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Betting On Founders: How VCs Spot InsurTech Unicorns of 2025
Carrier vs. MGA. U.S. vs EU. Specialty niche vs. traditional insurance lines. There are many things that distinguish one InsurTech from the next, including financial metrics like internal rates of ...
Rideshare Startup Buckle Brings on Everest Re Vet Camerino to Grow Strategic Partnerships
The InsurTech Buckle brought on a veteran of Everest Re and Munich Re to steer and grow its strategic partnerships. James Camerino will have the title of Head of Strategic Partnerships, after serving ...
Hippo and AXIS Insurance Form Separate Partnership Deals
Hippo said it has formed two new partnerships that will deploy automation to boost speed and processing of its back-end customer claims services. AXIS Insurance said it formed a strategic partnership ...
Hi Marley Envisions Expansion of Its Intelligent Communications Platform With $25M Venture Investment
Hi Marley raised $25 million in new funding it will use to fuel further expansion of its AI-enabled texting platform for the insurance industry. Emergence Capital led the Boston-based InsurTech's ...
UPDATED: Google Hires Deloitte Digital’s Walsh to Lead North America Insurance Business
Google has hired former Deloitte Digital partner Nigel Walsh to lead its insurance business in North America. Walsh disclosed the news on Twitter and LinkedIn. He noted on LinkedIn that he'll be part ...
Allianz Commits $75 Million, Strategic Partnership to Hong Kong Fintech WeLab
Allianz's technology investment arm is committing $75 million to WeLab, a Hong Kong-based fintech focused on virtual banking, consumer financing and other related digital services. The deal also ...
COVID-19 Is Accelerating Technology Adoption, Innovation
The global pandemic has triggered fundamental changes that present insurers with new challenges and opportunities. Insurers embracing technological advances in underwriting will have an edge in the ...
Hippo to Go Public Through Reverse Merger Valuing Company at $5B
Hippo has become the latest InsurTech with plans to go public through a reverse merger transaction with a Special Purpose Acquisition Company. The startup – an MGA focused on digital homeowners ...