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Nationwide’s Digital Storefront Targets Small Business Market

Nationwide said it has formally launched a commercial insurance digital storefront targeted to small businesses. Small business owners will be able to use the site online directly to generate a quote and bind a policy, or do the same thing …

With $100M in New Financing, Digital Agency Hippo Plans Further U.S. Expansion

Online insurance agency Hippo Insurance said it has secured a $100 million financing round that will help propel a broader U.S. expansion of its super-quick online homeowners insurance. Global technology investment firm Bond led the Series D financing, which also …

Online Marketplace EverQuote Enters Health and Renters Insurance Markets

One year after its initial public offering raised $84 million, online insurance marketplace EverQuote announced it is expanding into health insurance and renters insurance, building on its existing auto, home and life insurance marketplace offerings. The Cambridge, Mass.-based company says …

Progressive Rolls Out Small Business Insurance Comparison Quoting Platform

Ohio-based national insurer Progressive has joined the ranks of carriers offering small businesses a platform to buy insurance quickly and simply. The insurer’s new online BusinessQuote Explorer (BQX) delivers multiple quotes from other carriers. Currently, BQX offers quotes for business …

Digital Commercial Lines Broker Embroker Raises $28 Million

Digital insurance broker Embroker announced its $28 million Series B funding round. Embroker said it will use the funding to scale adoption of its insurance management platform, data-driven service offering, and proprietary insurance policies. The round was led by Tola …

InsurTechs Take Note: Chubb’s Digital Marketplace Serves 1,000 Agents a Day

Giant global insurer Chubb is on a mission to transform itself into a digital enterprise. The company is making substantial investments in digital technologies including cloud, mobile, APIs, security, chatbots, analytics and data. The effort includes using digital capabilities to …

Workers’ Compensation Insurtech Pie Insurance Enters 5 Additional States

Online seller Pie Insurance has started offering its workers compensation insurance in five more states, bringing the total to 14. The Washington, D.C.-based managing general agent disclosed it has begun marketing its policies to small businesses in New York, Michigan, …

Vindati Platform Looks to ‘Delight’ Brokers Serving Small-Medium Businesses

There will soon be a new specialty insurance site that promises to quicken and simplify transactions for U.S. insurance brokers who are serving small and medium sized businesses. Vindati, a New York-based managing general agency (MGA), will be offering brokers …

Workers’ Comp Insurtech Pie Insurance Raises $11 Million

Pie Insurance, an online seller of workers’ compensation policies to small-and-medium-sized businesses, reported it has completed an $11 million Series A funding round. The company, a full stack managing general agent (MGA) operation, currently offers its online buying process that …

Nevada-based Insurtech Talage Offering Workers’ Comp, Liability, Property Online

Talage Inc. is an insurtech to its core – both in function and name. The Reno, Nev.-based software platform designed to help small business owners compare and quickly purchase a range of commercial insurance policies announced this week that it …