All the headlines from our Startups Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 19 2018 // Insurance industry technology is experiencing a revolution. While insurance carriers and venture capital firms have been behind much of today’s insurtech innovation, insurance agents and brokers have also jumped into...
Mar 7 2018 // Not so long ago, Hartford, Conn., was widely known as the insurance capital of the world. Today, interest has shifted to technology-led insurance firms, or InsurTechs, raising the question: Where is the InsurTech capital...
Mar 5 2018 // The small business market is big. The U.S. small commercial market represents about one-third of the total commercial lines market and generates between $99 billion and $103 billion in direct written premium, according to...
Mar 1 2018 // A startup modeling firm named Jupiter is reaching for the stars in its quest to better model for the impacts of climate change.The firm recently launched what its calling a “transformative cloud-based technology...
Feb 28 2018 // Financial technology startups are seeing no shortage of venture dollars flowing their way, but there are increasing concerns over whether they can survive without partnering with the industry they’re seeking to...
Feb 27 2018 // Financial technology startup C2FO raised $100 million in funding in a new round led by the investing arm of global insurance and asset management giant Allianz SE as well as Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Co.With...
Feb 16 2018 // Zurich Insurance has launched ZurichEmpresas.es, a new digital distribution channel, which initially will provide insurance solutions for small-and-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Spain.The platform, powered by...
Jan 31 2018 // Munich Re’s HSB Ventures led a $16.5 million venture financing for Mnubo, an Internet of Things (IoT), data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) startup, which is seeking to expand internationally.Founded in...
Jan 31 2018 // Inzura, the London-headquartered insurtech startup, announced the completion of its first major funding round, raising US$1 million to pursue its “ambitious growth plans.”The funds will be used to accelerate...
Jan 25 2018 // A digital startup private flood insurance provider, Neptune Flood, has secured $2 million in seed round funding and has plans to “aggressively expand” nationwide by offering its platform to carriers, agencies...
Jan 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...
Jan 18 2018 // There is a fundamental need for reform and modernization, particularly in the London market. We should be electronically processing all lines of business, not just specialty classes. Of course, we should look at ubiquitous...
Jan 8 2018 // Hartford InsurTech Hub, an initiative established in 2017 by Hartford, Conn.-based insurance companies, the city of Hartford and CTNext, has selected the 2018 group of 11 startups that will participate in its inaugural...
Dec 20 2017 // Trov, an on-demand insurance startup, plans to provide trip insurance for passengers using Waymo’s soon-to-be launched self-driving, ride-hailing service.Waymo, formerly Google’s self-driving car project, plans...
Dec 14 2017 // Hartford InsurTech Hub, an initiative established in 2017 by Hartford, Conn.-based insurance companies, the city of Hartford and CTNext, has selected the 2018 group of 11 startups that will participate in its inaugural...
Dec 8 2017 // Columbus, Ohio-based auto insurance startup, Root Insurance, has hired Jon Allison as its first general counsel.Prior to joining Root, Allison served on the senior management team of CareSource, a regional non-profit...
Dec 6 2017 // Artificial intelligence startup Cytora has raised $5.9 million in new financing from investors including divisions of QBE’s venture capital arm and Starr Cos.QBE Ventures, Starr Global Holding, Cambridge Innovation...
Dec 4 2017 // A California insurtech startup with a new cyber product has launched to offer brokers and their clients what it calls “redesigned insurance, with cyber security expertise at its core.”Mountain View,...
Dec 1 2017 // AFL Insurance Brokers Ltd. announced that re/insurance broker George Stagg has joined the company to lead its technology incubator division as associate director, innovation.Stagg joins from RK Harrison, where he was most...
Nov 29 2017 // A Chinese startup has developed a flying car that it plans to roll out as soon as next year.EHang Inc.’s E-184 drone can carry one passenger in its small cockpit, but the firm says it’s working on a model that...