Tagged: insurtech

March 3, 2021 @ 9:56 pm 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 released its Q4 2020 and full year 2020 financial results. In its Letter to Shareholders, which is posted to Lemonade’s Investor… Read More

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 @ 9:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pulse of Fintech H2’20, a bi-annual report on international Fintech investment developments released by KPMG, notes that global Fintech funding across mergers-and-acquisitions (M&A), private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) stood at $105 billion across 2,861 different deals in 2020. This was reportedly the third-highest… 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 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 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 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 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 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

January 31, 2021 @ 9:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Foxquilt, a Canada-based insurtech startup, recently announced it has formed a new partnership with Digital Partners, a Munich Re company. Foxquilt reported that through the collaboration it will operate as a full-service insurance provider and co-creator of new, end-to-end insurance products and programs… Read More

January 29, 2021 @ 2:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  INZMO, a Germany-based insurtech startup, announced on Thursday it secured €3.1 million through its latest seed investment round, which was led by Change Ventures with participation from Swiss insurance giant Helvetia. Founded in 2016, INZMO aims to simplify the insurance process with its full-stack… Read More

January 29, 2021 @ 8:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  gettgo, a Thailand-based insurtech startup, announced on Friday it secured a $6.7 million investment from Muang Thai Group Holding Co. gettgo, which operates under Muang Thai Broker Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Muang Thai Group Holding Co., is on a mission to build a new… Read More

January 28, 2021 @ 9:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Sidecar Health, a U.S.-based insurtech, announced earlier this week it secured $125 million through its Series C funding round, which was ledgy Drive Capital with participation from BOND, Tiger Global, and Menlo Ventures. Founded in 2018, Sidecar Health is on a mission to change… Read More

January 28, 2021 @ 9:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Buckle, a U.S.-based financial services group, announced on Thursday it launched its rideshare-only auto insurance is now available in Tennessee. Buckle claims that it launched the first of its kind insurance, providing rideshare and Transportation Network Company (TNC) drivers with personal and commercial coverage… Read More