InsurTech

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.

New reinsurer Conduit seals London’s third biggest IPO this year, value exceeds £826m

Newly-launched reinsurer Conduit Holdings has made a strong start to its time as a listed business after seeing its share value rise above its initial 500 pence offering in its first day of trading.

AXA XL improves its claims process through Xtract partnership

AXA XL has signed a multi-year partnership and licensing agreement with data aggregation platform Xtract to transform its auto claims management process.

dacadoo launches new health engagement service for insurers

dacadoo, which builds digitalisation services for the healthcare space, has released a new digital health engagement platform to meet changing demands of insurance customers.

UPS Capital Insurance Agency deploys its insurance services to AscendTMS

UPS Capital Insurance Agency is making its shipping insurance coverage options available to small and medium-sized businesses through AscendTMS.

Cybersecurity, InsurTech and neobank ventures led the 29 FinTech rounds raised last week

Out of the 29 FinTech funding rounds we reported on last week, cybersecurity companies, InsurTechs and challenger banks were among the clear winners.

News Stories

Baldwin Group’s Azimuth Re targets top contractors

The Baldwin Group, a NASDAQ-listed independent insurance brokerage and advisory firm, has launched Azimuth Re, Ltd., a new member-owned group captive developed in partnership...
KatRisk

KatRisk acquires RED to boost catastrophe modeling

KatRisk, a provider of catastrophic risk modelling software for the insurance and financial services industries, has acquired RED, a specialist catastrophe model provider covering...

How reinsurers can demonstrate AML effectiveness

The reinsurance markets in the Cayman Islands and Bermuda represent one of the offshore financial world’s genuine success stories. Capital flows into these jurisdictions on the back of regulatory credibility, and as the markets have grown, so too has regulatory scrutiny.
PremFina lands £100m funding boost from Waterfall

PremFina lands £100m funding boost from Waterfall

PremFina, the UK's fastest-growing insurance premium finance provider, has expanded its junior capital facility with Waterfall Asset Management to £100m, upsizing and extending the...
Cytora and VulnCheck partner to sharpen cyber underwriting

Cytora and VulnCheck partner to sharpen cyber underwriting

Commercial insurers are set to gain a sharper view of cyber risk at the point of underwriting, following a new partnership between Cytora, the...
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