Verisk Launches New Underwriting Solution for Cyber Insurance

Verisk, a leading data analytics provider, announced today the launch of its Cyber Underwriting Report, a new InsurTech solution that can help insurers underwrite a wide variety of risks in the growing cyber market with increased speed and precision. The report is designed to help insurers underwrite policies in a range of industries where cyber… Continue reading Verisk Launches New Underwriting Solution for Cyber Insurance

Hub International Acquires the Assets of Atlanta-based Insurtech Company In-Fi

Hub International Limited (Hub), a leading global insurance brokerage, announced today that it has acquired the assets of CBIS, LLC, d/b/a “In-Fi” (In-Fi). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 2016, In-Fi developed a distribution platform for financial institutions, which utilizes technology and automation to monetize high volume, low premium insurance placements, and… Continue reading Hub International Acquires the Assets of Atlanta-based Insurtech Company In-Fi

Insurtech Startup SURE Secures Additional $12.5M in Funding

SURE, an insurtech startup and the developer of the world’s first on-demand insurance app powered by artificial intelligence, announced today it has raised additional $12.5 million in a Series B funding. The round was led by W. R. Berkley Corporation, an insurance holding company that is among the largest specialty commercial writers in the United… Continue reading Insurtech Startup SURE Secures Additional $12.5M in Funding

Insurance Startup Lemonade Expands into Europe

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Lemonade, the insurance company that’s raised $780 million, is today expanding into Europe with the launch of Lemonade in Germany. As part of the launch, Lemonade is officially unveiling Policy 2.0, a simplified and easy-to-understand version of its renters and home owners insurance, to the European market. Lemonade launched back in 2015 with a brand… Continue reading Insurance Startup Lemonade Expands into Europe

How Lemonade, A Millennial-Loved Fintech Unicorn, Is Disrupting the Insurance Business: Forbes

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In the summer of 2017, a Los Angeles man in his mid-20s put on a necklace, blond wig and makeup and made a cellphone video describing how his camera and other electronics had been stolen. He submitted the video to his renters insurance provider, Lemonade, which paid the $677 claim in two days. Three months… Continue reading How Lemonade, A Millennial-Loved Fintech Unicorn, Is Disrupting the Insurance Business: Forbes

Lemonade Raises $300 Million to Fuel Expansion

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Tech-driven insurance startup Lemonade Inc has signed a $300 million funding round led by Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp , the company said on Thursday. Other investors included insurer Allianz SE, Alphabet Inc’s venture capital arm GV, General Catalyst, OurCrowd and Thrive Capital. The company will use the funds to expand in the United States, launch… Continue reading Lemonade Raises $300 Million to Fuel Expansion

Trends in Online Insurance Purchasing Habits Point to Enhanced Opportunity for Agents and Brokers

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A new survey from Chubb, “Winning the New Client Journey,” finds that more than half of consumers (53%) have shopped online for homeowners insurance in the past 12 months, and 61% are likely to do so in the future. According to Chubb, this trend in researching and shopping online underscores an enormous opportunity for agents… Continue reading Trends in Online Insurance Purchasing Habits Point to Enhanced Opportunity for Agents and Brokers

InsurTech Investment by Reinsurers Rises as New Tools are Developed to Manage Cyber Risk

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Sixty-three InsurTech deals with a total value of $1.59 billion were announced world-wide in Q4, 2018, up 24% and 155% respectively over Q4, 2017. The total, including all-stage investments in property/casualty and life & health ventures, is the second-highest ever behind the exceptional second quarter of 2015, according to the new Quarterly InsurTech Briefing from… Continue reading InsurTech Investment by Reinsurers Rises as New Tools are Developed to Manage Cyber Risk

Allianz Boosts Tech, Insurance Investments to $1.1 Billion

European insurer Allianz SE is increasing the size of its tech investment fund to 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion), making it one of the largest corporate-backed venture funds in Europe. Allianz X was launched in 2016 with a 430 million-euro checkbook and has done about 15 deals, including an investment in Indonesian ride-hailing firm Go-Jek,… Continue reading Allianz Boosts Tech, Insurance Investments to $1.1 Billion

Cohen & Co. Targets Reinsurance & Insurtech Acquisitions

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Cohen & Company, LLC, a fixed income financial services specialist with over $3 billion under management, is seeking to raise capital for what is termed a blank check company that will target acquisitions in the insurance, reinsurance and insurtech space under the leadership of John Butler. Cohen & Company hired John Butler as Managing Director… Continue reading Cohen & Co. Targets Reinsurance & Insurtech Acquisitions