Insurtech Zego Partners with E-Scooter Firm, Ginger, to Insure 1st UK E-Scooter Trial July 28, 2020 London-based insurtech Zego has partnered with e-scooter company, Ginger, to provide insurance for the UK’s first ever e-scooter trial, which...
Insurtech Fundraising Rises in Q2 with $1.6 Billion Invested July 28, 2020 Following the COVID-19-induced slowdown in global insurtech investment during the first months of 2020, insurtech firms raised $1.56 billion during...
Home, Auto MGA Branch Plans Conversion to Reciprocal Exchange After Raising $24M July 23, 2020 Branch, an insurtech startup focused on bundling digital home and auto insurance, is eying national expansion through 2021 after nailing...
UK Insurtech Startup battleface Offers COVID-19 Travel Insurance Package July 21, 2020 Travel insurance provider battleface announced a new COVID-19 travel insurance package. The new policy will give travelers the peace of...
SoftBank-Backed Indian Fintech Startup Seeks IPO Valuation of More Than $3.5B July 20, 2020 By Saritha Rai Online insurance platform Policybazaar aims to go public in 2021 at a valuation north of $3.5 billion, potentially becoming the...
Canadian Insurtech MGA Foxquilt Raises Seed Funding to Develop Small-Biz Platform July 9, 2020 A Canadian insurtech focused on small business insurance said it raised $3.5 million in seed financing. Foxquilt, a Toronto-based MGA...
Lloyd’s Innovation Accelerator Focuses on COVID-19 Market Response with 3 Insurtechs July 8, 2020 Lloyd’s has started work with three insurtech startups to help the market respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of...
Winners Announced for 5th Annual Efma-Accenture Innovation in Insurance Awards June 22, 2020 Efma, an association of more than 3,300 retail financial services companies in 130 countries, and Accenture, the professional services company,...
Nationwide Insurance Joins Investors in Planck’s $16 Million Financing Round June 15, 2020 By Mark Hollmer Nationwide, eyeing the possibilities with technology startup Planck’s small commercial insurance data platform, has joined the company’s latest financing round....
Insurtech Zego Partners with Telematics Firm ABAX to Lower Fleet Insurance Costs June 11, 2020 Insurtech Zego has partnered with global telematics firm ABAX in a move designed to drive down the cost of insurance...