Tagged: munich re

March 22, 2025 @ 5:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Munich Re and NEXT Insurance have signed a definitive agreement regarding the full acquisition of NEXT Insurance by Munich Re on March 19, 2025. The envisaged transaction will have NEXT Insurance become “part of ERGO, the major primary insurance business of Munich Re.” More than… Read More

April 12, 2022 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hong Kong’s insurance firm OneDegree recently revealed that it has agreed to a 3-year  partnership with Munich Re in order to introduce OneInfinity, a digital asset insurance product. As noted in the update, OneInfinity is an insurance and tech product offering developed specifically for digital… Read More

October 7, 2019 @ 7:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Next Insurance, an Insurtech seeking to transform small business insurance, has raised $250 million in a Series C funding round from Munich Re. According to the company, the funds will allow it to scale its “industry-leading small business insurance products.” Next Insurance wants to become… Read More

February 13, 2019 @ 8:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Insurtech Inshur has closed on a $7 million Series A investment round alongside a $2 million credit facility, according to a release from the company.  The investment was led by Munich Re Ventures with participation from MTech Capital – a venture fund focused on Insurtech. … Read More

January 30, 2019 @ 4:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Equidate has rebranded to become Forge Global, Inc. (Forge). Forge is an online marketplace for pre-IPO securities, like Spotify, Lyft, 23 and Me and others. Forge reports having topped $1 billion in transactions. Alongside the change of name Forge announced the expansion of its Series B funding… Read More

August 8, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Embroker, a modern business insurance platform designed to improve how companies of all sizes buy and manage insurance coverage, announced on Wednesday the launch of its fully digital directors and officers (D&O) insurance policy, specifically designed for venture capital (VC) backed tech startups. Embroker reported that the… Read More

July 24, 2018 @ 12:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, insurtech startup Ethos announced it has formed partnerships with mutual insurance organization Assurity Life and reinsurer Munich Re. According to Ethos, the new partnerships follow Ethos’ recent launch out of stealth mode and the closing of its $11.5 million funding round, which was… Read More

December 20, 2017 @ 3:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Waymo, Alphabet’s (neé Google) self-driving tech company, has partnered with Trōv an Insurtech firm that provides on-demand insurance. Waymo claims the title of “first” in the land of self driving fleet cars.  In 2018, Waymo will launch commercial ride-hailing with autonomous cars in Phoenix, Arizona…. Read More

May 3, 2017 @ 1:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Next Insurance, an insurtech company that specializes in small to medium businesses, announced on Wednesday it secured $29 million during its Series A funding round, which was led by Munich Re/HSB Ventures with participation from  Markel, Nationwide, and other existing investors.  Next Insurance explained that… Read More