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Plum Life and London Underwriters join forces for life insurance

InsurTech Plum Life has entered into a distribution agreement with London Underwriters that will give the company’s 8,000 wholesale property and casualty agents access to Plum Life’s digital selling platform.

Otonomo and Audi team up for data-driven insurance

Otonomo Technologies, which provides a mobility intelligence platform, has partnered with Audi to provide data-driven auto insurance services.

Insurer Stubben Edge reels in £10m funding

UK-based InsurTech firm Stubben Edge has raised £10m from an investment round that including firms such as Lloyd’s Names and a range of institutional investors.

Helvengo set to revolutionise SME insurance

Zurich-based Helvengo, which provides insurance solutions tailored to entrepreneurs, startups and SMEs, has received $4.5m in a seed financing round.

Roamly and Wheelbase to offer embedded RV insurance

InsurTech Roamly has partnered with Wheelbase, software product provider for RV fleet, to provide an embedded digital RV insurance product.

Ascend bags $30m in equity and $250m in debt

US-based Ascend, which claims to be the first modern insurance payments platform, has bagged $30m in its Series A, alongside a further $250m in a lending commitment.

Pacific Lake backs OneShield

OneShield Software, a provider of core software solutions to property and casualty insurance companies, has received a $50m follow-on investment.

BlackRock to loan Root Insurance $300m

Root, the parent company of Root Insurance, has closed a term loan facility with BlackRock Financial Management.

New Zealand deploys software for natural disaster response

New Zealand’s Earthquake Commission (EQC) is to use new modelling software to boost its ability to plan for future natural disasters and respond to them.

DigitalOwl lands Series A for medical record technology

DigitalOwl, a Natural Language Processing (NLP) technology for deeply analysing and summarising medical records that aids insurers, has raised $20m in Series A funding.

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Dutch pension insurers are producing transition overviews that tick every legal box and still leave participants fundamentally confused about what is happening to their...
Beazley, a London-listed specialty insurer, said shareholders have approved Zurich Insurance’s £8.1bn all-cash takeover of the company.

Beazley investors back £8.1bn Zurich takeover deal

Beazley, a London-listed specialty insurer, said shareholders have approved Zurich Insurance’s £8.1bn all-cash takeover of the company. The deal was backed by 99.9% of votes...
Canopy Connect has launched a new sharing path feature for its Insurance Intake Platform, designed to give insurance prospects more flexibility in how they share their insurance information.

Canopy Connect adds multi-option sharing path to intake platform

Canopy Connect has launched a new sharing path feature for its Insurance Intake Platform, designed to give insurance prospects more flexibility in how they...
The Zebra, an insurance comparison platform, has warned that rising homeowners' insurance premiums could place significant financial pressure on first-time homebuyers.

Rising home insurance premiums add pressure for first-time buyers

The Zebra, an insurance comparison platform, has warned that rising homeowners' insurance premiums could place significant financial pressure on first-time homebuyers. The company’s latest analysis...
EIS, an AI-native insurance core platform provider, has announced that Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance (TMNF) has deployed its ClaimPulse™ technology as part of a new overseas travel insurance offering.

Tokio Marine adopts ClaimPulse to automate travel insurance FNOL

EIS, an AI-native insurance core platform provider, has announced that Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance (TMNF) has deployed its ClaimPulse™ technology as part...
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