Tag: insurtech

Research by Moody’s has found the quick uptake of technology by firms and consumers during the pandemic has revealed its vital importance to the insurance industry.

Measured Analytics and Insurance has introduced CyberGuard Central, a partner program aimed at offering cyber insurance to Measured’s clients.

Continuity, a company that uses AI to help insurers bolster underwriting for SMEs, has secured $5m from a seed financing raise.

Reinsurance startup Kettle has snared $25m in Series A funding to expand insurance coverage for those affected by wildfires in California.

Credit rating agency Experian has acquired insurance aggregator Gabi and digital payments business PagueVeloz for a combined sum of $353m.

Climate-resilience technology provider Demex has teamed with underwriting MGA Vave to provide extreme temperature insurance to US commercial properties.

Insurance technology enterprise Vertafore has acquired Ohio-based sales automation platform for insurance agents AgencyZoom.

Landlord insurance company Steadily has reeled in $27.2m from a capital raise led by Matrix Partners and Zigg Capital.

A BlackRock study has found that 95% of (re)insurance executives are concerned climate risk will have a significant impact on portfolio construction over the next two years.

Flood risk specialist Ambiental has extended its partnership with property data firm WhenFresh to offer the former’s FloodScore Climate data set on WhenFresh’s API.