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How to unlock the potential of the growing cyber market
Insurers and start-ups have to work together to make the most of the growing cyber market.
Ethical insurtech Ethos bags $35m
Round led by Accel.
Video: putting the tech in insurtech
Hear it from the experts as they discuss the technology developments behind some of the biggest insurtech trends.
Leveraging insurance to do social good – the Uber way
Insurance has a bad reputation – but can insurtech turn this around and lead the way for social good?
Credit Karma goes for insurtech
US firm unveils plans for an auto insurance comparison tool.
Avoka invokes app digitisation for First Tech FCU
Digitises account opening for more than 40 offerings at US credit union.
The great standstill: lack of innovation holding back the insurance industry
The insurance industry is still playing catch-up due to some fundamental barriers.
Insurtech Setoo set to woo with €8m funding
Main investor in Series A round is Kamet, AXA’s insurtech start-up studio.
Munich Re acquires IoT player Relayr
Acquisition is via its subsidiary Hartford Steam Boiler.
How insurers and start-ups are targeting the growing cyber insurance market
Sarah Stephens interviews a panel to find out how they’re targeting the cyber insurance market.
Crashmatics: a connected policy for the connected car
Has the insurance industry lost sight of what the “black-box” is for?
Top fintech stories this week – 17 August 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Temasek favouring fintech investment over US banks
Singapore-based firm sees it as a more profitable industry.
AAIS pilots open insurance data link on IBM Blockchain
American Association of Insurance Services looks to automate regulatory reporting.
Blockchain: from crypto casino to cross-company data management
What different types of blockchain uses are there, where does cryptocurrency fit in, and why should insurers even care?
Blockchain record-tracker Factom gets $6m investment
FastForward Innovations shows interest in blockchain record-tracking company.
Mortgagetech Blend launches insurance agency
Wants to offer the right blend of mortgages and insurtech.
Atos digital DNA drives revamp for insurer CNA
Love is in the air with new multi-year relationship.
AXIS Capital launches insurtech investment arm
Company aims to up its investment game via AXIS Digital Ventures.
Insurance marketplace CoverHound is Intellirent’s best friend
US-based marketplace partners with rental marketing and tenant screening platform.
Top fintech stories this week – 27 July 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Atos to acquire digital dynamo Syntel for $3.4bn
Syntel provides cloud, social media, mobile, analytics and IoT solutions.
Insurtech Digital Risks feeling brisk with £2.25m funding
Firm offers a monthly subscription model for start-ups.
Next Insurance next firm to receive $83m funding
As a national insurance carrier, the firm has big plans in the US.
Eye in the sky: how drones can shape underwriting
Drones are hitting the mainstream – but how do they impact insurance?
Accenture to power RiskBlock’s insurance platform for blockchain
Accenture joins as lead framework architect.
Podcast: AI for impact – delivering value in the near term
How to get the most out of your AI strategy now, not just in ten years time.
Canadian financial data firm Flinks fuels up with $1.75m funding
With Luge Capital making its first investment.
Planck Re yanks in $12m for insurance plans
Israeli insurtech offers AI-powered commercial underwriting services.
Three ways health insurers can win over millennial small business owners
Sally Poblete, CEO of Wellthie, explores three key strategies.
Automation Anywhere scores $250m to globalise bot workforce
Its software robots can take over manual tasks such as insurance claims processing.
Startupbootcamp’s InsurTech Accelerator opens doors to applicants
Selected start-ups will relocate to Hartford, Connecticut.
Stellar to acquire crypto firm Chain for $500m
Stellar is more interested in the developers rather than its technology.
Webinar: kick-start your AI strategy
Do you know when an AI strategy is the right one?
Women in fintech: research and negotiate every offer
It’s time for women to take more control of their careers in fintech.
Blockchain insurance company B3i picks R3’s platform Corda
The Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative makes its choice.
Famous faces bring funding to US insurtech Ethos
Robert Downey Jr. and Will Smith add a touch of glamour… and money.
First Data and Mastercard in digital disbursement duet
First Data’s disburse-to-debit solution will be available to Mastercard customers.
Insurers are on the road to change – but are they moving fast enough?
Are insurers keeping up with the rapid developments taking the financial world by storm?
