Aon gets Zesty.ai for insurance underwriting
San Francisco-based insurtech start-up brings some AI power.
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Hannover Re dives into insurance innovation
Hr | equarium is designed to help insurtechs break out in the industry.
Salt Edge teams up with UK-based PFM app Emma
Integration will enable Emma users to connect their accounts from banks throughout the UK.
Irish insurtech hub brings feast in southeast
Institute of Technology Carlow powers up new centre for insurance start-ups.
UK fintech regulator puts bigger fines on the menu
FCA confirms increase in Financial Ombudsman Service award limit.
Omidyar Network releases fintech venture fund with Flourish
New firm Flourish launches evergreen fund backed by founder of eBay.
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SoftBank and Microsoft power Grab’s $4.5bn funding frenzy
Other investors in its current Series H funding round include Toyota, Hyundai, Ping An, and Yamaha.
Video conferencing specialist 24sessions scores $1m funding
Dutch company now has total capital of more than $1.4 million.
Wefox smashes it with $125m funding
Berlin-based insurtech looks towards Asia for expansion.
Shift Technology lands $60m funding for AI ambitions
Series C round brings total investment in insurtech to $100 million.
Poland’s Alior Bank calls for fintech start-ups
Acceleration programme wants ideas in security, data analysis and finserv.
Zego goes to Spain for insurtech fun
London-based firm aiming to cover delivery and private hire vehicle insurance.
Innovation like charisma
Start-up or corporate, make innovation an ongoing mission, not a faraway destination.
Astorg takes minority stake in UK insurtech Acturis
Existing investor Summit Partners will exit its position.
ID verification firm Socure so cool with $30m funding
The Series C round takes the company’s total funding to $57.5 million.
Banking software provider NDGIT loving licence revenue
PSD2 and open banking era bring smiles to German firm.
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Breathe Life gets $3.5m funding for insurance sparkle
Seed round led by Diagram Ventures with participation from Real Ventures.
Insurtech Lime makes for refreshing UK launch time
Start-up offers a “flexible twist” and wants to fill nation’s protection gap.
Zurich North America acquires Sea Pine for auto insurance action
Deal for dealers as insurance firm gets access to vehicle protection products.
Insurtech Axinan plays it cool with igloo app launch
Singapore-based firm targets popular millennial market.
BlackBerry buys AI cybersecurity firm Cylance for $1.4bn
BlackBerry says it is “now a billion-dollar cybersecurity firm”.
Fun days for insurtech start-up Sunday with $10m funding
Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore are the next stops for the Thai firm.
Ping An plans $8bn IPO of fintech subsidiary
Insurtech postponed IPO of OneConnect last year due to stock-market unrest.
Arceo flies into US cyber insurance space
Start-up wants to bridge the insurance and cybersecurity worlds.
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US analytics platform Stratifyd gets $4m funding kick from Arsenal
Follows on from a $25 million Series B announced last fall/autumn.
Nassau Re Imagine-s insurtech accelerator in US
Nassau Re/Imagine designed to develop the insurance industry in Connecticut.
French health insurtech Alan raises €40m
The firm says it is very close to breaking even.
Blink and you won’t miss its Canada launch for travel insurance
Irish insurtech un-Corks the good news.
Life insurance is DeadHappy with pay-as-you-go launch
UK-based insurtech start-up awakens to walk the land.
I.T. (insurance technology) had to be you
The sector should fall in love with tech that will bring it closer to customers, creating collaboration and trust.
Socotra gets $5m support for core insurtech platform
With the support of US-based Nationwide and Mitsui Sumitomo.
Solera buys Nordic insurtech in4mo Oy
Texas-based firm plays it cool when it comes to what it paid.
US insurtech Jetty lands $25m funding
New York-based start-up’s Series B round led by Khosla Ventures.
SIA blockchain sureties a sure thing in south Italy
“The first blockchain project in Italy to manage sureties.”
CUBE wins MetLife Insurance regtech project
A small-sized pilot project that could lead to a major win.
Insurtech CoverHound fetches $58m funding
Plans for US and Japan expansion.
Bsurance receives $4m funding and eyes move west
Investment led by Uniqa Venture to expand in Europe.
