InsurTech
Mitsui Sumitomo Invests in Upstream Security for Strategic Telematics Partnership
Upstream Security has raised $36 million from Japanese carrier Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance as part of a strategic partnership designed to advance telematics in insurance. Upstream, based in Israel, is ...
Lemonade Makes Progress Building Its Brand, Spending Money to Make Money
Lemonade remains a money-loser, but the digital insurer continues to take steps toward building a sustainable business. One of those key areas is in advertising spend. In the company's Q1 2021 ...
SPACS, or Reverse Merger Companies, Raise Record $100B in 2021 So Far
Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACS) have raked in a record $100 billion through initial public offerings so far in 2021, data from Refinitiv showed, in what has been Wall Street's biggest ...
Boost Raises $20M for Deeper Dive Into ‘Embedded Fintech Revolution’
Boost Insurance attracted $20 million in new financing from multiple investors it will use to dive deeper into what CEO Alex Maffeo refers to as the "embedded fintech revolution." The New York-based ...
InsurTech Kin Reportedly Talking With ‘Shark Tank’ Judge About SPAC Merger
Home-coverage startup Kin Insurance is in talks to go public via Omnichannel Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company led by recurring "Shark Tank" guest judge Matt Higgins, according ...
Chubb, Arch, MassMutual Partner With Newly-Launched Digital Agency Waffle
The InsurTech Waffle has raised $5 million in seed funding, with plans to offer cyber, renters, pet, travel and life insurance in the initial launch of its new virtual agency platform. Auto and home ...
Metromile, Hippo Partner on Home/Auto Bundled Insurance Cover
Metromile and Hippo Insurance are partnering to offer consumers home and auto insurance protection by way of a new bundled discount. Hippo, based in Palo Alto, is an MGA focused on digital homeowners ...
Is Loop the Future of Automobile Insurance?
The annual ATECH Conference in Aruba is promoted as, "Where Tech, Innovation, and Creativity Meet to Become the Future." At the 2015 conference, two young tech entrepreneurs, Carey Anne Nadeau and ...