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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 ...
Aon and Praedicat Will Jointly Focus on Product Liability Risks
Aon said it would collaborate with analytics company Praedicat on developing a range of specialist liability reinsurance products and services that address product liability risks including ...
AI-Driven Insurance Distribution Platform Wins $11 Million Financing Round
A startup centered around an AI-driven platform for insurance distribution secured $11 million in Series A financing. Zelros plans to use the money, in part to propel its North American expansion, ...
The Latest Launches From Arch Insurance and Berkshire Hathway GUARD
Arch Insurance debuted a new online platform that lets brokers rapidly price and purchase Business Travel Accident policies for U.S.-based companies with up to 250 business travelers. Berkshire ...