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InsurTech VC Breaks Records in Q3; Mid-Tier Startup Funding Shrinks
InsurTech funding saw the largest number of deals and the highest amount of funding since data recording into InsurTech began, with $2.5 billion raised by InsurTech firms across 104 deals during the ...
The Latest Launches From Munich Re and Starr
A unit of Munich Re is touting new cyber and technology errors and omissions insurance coverage designed to protect U.S.-domiciled organizations with domestic and /or global exposure. A division of ...
InsurTechs Start Reaching Size and Capacity That Commands Insurance Industry Attention
The latest crop of InsurTechs began appearing in force around 2015, with promises to disrupt the insurance industry and change the world. Industry veterans have often taken those boasts with a grain ...
How Digitization Can Enhance Workers Comp
When future insurance industry experts look back at 2020, they will commemorate it as the year that digital capabilities went from being a significant competitive advantage to an absolute necessity ...
Swiss Re CEO Mumenthaler: InsurTech ‘Disruption’ Overhyped, China Ahead of the Pack
InsurTechs used to launch insisting they were insurance industry disruptors bringing new ways to bypass traditional players in bringing coverage to consumers. In reality, Swiss Re Group CEO Christian ...
FinTech Innovation Lab New York Seeking Startups for 12-Week Program
The FinTech Innovation Lab New York is now accepting application for its 12-week program designed to help early-and growth-stage financial technology companies accelerate their development. The ...
A Look at What InsurTech Investors Should Embrace and Leave Behind
Which technology should InsurTech investors move away from, and what should they embrace instead? These are typical questions investors in the space (and others) must ask themselves over time, in ...
Progressive Blends Home Insurance Quoting Into Mortgage Lending Program
Progressive Insurance is now serving home buyers in the digital mortgage process by using information they've already entered for their loans to deliver homeowners' insurance quotes with a single ...