InsurTech

QBE Insurance Australia teams up with SafetyCulture to create a new InsurTech platform

QBE Insurance Australia has joined forces with workplace safety technology platform SafetyCulture to build a new digital insurance platform Mitti.

Martha’s Vineyard Bank has inked a deal with InsurTech100 company Insuritas

InsurTech company Insuritas has inked a deal to help Martha's Vineyard Bank set up a digital insurance agency within the bank.

Cyber insurance grows in popularity as ransomware attacks become more frequent

As hack attacks continue to be a major concern for businesses, almost 80% of companies have added cyber insurance to their policies, according to new research.

Shift Technology partners with MAPFRE to evolve online insurance claims

AI-native fraud detection and claims automation platform Shift Technology has teamed up with global insurer MAPFRE to transform insurance claims.

Petplan hopes to reinvent pet insurance through deal with The Dodo

Petplan hopes to reinvent pet insurance through a new partnership with animal media brand The Dodo.

Online insurance comparison platform Matic scores $24m investment

Digital insurance agency Matic has closed its latest investment round on $24m to support a wave of partnerships and integrations with carriers and distribution partners in emerging channels and verticals.

28 FinTech rounds from last week you should know about

The WealthTech and cryptocurrency FinTech sectors were among some of the winners of the investment rounds recorded last week.

Extend secures $40m to help it hire 100 people by the end of 2021

Extend, which claims to have reinvented the extended warranty process, has closed its Series B on $40m.

KYND adds Paragon to its Broker programme

Cyber risk experts KYND have named Paragon, the international specialist insurance broker, as the newest member of its rapidly accelerating Broker programme.

FCA lays out proposals to protect insurance clients during Covid-19

The coronavirus pandemic has left many people's personal finances in tatters and now the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed ways to protect at least some insurance clients from suffering further.

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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