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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...

Why insurers should stop fearing technology

InsurTech has the potential to offer new revenue streams and to even help restore the public perception of the insurance industry.

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...

News Stories

Starpeak secures August Equity investment

Starpeak secures August Equity investment

August Equity, a UK-based private equity investor focused on lower-mid-market businesses, has agreed to invest in Starpeak, a specialist insurance distributor serving niche personal...

AEGIS London and Augentic unveil digital consortium

AEGIS London, a top-quartile Lloyd's syndicate, and Augentic, a tech-enabled MGA, have joined forces to launch a new cross-class digital follow consortium within the...
Why insurance’s distribution data goldmine matters now

Why insurance’s distribution data goldmine matters now

Insurance distribution has traditionally been treated as an operational challenge. Carriers, MGAs and agencies have invested in technology to onboard producers, manage licences and...

Alliant Insurance buys Nava in AI benefits push

Alliant Insurance Services, one of the largest insurance brokers and consultants in the US, has agreed to acquire Nava Benefits, the AI-native employee benefits...
RockRose Risk lands $12.5m to reshape wildfire insurance

RockRose Risk lands $12.5m to reshape wildfire insurance

RockRose Risk, the insurance brokerage that rewards property owners for reducing wildfire exposure, has completed a $12.5m Series A round. The financing was jointly led...
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