July 30, 2024
Personal lines insurance comparison site The Zebra said it has acquired Marble, a digital platform for managing and saving on insurance. The acquisition is effective as of July 25, 2024. Terms of the deal, the first in The Zebra’s 12-year …
October 19, 2022
Amazon.com Inc. is launching a home insurance portal in Britain and has signed up three big-name insurers as it pushes further into financial services across the globe. Ageas UK, Co-op, and LV= General Insurance, a unit of German insurer Allianz, …
June 4, 2021
Canadian fintech company Ratehub Inc. has launched a property/casualty (P/C) brokerage called RH Insurance. Toronto-based Ratehub, which operates the financial product comparison site Ratehub.ca, said the launch brings the company one step closer towards achieving its goal of “being Canada’s …
May 20, 2021
Auto insurance comparison site Jerry has raised $28 million in new financing. The startup, which operates as a licensed insurance broker, plans to use the money to scale its signature product and pursue hiring, so it can expand into additional …
January 25, 2018
SoftBank Group Corp. is in talks to back leading online insurance aggregator PolicyBazaar at a valuation of at least $800 million, according to people familiar with the matter. The two sides are examining how the Japanese company can take a …
May 18, 2015
Independent insurance agents are accustomed to competition but many are watching with heightened interest the entry of one new competitor in particular, Google Compare. Bill Wilson, director of the Virtual University at the Big “I” (Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers …
February 24, 2015
Comparenow.com, an insurance price comparison website in the U.S., will now operate as compare.com, simplifying its name to better align with its services. The company, which has operated as comparenow.com since it launched in March 2013, felt its recent success …
October 14, 2014
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. purchased a majority stake in Tranzact for $178 million as the insurer renews its bet on policy sales through the Internet. White Mountains acquired 63 percent of Tranzact, which operates DirectHealth.com, the online insurance comparison …