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Will InsurTech startups come out as the big winners of the coronavirus pandemic?

COVID-19 could be great for the InsurTech industry as the crisis highlight where insurers’ shortcomings are. But that does not mean there won’t be hard times ahead.

How a nightmare journey sparked the launch of InsurTech Air Doctor

Travelling is often synonymous with finding oneself and not launching new businesses. However, an illness-ridden holiday led to the launch of Air Doctor, a travel InsurTech.

“Someone was going to change the rules” – How Insurtech Gateway became an incubator...

Insurtech Gateway has quickly made a name for itself as a champion for early-stage InsurTech startups since the launch in 2017, but the incubator’s...

How Sureify is positioning itself to become the Salesforce of the insurance engagement market

Sureify was built in reaction to the life and annuity industry “losing touch with today’s buyers,” founder and CEO, Dustin Yoder, told FinTech Global.

How InsurTech 100 startup ThingCo wants to change car insurance

Car InsurTech ThingCo aims to give drivers more control whilst helping them drive safer. The internet of things has transformed everything from shopping and home...

Picture perfect: how InsurTech 100 company Tractable is changing insurance with photos

Tractable is able to automatically assert auto claims for insurers by leveraging deep machine learning on pictures. Tractable’s technology gives the old adage that a...

The best is yet to come for InsurTech 100 company Insuritas

Insuritas has been at the forefront of the InsurTech revolution for two decades. While its leadership sees some challenges on the horizon, they believe they are well positioned to transform them into opportunities for growth.

How the protection gap in the life insurance space was created?

The fragmented and non-scalable nature of the life insurance distribution sector has caused a massive protection gap, according to Anorak co-founder and CEO David Vanek.

InsurTech 100 company Planck explains how underwriting is getting updated to the 21st century

Insurance is changing and Planck is leading that change through its platform which automatically and accurately assesses risk factors in real time. Elad Tsur, Amir...

Should cyber insurance be mandatory?

Cyberattacks still plague the internet, leaving waves of personal and financial destruction in its path, but making cyber insurance mandatory would help with reparation, according to Richard Fry, head of information security and risk at Covea Insurance.

News Stories

P&C insurers face control risks as AI adoption accelerates

P&C insurers face control risks as AI adoption accelerates

Artificial intelligence is becoming a key technology priority for property and casualty (P&C) insurers as carriers look to improve underwriting, portfolio management and operational...
Zinnia appoints Bloomberg Media veteran Key Kiarie as CFO

Zinnia appoints Bloomberg Media veteran Key Kiarie as CFO

Zinnia, a technology platform serving the life and annuities sector, has named Key Kiarie as its new chief financial officer, a move that comes...
Genki buys InsurTech Wave Claims in first acquisition

Genki buys InsurTech Wave Claims in first acquisition

Genki, a provider of international health insurance aimed at digital nomads and long-term travellers, has completed the purchase of Wave Claims, an InsurTech startup...

Blue Marble and MAPFRE partner on parametric insurance

Blue Marble, a specialist in designing innovative parametric insurance products, has joined forces with MAPFRE to widen access to parametric cover as climate-related risks...
global FinTech funding Q2 2026

Global InsurTech funding hit five-quarter high in Q2 driven by a 6.3x QoQ surge...

Key Global InsurTech investment stats in Q2 2026: Global InsurTech funding hit five-quarter high with an increase of 2.4x YoY in Q2 Large deals...
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