InsurTech
Old-School Carriers Are Joining Digital Exchanges, Adding Twist to Marketplace Competition
Major U.S. insurers are joining new digital exchanges to sell not only their own policies but also those of rivals, a fresh twist in an industry known for fierce competition. The powerful new ...
Next Insurance Debuts Liquor Liability Insurance for Restaurants
Next Insurance is debuting liquor liability insurance for restaurants as part of its general liability coverage for small businesses. The cover is designed to address losses resulting from drunk ...
Hong Kong Digital Insurer OneDegree Raises $28M to Support Asia Expansion
OneDegree, a Hong Kong-based insurance technology company, raised $28 million in a new round of funding as the startup looks to expand in Asia. Sun Hung Kai & Co. and AEF Greater Bay Area Fund ...
Carriers Marketing Usage-Based Auto Insurance Have Multiple Obstacles to Overcome: S&P Analysis
Usage-based personal auto insurance may be drawing ever-increasing attention. Its wider adoption is stymied, however, by customer age and demographics, privacy concerns, misunderstanding about the ...
Slope Software Raises Money to Ramp Up Cloud System for Actuarial Modeling
Slope Software, an Atlanta InsurTech Startup focused on actuarial modeling for insurers, has raised a $2 million early-stage investment designed to fuel product development and growth. "It is time ...
Root Views Independent Agents as Consistent With Digital Growth Plans
Root is the latest InsurTech to acknowledge that digital insurance won't necessarily take over the industry, because independent agents remain a vital part of the sales and distribution of policies. ...
InShare Raises $7.5M to Grow Insurance Products, Services for the Sharing Economy
InShare has pulled in $7.5 million in seed financing designed to help it expand. The Arizona-based InsurTech hopes to provide insurance products and services to Sharing Economy platforms across ...
A Different View of Insurance: What Tech Talent Is Saying
According to a former Microsoft engineer, young job candidates with technology backgrounds are not enamored with the idea of joining the insurance industry. Tammarrian Rogers, a software engineering ...