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Bunker, Startup Broker for Small Business, Contractor Insurance, Raises $6 Million
May 11 2017 // Bunker, a startup digital insurance broker focused on independent contractors and small businesses, has raised $6 million in Series A funding that will help fuel product development and expansion. Hiscox and American...
Startup Lemonade Enters California Homeowners, Renters Insurance Markets
May 10 2017 // Insurance startup Lemonade is now selling homeowners and renters insurance in California. California marks the third state of entry for the insurtech that is built on artificial intelligence and behavioral economics. It...
Digital Property Inspection Startup Spex Gains J.S. Held as Backer
May 8 2017 // J.S. Held, a Jericho, N.Y.-based construction and property damage consulting firm, said it has become a majority owner in Spex, a digital property inspection and reporting platform for the property/casualty insurance...
Startup Next Insurance Raises $29 Million from Insurers, Other Investors
May 3 2017 // Next Insurance, a digital insurance company for small to medium businesses, said it has raised $29 million in a Series A funding round led by Munich Re/HSB Ventures along with Markel, Nationwide and other existing...
Study Finds Insurtech Funding Dips as Startups Launch; Predicts Small Business Disruption Ahead
May 2 2017 // Total insurtech funding in the first quarter of 2017 was down, but the drop-off could be a result of the significant investments in 2016 now reaching the product launch phase, according to a report by Willis Towers Watson...
Through the Roof: Drone Startup Cites Milestone of 6,000 Inspections
Apr 6 2017 // BetterView, an insurance technology startup that captures and analyzes data from drones, said it has performed more than 6,000 roof top inspections for insurers since its inception two years ago. San Francisco, California...
Insurtech Startups Take Note: Traditional Insurers Score Highest Ever Satisfaction Grades
Apr 3 2017 // Those uppity insurtech startups might want to take note: About one of every 15 U.S. homeowners insurance policyholders files a claim each year, and these claimants are now giving insurers their highest ever satisfaction...
Artificial Intelligence, IoT Startups Gaining in Global Insurtech Funding
Mar 31 2017 // Investing in technology-oriented insurance ventures (insurtech) is clearly a global trend and almost half of all the money being poured into them globally is going into artificial intelligence and internet of things...
XL Catlin and Startupbootcamp InsurTech Form Partnership
Mar 24 2017 // Startupbootcamp InsurTech, the business accelerator that promotes insurance technology startups and corporate innovation, has formed a partnership with XL Catlin. The announcement comes as Startupbootcamp InsurTech’s...
Smartphone-Only, Fintech Startup N26 Triples Customers Over Past Year
Mar 15 2017 // German smartphone-only bank N26 said on Wednesday the number of customers using its online accounts rose to more than 300,000, tripling in size from a year ago, as the company marks progress as a pioneer in pan-European...
Take This Lemonade and Startups: Insurers Garner Record High Satisfaction Grades
Mar 14 2017 // Those uppity insurtech startups might want to take note: About one of every 15 U.S. homeowners insurance policyholders files a claim each year and these claimants are now giving insurers their highest ever satisfaction...
Mentor-Driven Global Insurance Accelerator Is Enjoying its Own Growth-Spurt
Mar 9 2017 // A three-year-old Des Moines, Iowa-based business startup accelerator focused solely on the global insurance industry has developed into a streamlined organization with more applicants, more investors and more mentors than...
Mentor-Driven Global Insurance Accelerator Is Enjoying its Own Growth-Spurt
Mar 6 2017 // A three-year-old Des Moines, Iowa-based business startup accelerator focused solely on the global insurance industry has developed into a streamlined organization with more applicants, more investors and more mentors than...
U.K. Tech Startups Weigh Moving HQs to Continent on Brexit Worries
Feb 14 2017 // British technology startups are beginning to stress out over Brexit. Initially confident their industry wouldn’t be harmed by Britain’s break from the European Union, U.K. tech entrepreneurs are now girding for...
Facebook Co-Founder Leads Financing for Online Health Insurance Startup
Feb 10 2017 // Facebook Inc. co-founder Eduardo Saverin’s B Capital Group has led a new financing round for a Singapore-based online health insurance service that values the startup at $100 million. Singaporean government...
New Venture Capital Firm Looking for Insurtech Startups
Feb 8 2017 // The insurance industry has a new venture capital firm looking to make early to growth-stage investments in innovative insurance technologies. David Miles, a 30-year insurance investment veteran and owner of the insurance...
Illinois Insurance Department Settles with Human Resources Startup, Zenefits
Feb 3 2017 // Illinois has become the 17th state to reach a settlement with a California-based human resources software startup for alleged insurance code violations. Illinois Department of Insurance investigators found the startup...
Nationwide Using Mobile-App Startup Sure to Sell Renters Insurance
Jan 20 2017 // On-demand insurance agency Sure has signed Nationwide as a partner in offering renters insurance via its real time mobile app. Using the Sure app (for iPhone and Android), consumers can now obtain a renters insurance...
Startup Next Insurance Partners with Markel on Insurance Fit for Personal Trainers
Jan 18 2017 // Online small business insurance agency Next Insurance has partnered with specialty insurer Markel Corp. to offer tailored coverage for personal trainers. Next Insurance allows personal trainers to buy a professional and...
Tech Firms Collecting Data: How Much Do Consumers Know or Care?
Jan 17 2017 // Nearly every technology startup wants the same thing: more data. But in the rush to collect all manner of information about customers, tensions are rising in Silicon Valley over whether such practices amount to a form of...
