Insurtech

February 6, 2018 @ 3:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday Plug and Play Insurtech announced it has welcomed M Financial as its 55th partner. According to Plug and Play, M Financial is headquartered in Portland, Oregon and comprised of 155 member firms. The company is now searching for startups to transform the life insurance industry for… Read More

February 5, 2018 @ 11:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Vouch Insurtech, a Singapore-based insurance platform for private communities, announced it secured $1 million during its latest seed investment round, which was led by Nogle Capital Management and GREE Ventures, with participation from several angel investors. Founded in 2017, The platform stated it partners with major insurers to… Read More

February 3, 2018 @ 2:36 am By Xu Gao  |  

Tencent Credit Launches Public Beta Testing in China On January 30th, Tencent officially launched a public beta testing for its credit service-Tencent Credit. Users may get access to the service by searching “Tencent Credit” within WeChat, complete real-name authentication, bind his/her mobile phone number to… Read More

February 2, 2018 @ 6:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Germany based ONE, an Insurtech firm that is part of the Wefox Group, has announced the public launch of their platform. ONE says they are the first Insurtech startup to have received a license to passport their services across the entire European Union and Switzerland. Simultaneously,… Read More

February 1, 2018 @ 4:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Plug and Play Japan announced on Thursday that Mobility is a new genre for its startup accelerator program in addition to Fintech, IoT, Insurtech for the Batch 1 program. This new Mobility program is being launched in partnership with Nissan Motor as a leading partner…. Read More

January 30, 2018 @ 12:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Insurance Technologies Corporation (ITC), a provider of insurance websites, agency marketing, rating, and management software and services, announced on Tuesday it opened the third annual InsurTech Scholarship for applications for the 2018-19 school year. The company stated it will award one $1,500 scholarship to a… Read More

January 24, 2018 @ 3:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hartford InsurTech Hub, powered by Startupbootcamp, announces this week it has formed a new partnership with Crawford & Company, the world’s largest publicly listed independent provider of claims management solutions to insurance companies and self-insured entities. According to the Hub, this new partnership was formed through Crawford Innovative… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 3:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Convergencium, a Rwanda-based systems integrator and consulting organization, announced on Monday it has formed a strategic partnership with insurtech and investment technology company Agile Financial Technologies in order to sell, implement and support Agile Financial’s products and services in Rwanda and other countries in Sub-Saharan… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 2:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ohio insurtech Root Insurance announced on Tuesday it kicked off the new year by being available in four additional states. The company revealed it now offers insurance to nearly 30 million more drivers across Pennsylvania, Texas, Kentuc, y and Mississippi. Drivers in ten total states… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 12:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

TicketGuardian, a full transactional insurtech platform, announced on Tuesday it has partnered with Events.com, a premier event management and registration platform, to offer ticket and registration insurance. According to the companies, the partnership leverages each company’s strengths; insurance technology and event management. “In North America, over 500… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 11:51 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Hartford InsurTech Hub, powered by Startupbootcamp, has partnered with Crawford & Company, reportedly the world’s largest publicly listed independent provider of claims management solutions to insurance companies and self-insured entities. The partnership was formed through Crawford Innovative Ventures, LLC, an entity created by Atlanta-based Crawford & Company in… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 9:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

InMyBag, a London-based specialist tech insurer, is now seeking £500,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Founded in 2016, InMyBag is described as the “savior” of mobile professionals because it protects devices and data from loss, theft, and damage through its insurance plans. “InMyBag offers insurance… Read More

January 22, 2018 @ 2:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Anorak Technologies, a London-based insurtech startup, has successfully secured £4 million in seed funding from incubator, Kamet. Founded in 2015, the company claims it is building the world’s smartest independent insurance advisor with a mission to put customers back in control of their insurance needs. While sharing… Read More

January 22, 2018 @ 9:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hippo, the California-based insurtech company that is transforming home insurance for savvy homeowners, announced on Monday it secured $25 million in Series B funding round, which was led by Comcast Ventures and Fifth Wall. The investment comes less than two weeks after Hippo announced it formed a strategic partnership with… Read More

January 20, 2018 @ 6:58 pm By Xu Gao  |  

China’s first online centralized personal credit database is on the way Earlier this month, People’s Bank of China formally accepted the license application of Baihang Credit Investigation Ltd. Led by the National Internet Finance Association of China, Baihang will be China’s first online centralized personal… Read More

January 19, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

InsuredMine, a Texas-based insurtech startup that focused on providing consumer-focused tools for insurance management, announced on Thursday the launch of its new insurance management app for both iOS and Android users. Founded in 2017, InsuredMine describes itself as a cloud-based insurance dashboard that stores all… Read More

January 18, 2018 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE), a provider of software products to Property and Casualty (P&C) insurers, announced on Thursday it has teamed up with global startup program and venture fund Plug and Play to advance P&C insurance innovation and collaboration.Guidewire notably joins Plug and Play’s platform as… Read More

January 18, 2018 @ 9:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Is Amazon getting into insurance? This is a rhetorical question with a definitive yes. The only outstanding question is when. In a recent Facebook post, prominent Insurtech firm Lemonade complained about Amazon poaching their employees. Shai Wininger, Lemonade co-founder and “Chief Lemonade Maker,” said he… Read More

January 17, 2018 @ 2:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital only challenger bank Revolut has released a new featured today – one that is designed to be simple to use and cost effective. Revolut has announced that users may now activate travel insurance for just £1 per day. The insurance is available at the… Read More

January 17, 2018 @ 1:30 am By Timothy Li  |  

Last year, I boldly predicted 10 Fintech movements that will take place as Earth makes another perfect rotation around our Sun. It’s always fun to look back and see how wrong I was, so let’s stump the chump! Here are my original predictions. Let’s score… Read More