Sector Updates

Openly selects Majesco’s software solution to provide a modern insurance experience to customers

Openly, a premium homeowners insurance carrier that affirms the agent distribution channel, has selected Majesco Billing for P&C on Majesco CloudInsurer in order to provide increased flexibility, greater service and modern insurance experience to its customers.

InsurTech Hippo goes public via SPAC merger to fuel growth of its home insurance...

US InsurTech focused on the home insurance market Hippo has become a publicly-traded company following its merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Reinvent Technology Partners Z.

Direct Line’s CTO reveals the evolution of insurance

The InsurTech industry might evolve to become more personalised to the individual consumer post-pandemic, according to Direct Line CTO Sarah Greasley.

MotoRefi extends Series B with extra $5m capital raise

Auto refinancing company MotoRefi has raised an additional $5m in its extended Series B funding round.

AXA unveils new digital claims offering for motor insurance customers

Insurance giant AXA has introduced STeP, a new digital claims solution to help customers simplify their motor insurance process.

Chubb buys InsurTech to improve flood risk monitoring

Property and casualty insurer Chubb has acquired StreamLabs to improve its waterflow monitoring and claims capabilities.

AI-driven South African InsurTech Naked draws in $11m to further digitalise the market

Naspers, through its early-stage tech investment vehicle Naspers Foundry, led a $8.3m investment in Naked, an InsurTech company that offers a digital way for consumers to insure their cars, homes, and valuables.

Amplify closes its seed round to support its mission of driving wealth via insurance

Amplify Life Insurance, a provider of permanent life insurance, has collected $2.5m in its seed round.

Flood insurance firm reThought Insurance bags Series A funding

reThought Insurance, a digital MGA aimed at the flood insurance market, has closed its Series A round on $15.5m.

Softbank, Temasek-backed InsurTech Policybazaar files for mega $800m IPO, aims at $5bn valuation

Online insurance platform Policybazaar has filed a draft red herring prospectus with the Securities Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to raise $809m via an initial public offering (IPO), becoming the fourth startup in the past two months from the South Asian market to explore public markets.

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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