Latest Hippo Headlines
All the headlines from our Hippo Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Husband Sues Travel Firm Over Wife’s Death in Hippo Attack on Safari
Feb 19 2025 // A New Jersey man whose wife was killed in a horrific hippopotamus attack last year during a safari in Africa is suing the U.S. company that arranged the trip, alleging it failed to ensure their safety and did not...
People Moves: O’Connell to Lead Aon’s Reinsurance Global Cyber Strategy; Flude New CEO of Lancashire Insurance US; Hippo Names Collins CMO
Dec 5 2024 // Aon Names O’Connell as Global Cyber Strategy and Growth Leader Robert O’Connell Aon plc named Robert O’Connell as global cyber strategy and growth leader, executive managing director, within its...
Hippo Sells Majority Stake in First Connect Insurance to Centana Growth Partners
Nov 8 2024 // Insurtech Hippo said it has sold a majority stake in First Connect Insurance Services, a digital platform for independent agents. The buyer is private equity fund Centana Growth Partners, who with Hippo shares Palo Alto,...
Hippo, Orion180 Expand Homeowner Offerings in Southeast
Oct 7 2024 // Hippo, a publicly traded property insurance brokerage based in California, said it will expand its new homes insurance program in the disaster-prone states of Florida, Texas and California. By the end of this year, Hippo,...
Hippo’s First Connect Partners With Root Insurance on Quote and Bind Process
Sep 5 2024 // First Connect Insurance Services and Root Insurance said they are partnering to offer API-powered quote and bind capabilities to independent agents. First Connect, a subsidiary of insurtech Hippo, is a digital platform...
Insurtech Hippo Lays Off 20% of Employees
Oct 30 2023 // Insurtech Hippo Holdings said it has “initiated an organizational realignment” by laying off about 120 employees, or 20% of its workforce. The company said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange...
Hippo Investors Call for Strategic Review by Board, Other Actions
Sep 18 2023 // Members of the board of directors of insurtech Hippo were on the receiving end of an open letter from a “concerned shareholder group,” yesterday, urging board actions to preserve the value of a company that has...
After Countrywide Pause, InsurTech Hippo Slowly Reemerging Next Week
Sep 8 2023 // A profitability problem that would have otherwise taken insurtech Hippo half a year to correct is on the mend after just 30 days, the chief executive officer said at an investor conference Thursday. Speaking at the Keefe,...
People Moves: Falcon 4 Key Senior Hires; New Chief HR Officer at Hippo
Oct 6 2022 // Falcon Expands Leadership Team with Key Senior Hires Falcon Risk Holdings LLC (Falcon), the US Financial, Professional and Cyber lines MGA, has announced four senior appointments to its team. Bryan Harmsen joins the team...
Hippo Cuts Staff 10%; 70 Jobs Eliminated
Sep 1 2022 // As part of an “organizational realignment,” Hippo Holdings Inc. said that it is eliminating roughly 70 jobs from the company, amounting to about 10% reduction of the insurtech’s overall workforce. Hippo,...
Hippo Intends Reverse Stock Split After NYSE Non-Compliance Notice
Jul 25 2022 // Hippo Holdings Inc. announced that it intends to file a proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission that includes a proposal for a reverse stock split. This move comes in connection with a special meeting...
Markets/Coverages: Skyward, InShare Offer Gig Accident Cover; London Underwriters Adds Slice; Hippo Grows Mortgage Channel
Jun 23 2022 // InShare and Skyward Target Gig Driver Firms With Accident Insurance Managing general agent (MGA) InShare and Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc. announced the launch of an occupational accident insurance offering for...
Markets/Coverages: Hippo Enters Home Insurance Market in Massachusetts
Jun 22 2022 // Digital insurer Hippo Insurance Services announced the availability of its home insurance products in Massachusetts. Residents of the Bay State can now access Hippo’s home insurance coverage, as well as...
People Moves: Hippo Names McCathron as CEO; M&A Insurance Platform io.insure Adds Staff for U.S.
Jun 7 2022 // McCathron Succeeds Founder Wand as CEO Home insurer Hippo reports it has appointed Richard McCathron as chief executive officer. McCathron has served on Hippo’s board of directors and as the company’s president...
Markets/Coverages: Home Insurer Hippo Expands to New York State
Apr 29 2022 // Hippo Insurance Services announced it will offer home insurance products in New York State. With New York, Hippo products are now in 38 states. New Yorkers will have access to Hippo’s offerings, including home...
Hippo Expands Homeowners Association Insurance Offering to 15 States
Jan 11 2022 // Technology-driven Hippo has expanded its commercial lines homeowners association (HOA) insurance offering into 15 additional states after debuting it last August in Arizona. Hippo’s HOA insurance is now available in...
People Moves: Admiral Names Smyrl President; Hartford’s Schultz Moves to Zurich Life Sciences; Roth Heads AXA XL Cyber Claims; Hippo Adds Hiscox’s Hanson
Oct 29 2021 // Smyrl Succeeds Fletcher a President of Admiral Insurance W.R. Berkley Corp. as appointed Daniel Smyrl as president of excess and surplus lines insurer Admiral Insurance Group. He succeeds Curtis E. Fletcher, who has been...
Hippo in California Hires Hiscox’s Hanson to Expand Claims Operations
Oct 26 2021 // This article originally appeared in Carrier Management. Digital home insurer Hippo hired a former Hiscox executive to be its first chief claims officer, with a mission to expand claims operations for the now...
Austin’s Incline P&C Group, Hippo Team Up on Home Insurance
Aug 11 2021 // Austin, Texas-based insurance program market services firm Incline P&C Group entered a new issuing carrier relationship with Hippo Insurance Services to provide homeowners insurance coverage. Hippo offers its...
Ally Financial to Offer Home Insurance in Partnership With Hippo
Aug 11 2021 // U.S. online bank Ally Financial has agreed to backstop home insurance policies provided by Hippo Holdings Inc., providing capital for the latter to generate more business, the companies told Reuters. Hippo will underwrite...
