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Ex-Credit Suisse CEO Raises $300M for Financial Services-Focused SPAC

Mar 1 2021 // Former Credit Suisse Group AG Chief Executive Officer Tidjane Thiam raised $300 million for his blank-check company after boosting the size of the deal.Thiam’s Freedom Acquisition I Corp. sold 30 million units at $10...

Canadian Insurtech Farmers Edge Raises $100 Million in IPO

Feb 26 2021 // Farmers Edge Inc. raised about C$125 million ($100 million) in its Canadian initial public offering after selling shares at the top end of its marketed range, according to people familiar with the transaction.Farmers Edge...

Australia Regulator Raises Antitrust Concerns over $30B Aon-Willis Towers Watson Deal

Feb 18 2021 // Australia’s competition regulator on Thursday raised initial concerns over Aon’s $30 billion bid for Willis Towers Watson to create the world’s largest insurance broker, close on the heels of a similar...

Insurance Verification Startup TrustLayer Raises $6.6M from BrokerTech, Ventures

Feb 3 2021 // TrustLayer, developer of a proof-of-insurance risk management platform, has raised $6.6 million in seed funding from venture investors, insurance brokers and others.“Verification of insurance and business credentials...

AXA in Talks to Sell Singapore Unit Which Could Raise $700 Million

Jan 20 2021 // HSBC Holdings Plc and Malayan Banking Bhd.’s insurance venture are among shortlisted bidders for AXA SA’s business in Singapore, which could raise about $700 million in a sale, according to people familiar with...

Catlin’s Convex Group Raises Capital of $500 Million

Jan 14 2021 // Convex Group Ltd. has secured $500 million in committed preferred equity capital from affiliates of Sixth Street, a leading global investment firm. The investment follows Convex’s recent $1 billion capital raise from...

Files Raise Questions About Purdue Pharma Family’s Transfer of $10B Over Decade

Dec 21 2020 // Members of the wealthy Sackler family, owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP, have long denied that the $10 billion they transferred from their company over the course of a decade was an unlawful attempt to shield...

IICF Raises More Than $880K, Honors Gallagher at Annual Northeast Benefit Event

Dec 21 2020 // The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) raised more than $880,000 at its 14th annual Northeast Benefit Event, held virtually this year on December 9.Established in 1994, the IICF is a nonprofit that works with...

UK Insurtech Startup battleface Raises $12M in Funding from U.S. Venture Capital Firm

Dec 11 2020 // UK startup battleface Inc., a company that specializes in tech-enabled global travel insurance, announced a $12-million Series A financing round from Drive Capital, a Columbus, Ohio-based venture capital firm. The...

Fidelis Raises $185M of Capital, Bringing 2020 Total to More than $1.3B

Dec 10 2020 // Fidelis Insurance Holdings Ltd. announced it has raised in the fourth quarter of 2020 an additional $60 million of equity capital from existing and new investor relationships, including Alfa Insurance and affiliated...

Germany’s Getsafe Raises $30M from Swiss Re and Others; Eyes Becoming Full Carrier

Dec 9 2020 // Digital MGA Getsafe disclosed $30 million in new financing led by new investor Swiss Re. The Heidelberg, Germany-based InsurTech said the money will help build its market dominance among millennials in its home country and...

New Insurance Group Inigo Raises $800M of Capital; Founded by Former Hiscox Execs

Nov 23 2020 // Inigo Ltd., a new London-based insurance group, announced it has completed a capital raise of approximately $800 million from a consortium of global investors, comprising (among others) funds controlled by Caisse de...

Specialty Re/Insurer Convex Group Raises $1B in Additional Capital

Nov 17 2020 // Specialty insurer and reinsurer Convex Group Ltd. announced it has secured commitments for an additional $1.0 billion of equity capital, subject to the requisite regulatory approvals.Bermuda-based Convex launched in April...

Startup Auto Insurer Root Raises $724.4 Million in IPO

Oct 28 2020 // Automobile insurance startup Root Inc. sold shares in its initial public offering (IPO) on Tuesday at $27 apiece, above its target range, to raise $724.4 million, the company said.Root, which has $200 million in debt, sold...

Startup Personal Lines Insurer Root Looking to Raise $604 Million in IPO

Oct 20 2020 // Automobile insurance startup Root Inc. said on Tuesday it plans to raise as much as $604.1 million in its initial public offering on the Nasdaq, the latest in a line of insurers looking to tap the current boom in U.S....

EasySend Raises $16M to Enable Insurance Companies and Financial Institutions to Build a No-Code Digital Future

Sep 24 2020 // The investment will empower insurance companies, banks, and other financial institutions to build and optimize digital journeys with an AI-powered no-code platformTel Aviv, Israel – September 24, 2020 – EasySend, the...

Indonesia’s PasarPolis Insurtech Raises $54 Million

Sep 2 2020 // The Indonesian digital insurance agency PasarPolis said it raised $54 million in a Series B funding round, in what it said is the largest Series B funding for an insurtech firm in the region.The company said the investors...

Japanese Lunar Exploration Firm ispace Raises $28M and Inspires Moon Insurance

Aug 20 2020 // The Japanese lunar exploration firm, ispace, which is developing spacecraft to carry people to the moon, just raised $28 million from the four organizations for its Series B investment round.The firm, which aspires to be a...

Chinese Crowdfunding, Insurance Site Waterdrop Raises $230 Million, Plans U.S. IPO

Aug 20 2020 // Chinese online insurance technology platform Waterdrop Inc. has raised $230 million in a new funding round led by reinsurer Swiss Re and Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings, it said on Thursday.Waterdrop’s...

Rideshare Insurer Buckle Raises $31 Million to Fuel Nationwide Expansion

Aug 5 2020 // Buckle, a digital seller of rideshare insurance, disclosed it has raised $31 million in new venture financing and will use the money to expand operations nationally.HSCM Bermuda and Eos Venture Partners co-led the Series A...