Sector Updates

Assurant to integrate Polly insurance platform

Insurance marketplace Polly, formerly known as DealerPolicy, has partnered with Assurant, a provider of lifestyle and housing solutions.

Metlife partners with Family First for caregiver support

Global insurer Metlife has partnered with Family First, a technology-powered caregiving support benefit, to tackle ‘caregiver burnout’.

Swiss InsurTech JAROWA secures funding for European expansion

Swiss InsurTech JAROWA, a digital marketplace and transaction platform for insurance companies, property managers and leasing companies, has raised CHF 12.4m in Series A funding.

Anthemis backs parametric InsurTech Raincoat

InsurTech Raincoat, which develops parametric embedded climate insurance products, has raised $4.5m in a seed funding round led by Anthemis.

Kenyan InsurTech Lami extends seed round ahead of international expansion efforts

Kenya-based InsurTech startup Lami Technologies has collected $3.7m in its seed extension round as it looks to expand across Africa.

Rhino recruits AmTrust on its mission to reinvent renting

Rhino, a real estate technology company and “pioneer of security deposit insurance”, has partnered with AmTrust Financial to provide an additional $60m in premium-writing capacity for its core product offering.

Obie and Backflip to boost transparency for real estate investors

Obie, an InsurTech startup that offers insurance risk management for real estate investors, has partnered with real estate FinTech Backflip to increase transparency for real estate investors.

Cover Genius bolsters specialty offering with Booking Protect acquisition

Cover Genius, an embedded insurance InsurTech, has acquired Booking Protect, an embedded ticket protection provider.

Liberty Mutual Insurance in AmGeneral take-over

Liberty Mutual Insurance has acquired Malaysian insurer AmGeneral Insurance Berhad (AmGeneral).

Lemonade lays off surprised Metromile staff following acquisition

Shortly after its acquisition of car insurer Metromile, Lemonade reportedly laid off about 20% of the Metromile staff.

News Stories

Retailers have spent the last few years racing to embed wellness into their loyalty apps. The logic is sound, with consumers more health-conscious than ever, and digital touchpoints offering a direct route to influence behaviour. Yet despite heavy investment, most of these features are underused, quickly forgotten, or never meaningfully adopted.

Why retail loyalty apps fail to engage – and how dacadoo is changing the...

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Chubb, a multinational insurer operating across property, casualty and life segments, has partnered with Insify, a financial security platform for freelancers and SMEs, to launch a fully digital disability insurance product for self-employed professionals in the Netherlands.

Insify and Chubb unveil digital disability insurance

Chubb, a multinational insurer operating across property, casualty and life segments, has partnered with Insify, a financial security platform for freelancers and SMEs, to...
mea Platform, an AI-driven (re)insurance technology provider, has been selected by BMS Group, an independent (re)insurance broker with a strong international presence, to deploy its Broking Operations products and enhance placement efficiency through digital transformation.

mea Platform powers BMS AI-driven broking workflows

mea Platform, an AI-driven (re)insurance technology provider, has been selected by BMS Group, an independent (re)insurance broker with a strong international presence, to deploy...
BYD, a global leader in new energy vehicles, has partnered with bolttech, an InsurTech specialising in embedded insurance, to deliver integrated motor insurance solutions for electric vehicle customers across Europe, starting with the UK and expanding into Italy, France, Germany and Spain.

BYD selects bolttech for embedded EV insurance rollout

BYD, a global leader in new energy vehicles, has partnered with bolttech, an InsurTech specialising in embedded insurance, to deliver integrated motor insurance solutions...
ViteSicure, an InsurTech specialising in life and personal protection, has raised €2.5m in the first tranche of its Series A funding round, with backing from new investors including Ad4Ventures and Net Insurance, to accelerate its growth strategy and scale operations.

ViteSicure advances growth with €2.5m raise

ViteSicure, an InsurTech specialising in life and personal protection, has raised €2.5m in the first tranche of its Series A funding round, with backing...
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