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Insurtech Startup Kettle Raises $25M to Expand Wildfire Reinsurance Protection
Nov 24 2021 // Kettle, the San Francisco-based reinsurance startup that uses artificial intelligence to better protect people from the growing wildfire risks of climate change, announced it has been reinsuring homes during the 2021...
IncubEx, Led by Industry Veteran Eckert, Buys UK Insurtech Platform Insurwave
Nov 24 2021 // IncubEx Inc., a Chicago-based company that is chaired by industry veteran Neil Eckert and designs and develops new financial products in global environmental, climate risk and related commodity markets, announced the...
Insurtech Slide Closes $100M Fundraising Round
Nov 22 2021 // Slide, an insurtech company based in Tampa, announced it is closing its oversubscribed, $100 million Series A fundraising round. Slide uses data, artificial intelligence and machine learning to let homeowners create...
Independent Agents Can Access Tech Training, Tools with Catalyit
Nov 22 2021 // Independent agent associations in seven states have teamed up with the technology company Catalyit to help agencies assess and improve their use of data and technological innovations in the insurance arena. “Every...
Swiss Re and China Tech Giant Baidu Partner to Advance Autonomous Driving Industry
Nov 19 2021 // Swiss Re and Chinese tech giant Baidu are teaming up to further develop the autonomous driving industry, announced Swiss Re. The partnership between Swiss Re and Baidu aims to further develop the autonomous driving...
Vertafore Acquires Ohio-Based Insurtech AgencyZoom
Nov 18 2021 // Vertafore, a provider of insurance technology, has acquired Columbus, Ohio-based inusrtech AgencyZoom, a cloud-based sales automation platform for insurance agents. AgencyZoom provides insurance agents with sales analytics...
Insurance Technology: LineSlip Aids Property Underwriting; Bold Penguin Adds 2 Products:, Cowbell Assesses AWS
Nov 17 2021 // LineSlip Streamlines Property Value Reporting, Underwriting Data LineSlip Solutions recently unveiled a new tool to help risk managers, insurance brokers, and real estate asset managers streamline the collection and...
AgentSync Launches AutoPilot, Pairing Leading Technology with Always-on Partners to Unlock Growth for Carriers & Agencies
Nov 16 2021 // AutoPilot revolutionizes insurance licensing services by pairing modern technology, deep expertise, and high-touch service, powering growth for agencies and carriers DENVER, CO – November 16, 2021 – AgentSync, the...
Want Wearable Tech With That Workers’ Comp Policy? Kinetic Teams With Nationwide.
Nov 16 2021 // New York-based safety technology firm Kinetic has formed an underwriting partnership with Nationwide’s E&S/Specialty division. Acting as program manager, Kinetic Insurance is offering workers’ compensation...
Insurance Technology: Agents and Multi-Factor Authentication; TA Invests in Insurity Again; GCube Touts AI in Renewable Energy
Nov 15 2021 // ID Federation Offers Multi-Factor Authentication Resource for Agencies Insurance carriers and their agency partners face a “gathering storm” of confusing requirements and changes in the area of multi-factor...
Insurtechs Hope NC Sandbox Will Ease Regulations for Innovations
Nov 15 2021 // Until now, it has been practically verboten for insurers in many states to offer policyholders a free fitness tracker, such as a FitBit, or even wearable sniffers for factory workers to help detect toxic gases. The...
Big Tech Data Centers Generate Concern Over Scarce Western Water
Nov 15 2021 // Conflicts over water are as old as history itself, but the massive Google data centers on the edge of this Oregon town on the Columbia River represent an emerging 21st century concern. Now a critical part of modern...
Insurtech Funding on Track for New Record After Hitting $5.3B in Q3
Nov 12 2021 // Insurtechs continue to attract significant investor cash, pulling in a near-record $5.3 billion for the 2021 third quarter, representing a total of 472 deals. U.S. companies nailed down most of the cash, according to a...
Insurtech Arbol Launches Bermuda MGU, Focusing on Parametric Reinsurance
Nov 10 2021 // Arbol Inc., a New York City-based insurtech platform for parametric protection products, announced the launch of Arbol Underwriters Ltd. (AUL), a registered insurance agent based in Bermuda, which is focused on providing...
Lemonade to Acquire Auto Insurer Metromile in Merger of Insurtechs
Nov 9 2021 // Digital insurer Lemonade plans to acquire California-based pay-per-mile auto insurance startup Metromile in an all-stock transaction as it continues to expand, Carrier Management reported. With the agreement, the New...
Reinsurance Pricing Technology That Works During Hard and Soft Markets
Nov 9 2021 // Sean Bourgeois, the chief executive officer of Tremor, often hears people say that his company’s reinsurance price optimization technology works best in a soft market, when there’s a lot of competition and...
Chaucer, Parametric Insurtech Yokahu Offer Product to Cut Caribbean Protection Gap
Nov 8 2021 // Chaucer, the London-based specialty re/insurance group, and parametric insurtech startup, Yokahu, are launching a new microinsurance product, which will provide cover for hurricane events in the Caribbean. This new...
Is Your “Tech Stack” a Spreadsheet? Three Reasons to Invest in Insurtech Now
Nov 8 2021 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. The insurance industry has been around for thousands of years. But that’s no reason your agency should still be operating like it’s 1916! One of the...
Insurtech Startup With Claims Monitoring Platform Raises $30M
Nov 4 2021 // Insurtech startup owl.co Labs Inc. raised $30 million in new venture capital. Many plans are in play to spend the cash infusion, including hiring, and accelerated growth plans for the company’s machine...
Insurtech Lemonade Enters ‘Green’ Auto Insurance Business
Nov 3 2021 // Home, renters and pet insurer Lemonade is deploying its artificial intelligence, behavioral economics and social good mantra with its newest product, Lemonade Car. Lemonade Car is designed to offer better auto insurance...
