InsurTech
Commercial Auto InsurTech Fairmatic Raises $42M
InsurTech Fairmatic, founded by Jonathan Matus, a former Android and Facebook mobile executive, announced a $42 million Series A funding round to further expand its investment in the ...
InsurTech Accelerant Launches $175M Sidecar Investment Vehicle Flywheel Re
Accelerant, an InsurTech platform aiming to provide underwriters with risk exchange, data analytics and long-term capacity commitments, announced a new $175 million sidecar vehicle, Flywheel Re. ...
The Secret Life of an InsurTech CEO Leading a $5B Cybersecurity MGA
In the early aughts, when Shardul Shah first met technology entrepreneur Joshua Motta as undergraduates at the University of Chicago, Motta seemed unusually reserved. "I found it challenging to meet ...
Tractable’s Next Move: AI Property Claims Assessment Before Damage Photos
Tractable, an InsurTech that revs up auto claims assessment processes using artificial intelligence that's trained on photos of dented cars, is now teaching machines to handle property disaster ...
How AI Estimating Helps Auto Insurers in Inflationary Times
According to Jimmy Spears, head of automotive at InsurTech Tractable, "Speed is everything" in auto claims adjusting. "Nothing gets cheaper over time," he said during a recent interview, addressing a ...
InsurTech Founders Say Launching an MGA Means Learning to Juggle
Any founders considering launching an InsurTech MGA should learn how to juggle, panelists said during a discussion hosted by Socotra CEO Dan Woods at the 2022 OnRamp Insurance conference. "I don't ...
Executives on the Move at QBE, Zurich, Pie, Chubb
QBE announced that it has named Chris Killourhy as managing director of QBE Re. The appointment is effective Sept. 1, subject to regulatory approval. Killourhy succeeds Steve Postlewhite, who left ...
InsurTech Ledgebrook Closes $4.2M Seed Funding Round
Ledgebrook, a Boston, Mass.-based InsurTech founded in March, announced that it raised $4.2 million in seed funding to build out its operations with the goal of writing its first policies in the ...