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Australia Insurtech Startup Cover Genius Raises Funds, Boosting Valuation to A$1 Billion

Sep 28 2021 // Australian insurance startup Cover Genius Pty Ltd. boosted its valuation to A$1 billion ($729 million), after raising A$100 million [$72.8 million] from investors including G Squared and Japanese insurer Sompo Holdings...

Debt-Laden China Evergrande Could Raise $600M by Selling Life Insurance Stake

Sep 27 2021 // Debt-laden China Evergrande Group may have another asset to sell in its scramble to raise cash: its fast-growing life insurance business.That’s according to Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Steven Lam, who says the...

Russia’s Renaissance Insurance Plans to Raise Up to $290M in IPO on Moscow Exchange

Sep 27 2021 // Renaissance Insurance Group said on Monday it plans to list its shares on the Moscow Exchange and raise up to $290 million in an initial public offering (IPO), riding Russia’s emerging IPO wave.Russian IPO activity,...

Just Insure Raises $8M to Grow Pay-Per-Mile Auto Insurance Platform

Sep 23 2021 // Just Insure, a pay-per-mile insurance technology company that uses telematics to reward safe drivers and reduce insurer bias, announced it has raised $8 million, bringing its total funding amount to $15 million.The new...

Insurtech Foxquilt Raises $8M to Expand Small Business Offering in U.S. and Canada

Sep 20 2021 // Foxquilt, a Toronto-based insurtech, announced it has raised an $8 million financing round led by Luge Capital with participation from AmTrust Financial, Extreme Venture Partners and Side Door Ventures.The new capital will...

E&S Insurer Ategrity Raises $75M, Plans Further Expansion

Sep 16 2021 // Ategrity Specialty Insurance Co. sad it has completed a $75 million capital raise led by Sequentis Financial LLC to support its continued growth.Ategrity is a Scottsdale, Arizona-based specialty property/casualty insurance...

Cyber Re/Insurance MGA, Envelop Risk, Announces $130 Million Series B Financing

Sep 14 2021 // Envelop Risk, the UK-based cyber re/insurance managing general agent, announced a Series B investment of $130 million, led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2.The financing will facilitate Envelop Risk’s plans to expand its...

Hong Kong’s OneDegree Raises $28 Million in New Round of Funding

Aug 30 2021 // OneDegree, a Hong Kong-based insurance technology company, raised $28 million in a new round of funding as the startup looks to expand in Asia.Sun Hung Kai & Co. and AEF Greater Bay Area Fund took part in the series B1...

Commercial Lines Sales Platform Sayata Raises $17M to Expand Beyond Cyber

Aug 27 2021 // Cyber insurance platform Sayata has raised $17 million in new venture capital and plans to expand to offer more specialty coverages.The startup’s platform automates the quote and bind process to help wholesale...

DealerPolicy Raises $110M for Embedded Insurance for Retail Auto Sales Industry

Aug 26 2021 // DealerPolicy, a digital insurance marketplace for retail car sellers and buyers, announced a $110 million Series C investment led by the growth equity business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management.The Vermont-based...

Startup Raises $60M to Flag Infrastructure Damage, Injuries Before They Happen

Aug 25 2021 // Startup Urbint, which promises its software can identify utility and telecommunications industry failures, damages, and worker injuries before they happen, has raised $60 million.Urbint CEO and founder Corey Capasso said...

reThought in Colorado Raises $15.5M in Series A Funds

Aug 4 2021 // Broomfield, Colo.–based managing general agent reThought Insurance announced the completion of a $15.5 million Series A investment round that will help fund its growth in the flood insurance market. Led by Telstra...

Anti-Fraud Tech Company FRISS Raises $65 Million to Fund Expansion

Jul 30 2021 // FRISS, a provider of AI-focused fraud prevention and detection products for P/C insurers, raised $65 million to help it carve out new product lines and market reach.The company said it serves insurers in more than 40...

British On-Demand Drone Insurer Flock Raises $17 Million in Funding

Jul 29 2021 // British drone insurer Flock has raised $17 million from investors in early-stage funding led by venture investor Chamath Palihapitiya’s Social Capital, Flock said on Thursday.Flock started out insuring commercial...

W.R. Berkley-Backed Vehicle Inspection Firm UVeye Raises $60M in New Round

Jul 22 2021 // UVeye, a company that uses artificial intelligence to do fast vehicle inspections, has raised $60 million from investors including used car retailer CarMax Inc. and the insurer W.R. Berkley Corp.“The completion of...

Update: India’s Digital Payments Startup Paytm Seeks to Raise $2.23 Billion in IPO

Jul 16 2021 // BENGALURU – Indian digital payments leader Paytm, which counts Ant Group and Softbank among its backers, is seeking regulatory approval to raise up to 166 billion rupees ($2.23 billion) in one of the biggest stock market...

‘Stripe-Like’ Insurance Management API Lula Raises $18 Million

Jul 14 2021 // insurtech startup Lula plans to aggressively hire and expand its product capacity now that it has raised $18 million in new venture capital.Lula is an API (application programming interface) outfit that provides insurance...

Insurtech Startup bolttech Raises $180 Million, Valuing Firm at More Than $1B

Jul 1 2021 // Insurance tech startup bolttech on Thursday said it raised $180 million in a funding round, led by private investment firm Activant Capital Group, that valued it at more than $1 billion.The New York and Singapore-based...

Digital E&S Broker Pathpoint Raises $30 Million

Jun 29 2021 // Pathpoint, a digital excess and surplus lines insurance brokerage, reported that it has raised $30 million in funding.Investors include Caffeinated Capital, which led the round, and repeat investors including SciFi VC,...

Paris-Based Insurtech Akur8 Raises $30 Million for International Expansion

Jun 18 2021 // Akur8, the Paris-based insurtech firm that automates insurance pricing, has closed a Series B funding round of $30 million, bringing its total funding to $42 million.This latest funding round will accelerate Akur8’s...