Insuretech News

Hub, Bold Penguin to Acquire Small-Business Digital Agency Insureon

Brokerage Hub International and insurtech Bold Penguin have agreed to acquire digital agency Insureon Holdings. Chicago-based Insureon calls itself the top independent marketplace for online delivery of small-business insurance. It was one of the original insurtechs launched to serve small …

InsureTech Connect Vegas 2021 is Back in Full Force

Waitlist for All Sponsorships and Exhibit Hall Space; Agenda Full; Price Increase June 26. NEW YORK, JUNE 21, 2021 – InsureTech Connect (ITC) has announced that its sales have been so robust for its October 2021 Vegas event that it …

Overcoming Human Inertia

I don’t know if you’ve noticed this or not yet, but things are changing around us, and we don’t like change. I find one of the most powerful forces in our lives is the force of human inertia. You might …

A Quick (No Really, Super Quick) Insuretech Primer

I wonder if anyone has ever done this. You’re involved in a conversation with a group of peers or boss people (or other people that you’re trying to impress) and they start talking about a topic that you don’t know …

Coalition, a Cyber Insurer and Cybersecurity Firm, Makes Its Debut

Coalition is making its formal debut into the cyber insurance space, but with a twist. The San Francisco-based startup is also a cybersecurity firm. Founded in March 2017, Coalition is co-founded by technology entrepreneurs John Hering and Joshua Motta, and …

Insurtech Startup Debuts with $6M and Proactive Cyber Risk Product

A California insurtech startup with a new cyber product has launched today to offer brokers and their clients what it calls “redesigned insurance, with cyber security expertise at its core.” Mountain View, Calif.-based At-Bay launched out of stealth mode along …

Insurtech Startup Buys MGA in California with Product for Agents in Mind

Insurtech startup Bridger has purchased Pleasanton, Calif.-based SCJ Insurance Services in a step toward launching what the firm contends will be “simpler, cheaper, and easier-to-manage automotive insurance.” Bridger CEO Kimo Winterbottom talked about the acquisition with Insurance Journal on Thursday …

Startup Decisely: Insurtech ‘For Brokers, By Brokers’ Targets Small Business Benefits

Some see insurtech as the enemy. Others see it as a sign of things to come. Then there’s EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, which is clearly embracing the insurtech craze while soliciting brokers to join them. San Francisco, Calif.-based EPIC …

Willis Towers Watson, Tech Firm Roost to Form Home Telematics Testing Consortium

Global insurance consultant Willis Towers Watson is partnering with technology firm Roost to establish a claims data sharing consortium to help insurers test the effectiveness of water and fire smart home technologies. The two companies said the consortium will be …

Insurtech Slice Now Offering Homeshare Insurance in California

Slice Insurance Technologies, an insurtech company offering on-demand, short-term insurance coverage, is now selling its commercial lines insurance product for homesharing hosts in California. The California Department of Insurance said that the surplus lines broker is coming into the market …