund with participation from  MDI Ventures, Sequoia India, Flourish Ventures, Mirae Asset Daewoo’s Mirae Asset Venture Capital and PT Mirae Asset Sekuritas Indonesia. Founded in… Read More

May 3, 2020 @ 11:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

OneDegree, a Hong Kong-based insurtech, recently announced its medical pet insurance. This launch comes just after the company received its virtual insurance license. Founded in 2016, OneDegree claims to be it is part of a new generation of insurers that are reimagining the industry with… Read More

April 30, 2020 @ 9:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Covered by SAGE, a modern, tech-enabled Property and Casualty (P&C) insurance brokerage, announced this week it secured $6 million through its latest seed funding round, which was led by NFX with participation from Tectonic Capital and Treasury, the fintech platform launched by Acorns and Betterment Co-Founders…. Read More

April 29, 2020 @ 10:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Novae, a U.S.-based fintech and insurtech firm, has formed a new partnership with Latin American airline loyalty program LifeMiles to launch a new travel protection program called Miles Care. According to the duo, the program will enable travelers’ protection for trip cancellation and interruption, delayed… Read More

April 25, 2020 @ 2:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore-based Axinian, an insurance technology (Insurtech) firm, has reportedly finalized its Series A+ investment round. To date, the company has secured $16 million in capital for its ongoing growth and development. Axinian’s funding round was led by InVent, the corporate venture capital division of Intouch… Read More

April 22, 2020 @ 2:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

John Hancock Financial announced on Wednesday it has joined forces with Clareto, a provider of digital solutions to acquire and aggregate electronic health data,  improve underwriting speed and efficiency of life insurance purchase processing. Through the collaboration, John Hancock will use Clareto’s network to obtain… Read More

April 22, 2020 @ 11:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Even Financial, a Fintech that helps to match loans to borrowers, has acquired LeapLife – an Insurtech platform – in a move to add more services. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to a company release, the addition of LeapLife allows Even to… Read More

April 20, 2020 @ 4:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Alan, a France-based independent digital health insurance platform, announced on Monday it secured €50 million through its Series C investment round, which was led by Temasek, a global investment company headquartered in Singapore, with participation from Index Ventures. The funding brings Alan’s total amount raised… Read More

April 20, 2020 @ 3:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Branch, a U.S.-based insurtech startup, announced on Monday it is set to give back 15% of monthly insurance premiums to its auto policyholders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Branch, the compassionate initiative recognizes clients’ reduced driving due to shelter in place orders… Read More

April 19, 2020 @ 5:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Sprout.ai, an insurance technology (Insurtech) firm previously called BlockClaim, has secured $2.5 million in capital through its second seed round, which was led by Amadeus Capital Partners. Existing investors Playfair Capital and Techstars also took part in Sprout’s latest investment round. The London-headquartered firm… Read More

April 15, 2020 @ 8:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Dinghy, an Insurtech backed by Allianz, is now offering up to 2 months of free professional indemnity insurance until June 14. The program is designed to assist freelancers who are not working and struggling to make ends meet during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dinghy is an… Read More

April 12, 2020 @ 2:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Lloyds of London has reportedly chosen 12 promising, early-stage Insurtech firms to take part in its innovation accelerator program, called Lloyds Lab. The 12 insurance technology startups were chosen out of over 90 companies that had submitted applications, as they were interested in participating… Read More