FinTech News

Policygenius unveils new app to help time-strapped customers create wills and buy insurance

Insurance marketplace Policygenius has launched a mobile app that enables consumers to create wills and trusts as well as shopping for life and home insurance on their smartphones.

KYND tapped to protect Howden Specialty’s clients

Insurance broker Howden Specialty has selected cyber risk management company KYND to protect against cyber threats to their clients.

Luko secures €50m Series B round

French InsurTech startup Luko has closed a €50m Series B funding round led by EQT Ventures to scale its insurance solutions backed by social responsibility efforts.

What do these 28 FinTech rounds from last week reveal about the industry

Last week week saw 28 FinTechs close investment deals. Three sectors in particular proved especially successful.

Akur8 secures partnership with Canopius

Insurer and reinsurer Canopius has inked a deal with InsurTech100 startup Akur8, marking the venture's first UK partnership with a London-based insurer “Akur8 is a...

Artivatic.ai picks up investment from Scale Ventures and IAN

India-based InsurTech startup Artivatic.ai has raised what it refers to as a bridge funding round led by Scale Ventures and existing investor IAN.

Travelers acquires InsuraMatch for undisclosed amount

Travelers has agreed to acquire InsuraMatch, a digital independent insurance agency, from insurer Plymouth Rock.

Hackers demand $1m from insurer Shirbit to keep compromised client data private

Hacking group Black Shadow has demanded to be paid almost $1m to keep the customer data it stole from Israeli insurance company Shirbit private.

UK InsurTech industry gives the spring budget’s measures a lukewarm welcome

Rishi Sunak, the chancellor of the Exchequer, announced a string of new initiatives to boost the InsurTech and FinTech industry as part of his first spring budget.

AgentSync secures $6.7m seed extension

InsurTech AgentSync has secured $6.7m in a new funding round led by Craft Ventures.

News Stories

Why “UK-hosted” cloud doesn’t mean what you think

Cloud computing has become a core function in modern finance and while many depend on it to store their sensitive data, they do not...
Quandri has announced new integrations with Vertafore AMS360 and HawkSoft, expanding access to its AI-powered renewal intelligence platform across two of the most widely used agency management systems in North America.

Quandri brings AI renewal automation to more North American agencies

Quandri has announced new integrations with Vertafore AMS360 and HawkSoft, expanding access to its AI-powered renewal intelligence platform across two of the most widely...
Atrium has deployed Sofix’s BrokerBrief solution to bring AI-powered claim analysis and summaries directly into its claims workflow across all classes of business.

Atrium deploys Sofix AI tool to streamline claims analysis

Atrium has deployed Sofix’s BrokerBrief solution to bring AI-powered claim analysis and summaries directly into its claims workflow across all classes of business. The deployment...
AI underwriting platform Sixfold has partnered with Munich Re to integrate its technology into Realytix Zero, the reinsurer’s cloud-based automated underwriting platform.

Munich Re integrates Sixfold AI to streamline underwriting workflows

AI underwriting platform Sixfold has partnered with Munich Re to integrate its technology into Realytix Zero, the reinsurer’s cloud-based automated underwriting platform. The integration enables...
Commercial insurance broker Pelican Insured has deployed the nCino SmartBroker × Acturis platform as part of its strategy to scale operations and strengthen client acquisition, compliance and underwriting processes.

Pelican Insured transforms broker workflows with nCino SmartBroker

Commercial insurance broker Pelican Insured has deployed the nCino SmartBroker × Acturis platform as part of its strategy to scale operations and strengthen client...
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