Digital Insurer Startup Wefox Seeks Funding at Over $5 Billion Value June 22, 2022 By Katie Roof, Dinesh Nair and Ivan Levingston Wefox, the German digital insurer, is in advanced discussions to raise fresh funding at a valuation of $5 billion to...
EU Balks at U.S. Plan to Use Insurance to Cap Russian Oil Prices June 22, 2022 By Alberto Nardelli, Michael Nienaber and Ivan Levingston European officials are skeptical of a U.S. push to set a price cap on Russian oil by potentially easing an...
European Gig Workers Hail ‘Landmark’ Directive to Make Them Employees December 9, 2021 By Jillian Deutsch and Ivan Levingston Millions of platform workers in Europe could be on their way to being designated as employees, a move that labor...
Israeli Insurtech Earnix Reaches $1 Billion Valuation After Financing Round February 22, 2021 By Ivan Levingston Israeli startup Earnix Ltd., which uses advanced analytics to help insurers and banks offer personalized financial products, reached a $1...
Insurers Forecasting Significant Claims from Businesses from Hurricane Florence September 12, 2018 By Katherine Chiglinsky and Ivan Levingston Days before Hurricane Florence is expected to slam into the U.S. East Coast, insurers are starting to see potential claims...
Could Hurricane Florence Cost Insurers $20 Billion? September 11, 2018 By Ivan Levingston Here’s some grim back-of-the-envelope math for insurers: Hurricane Florence may wreak $15 billion to $20 billion in covered losses from...
How Airlines Handle Medical Emergencies While in Flight May 30, 2018 By Ivan Levingston In May 2016, Lewis Christman was flying from Chicago to Rome when he suffered a bout of acute pancreatitis. He...