Tagged: insurtech

November 18, 2020 @ 4:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Assurely, a U.S.-based insurtech that provides embedded insurance as a service, recently announced its closed its seed round, which was led by ATX Ventures. The company reported that the investment round brought its total funding to just more than $3.7 million. Founded in 2016,… Read More

November 18, 2020 @ 8:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

bolt, a U.S.-based insurtech exchange, recently announced it has reached an all-time high of more than $4 billion in active insurance premiums on its platform. The company noted that the premiums get by more than a third since May 2020. Founded in 2000, bolt enables… Read More

November 15, 2020 @ 10:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based insurtech TrustLayer recently announced it has been named strategic partner for MarshBerry’s connect platform. According to TrustLayer, the connect platform is a new category of independent distribution that helps insurance firms leverage scope, scale, and resources to maximize growth through business intelligence, resource optimization, and… Read More

November 13, 2020 @ 5:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Laka, a collective-based insurer of cyclists, quickly secured its initial £1 million funding target through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs.  As previously reported, Laka has developed an insurance model in which customers only pay for the true cost of cover. At the end of each month,… Read More

November 11, 2020 @ 1:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

DealerPolicy, a U.S.-based insurance marketplace solution for dealers, announced on Wednesday it has teamed up with auto retail design and CRM tool provider FRIKINtech to provide car buyers auto insurance within digital retailing. Founded in 2015, DealerPolicy claims to be the most trusted and complete… Read More

November 10, 2020 @ 12:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based insurtech startup Pie Insurance announced on Tuesday it has launched its API for partners. Pie reported by using the program partners who serve small businesses may get a quote without leaving their platform or website. They may also customize their integration as well a connect… Read More

November 9, 2020 @ 12:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bestow, an Insurtech that delivers algo powered life insurance underwriting, announced on Monday it is expanding access to its entirely digital term life insurance experience. The company unveiled its new product, Protect API, which enables companies to directly offer life insurance coverage within their apps… Read More

November 3, 2020 @ 2:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sapiens International Corporation, (NASDAQ: SPNS) and (TASE: SPNS), a global provider of software solutions for the insurance industry, announced on Tuesday the launch of IDIT Go, which is described as a pre-configured, cloud-native solution that streamlines implementation and operations, enabling general (non-life) insurers to rapidly launch… Read More

November 3, 2020 @ 12:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BrokerTech Ventures, a broker-led convening platform and accelerator focused on delivering “innovation” to the insurance broker industry, recently announced it has opened the application window for its 2021 BrokerTech Ventures Accelerator program. According to BrokerTech,  the concept of the BrokerTech Ventures Accelerator is to be… Read More

November 3, 2020 @ 11:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Laka, a collective-based insurer of cyclists,  recently announced plans to launch its equity crowdfunding through UK-based Seedrs. The upcoming funding round comes less than a year after Laka raised  €4.2 million, which was led by venture capital companies LocalGlobe and Creandum. As previously reported, Laka… Read More

October 25, 2020 @ 10:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Coterie, a U.S.-based commercial insurtech, recently announced it has formed a new partnership with Intuit QuickBooks to deliver business insurance to QuickBooks customers through the QuickBooks Online small business platform. This news comes right now after Intuit Quickbook announced its collaboration with Next Insurance. Coterie… Read More

October 20, 2020 @ 1:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  U.S.-based insurtech startup Pie Insurance announced on Tuesday it has expanded its service to both Florida and Wisconsin.  The expansion comes just days after Pie announced it has exceeded $100 million in cumulative written premium and surpassed $100 million in annualized run rate premium. As previously reported, Pie describes… Read More

October 19, 2020 @ 11:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

SageSure, a U.S.-based homeowner insurtech, recently announced the launch of its new line of commercial insurance products specifically for coastal businesses. Founded in 2005, SageSure describes itself as an innovation-focused insurance and technology company specializing in underserved property markets. “As the leading homeowners insurtech organization… Read More

October 19, 2020 @ 11:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Matic, a U.S.-based digital insurance agency, recently announced it secured $24 million through its latest investment round, which was led by IA Capital with participation from Cultivation Capital, Clocktower Technology Ventures, MTech Capital, The K Fund, Protection America, Nationwide Ventures, Anthemis Group, ManchesterStory, Franklin… Read More

October 16, 2020 @ 4:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

InsurTech NY, an insurtech community that is located in the New York metro area, recently announced its growth-stage InsurTech accelerator cohort. According to Insurtech NY,  the program will focus on growth-stage startups that have existing customers and range in funding stage between Seed and Series… Read More

October 16, 2020 @ 3:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  U.S.-based insurtech startup Pie Insurance recently announced it has exceeded $100 million in cumulative written premium and surpassed $100 million in annualized run rate premium. As previously reported, Pie describes itself as a fast-growing insurtech startup that offers workers’ compensation insurance directly to small businesses. The company revealed it… Read More

September 30, 2020 @ 3:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Next Insurance, an insurtech seeking to transform small business insurance, announced on Wednesday the availability of its Workers’ Compensation offering to 24 additional states across the nation, which includes Alabama, Iowa, Louisiana, and Virginia. “Workers’ Compensation is essential not only for high-risk jobs like those in… Read More

September 25, 2020 @ 11:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Topa Insurance, a specialty property-casualty insurer, and U.S. insurtech Hippo Enterprises Inc. announced earlier this week that they have made a mutual decision to transition their partnership. Following the transition, Hippo customer policies with Topa will be underwritten by Spinnaker Insurance Company, a wholly-owned… Read More

September 24, 2020 @ 9:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

CogniSure AI, an insurtech startup that is focused on providing actionable insights from unstructured insurance documents such as policies, loss runs, quotes, and submission emails, announced on Wednesday the launch of its artificial intelligence (AI) platform for commercial loss run automation. Founded in 2019, CogniSure… Read More

September 23, 2020 @ 3:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Penn River, a U.S. insurtech that’s focused on cloud-based annuity and life administration, announced on Tuesday it has joined forces with management consulting company Mantissa to launch its ProductHub platform. Penn River describes ProductHub as a solution that provides as much as a 30% reduction… Read More