All the headlines from our Tech Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 22 2021 // The Winners AreInsurTech NY announced the winners of its 2021 Early-Stage InsurTech Competition at the InsurTech Spring Conference on March 10. The winners received prizes worth $200K in total.Winners were selected by...
Mar 15 2021 // Blink Parametric, the Cork, Ireland-based insurtech, has announced a major expansion of its flight disruption insurance platform in Central & Latin America, scheduled for launch this month.The partnership between Blink...
Mar 12 2021 // Some serious money has been sent the way of various insurance startups over the past week. Investors backed cutting-edge commercial lines and cyber insurance products as well as advances in texting communications, producer...
Mar 11 2021 // BERLIN – German insurance tech startup Wefox plans to launch a risk prevention product that will use data from smartphones and other connected devices to warn users of impending danger, its founder and CEO Julian Teicke...
Mar 11 2021 // See a need and then fill it. That’s the secret of most successful businesses—and that was the driving motivator of insurtech Thimble, which is currently working on coverage for small business customers during...
Mar 10 2021 // AgencyMVP, an online platform that identifies prospects for property/casualty insurance agencies, has received $3.5 million in seed funding from Silverton Partners.The firm has also added to its leadership team. With this...
Mar 10 2021 // Commercial mobility insurer Zego has become the UK’s first insurtech unicorn after raising $150 million, valuing the company at $1.1 billion. The London-based business will now accelerate the expansion of its product...
Mar 8 2021 // What if the COVID-19 pandemic had struck in 1980 instead of 2020? Without widespread internet connectivity, cloud software and video conferencing, the insurance industry may have been up a creek without a paddle (and...
Feb 26 2021 // Specialist insurer Beazley has unveiled a new digital business unit to transform how the company develops, underwrites and delivers digital insurance solutions for clients and brokers.Existing digital initiatives and...
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...
Feb 25 2021 // Home insurer Hippo is partnering with ADT to add smart home services and discounts for home insurance customers.Hippo customers in select states who enroll in its smart home program will be offered free installation of an...
Feb 23 2021 // Insurers in 2021 will be doubling down on streamlining, reinforcing their core businesses and updating technology, and mergers and acquisitions will help them get there as it did in 2020, according to a Bain & Co....
Feb 22 2021 // Israeli startup Earnix Ltd., which uses advanced analytics to help insurers and banks offer personalized financial products, reached a $1 billion valuation in a financing round led by Insight Partners.Existing investors...
Feb 22 2021 // Independent insurance agencies not only managed to survive through the 2020 economic downturn and pandemic, but also managed to keep their employees happy through all of the year’s disruption.In Insurance...
Feb 12 2021 // European Union efforts to resolve a patent dispute between tech companies and carmakers have hit a roadblock after experts enlisted for advice failed to agree on the level of royalties or who should pay them.Tech firm...
Feb 11 2021 // Nuclear verdicts are a hot topic of discussion across our industry. This is no longer some other claims organization’s problem or an issue only arising in transportation-related claims. Claims leaders are...
Feb 11 2021 // Bender Insurance Solutions in Sacramento, Calif., has named Bryan Murray a technology risk advisor in the commercial lines department. He will provide risk management advice and education for technology businesses across...
Feb 9 2021 // Irish mobility startup Brite has partnered with London-based mobility insurance provider Zego to expand its fleet offering of e-mopeds, e-scooters and e-bikes across Ireland.The partnership between Brite and Zego means...
Feb 7 2021 // Hippo, an insurance technology startup, is in talks to go public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company, according to people with knowledge of the matter.The transaction with Reinvent Technology...
Feb 1 2021 // After a slow start in 2020, insurtech funding reached a record level of $7.1 billion for the year, with $4.7 billion earmarked for property/casualty startups, according to a quarterly tracker of insurtech funding...