InsurTech

Asian InsurTech startup anycover secures pre-seed

Singapore-based InsurTech startup anycover has raised $450,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by Powerhouse Ventures

Allianz to take on majority of Aetna International’s health insurance portfolio

Global insurer Allianz has entered a preferred partnership deal which will see it take on the majority of Aetna International’s health insurance portfolio outside the Americas, Thailand, and India.

WTW unveils cyber solution for ports and terminals

Willis Tower Watson (WTW), a global advisory, broking and solutions company, has launched a cyber solution for ports and terminals.

Tokio Marine and Vertafore to drive value in surety industry

Tokio Marine HCC – a specialty insurance group part of the Tokio Marine Group – has partnered with North American insurance technology provider Vertafore to streamline how agents and brokers transact surety bond business online.

Procure and Shepherd join forces for safer job sites

Procure Technologies, a global provider of construction management software, has partnered with US-based InsurTech Shepherd to offer an integrated insurance product.

Earnix welcomes two insurance leaders to its team

Earnix, a global provider of real-time AI-driven rating, dynamic pricing, product personalisation, and fully operationalised telematics solutions for insurance and banking, has appointed two new insurance technology leaders.

InsurTech startup Urban Jungle scores $23m

UK-based InsurTech startup Urban Jungle has raised $23m in a Series A funding round led by North American venture capital investor Intact Ventures.

Homethrive secures $20m Series B for family caregiving support

Homethrive, which describes itself as a “caregiving benefit innovator”, has raised $20m in Series B funding in a round led by Human Capital.

Zurich to sell Russian business following calls to cut ties

Global insurer Zurich Insurance Group has agreed to sell its business in Russia to 11 members of the unit’s team following mounting pressure on financial institutions and insurers to cut ties with the region.

The Zebra and MediaAlpha extend partnership

MediaAlpha, a customer acquisition marketplace for the insurance industry, has extended its agreement with The Zebra, an insurance comparison site.

News Stories

Producer licensing is one of those parts of insurance that tends to stay in the background until it starts slowing everything else down. As carriers expand their agent networks, the process of onboarding producers, managing appointments, and maintaining compliance records often still depends on fragmented systems and manual intervention.

Fixing the producer bottleneck in insurance distribution

Producer licensing is one of those parts of insurance that tends to stay in the background until it starts slowing everything else down. As...
Simply Business, a digital insurance marketplace, has launched a business insurance app on ChatGPT in the US, alongside a separate rollout in the UK.

Simply Business brings small business insurance pricing into ChatGPT

Simply Business, a digital insurance marketplace, has launched a business insurance app on ChatGPT in the US, alongside a separate rollout in the UK. The...
Cytora, a digital risk processing platform, has announced a strategic relationship with LexisNexis Risk Solutions to embed advanced data and analytics into its platform for US commercial insurers.Cytora, a digital risk processing platform, has announced a strategic relationship with LexisNexis Risk Solutions to embed advanced data and analytics into its platform for US commercial insurers.

Cytora partners LexisNexis to enhance US commercial underwriting

Cytora, a digital risk processing platform, has announced a strategic relationship with LexisNexis Risk Solutions to embed advanced data and analytics into its platform...
INSTANDA, a no-code insurance platform provider, has partnered with DataCrest, a workflow solutions firm, to enhance submission intake and quoting efficiency for insurers and MGAs.

INSTANDA and DataCrest team up to streamline insurance submissions

INSTANDA, a no-code insurance platform provider, has partnered with DataCrest, a workflow solutions firm, to enhance submission intake and quoting efficiency for insurers and...
Openly, a tech-enabled homeowners insurance provider, has secured a growth investment round led by existing investors Eden Global Partners, Advance Venture Partners and Gradient, with strategic participation from Allianz X.

Openly boosts expansion plans with funding and Allianz Re deal

Openly, a tech-enabled homeowners insurance provider, has secured a growth investment round led by existing investors Eden Global Partners, Advance Venture Partners and Gradient,...
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