Sector Updates

Finsall said to raise $1.6m in pre-Series A

InsurTech company Finsall has reportedly raised INR 12 crore ($1.6m) in its pre-Series A funding round.

Honeycomb poised to “change the game of real estate insurance”

Israel-based InsurTech startup Honeycomb Insurance has secured $15.4m in a Series A funding round led by Ibex Investors, a report by Coverager has revealed.

Foresight lands funding for worker compensation

Foresight Group, an insurer of high-hazard clients, has raised $39m in Series B funding for its technology-based workers’ compensation programme, a report by Insurance Innovation Reporter has revealed.

Mondee and battleface team up for travel insurance

battleface, a full stack global travel insurance company, has partnered with Mondee to offer travel insurance cover.

Smartcar lands funding for its mobility API solution

Smartcar, an API developer platform for connected vehicles, has closed a $24m Series B round led by Energize Ventures.

AFG acquires InsurTech Verikai in $120m deal for its AI solutions

Insurance holding company American Financial Group (AFG) has acquired Verikai, a machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) company, in a $120m deal.

Digit Insurance said to raise $70m investment

India-based InsurTech unicorn Digit Insurance has reportedly raised $70m from Wellington Hadley Harbor and Ithan Creek Master Investors.

Tractable launches tool to revolutionise claims after natural disasters

Tractable, which has developed an AI solution for visual assessment and disaster recovery, has launched a new solution to assess damage to buildings after natural disasters.

Sentiance and RAC helped reduce distracted drivers by 60%

Sentiance, which co-developed the Safer Driver app with the Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia (RAC), has helped reduce distracted driving by nearly 60%.

Accelerant secures funding for data-driven underwriting

Accelerant, an InsurTech empowering underwriters with superior risk exchange and data analytics coupled with long-term capacity commitments, has raised in excess of $190m at a $2bn pre-money valuation.

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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