InsurTech
For Brown & Brown, Acquiring CoverHound Accelerates Tech Modernization Efforts
Property/casualty insurance companies far and wide are considering whether to develop technology platforms in-house or modernize some other way. Brown & Brown chose an acquisition to get there. ...
Online Selling Platform Apollo Insurance Solutions Pulls in a $13.5M Financing Round
Apollo Insurance Solutions Ltd., a Toronto-based online insurance platform, said it has closed an oversubscribed $13.5 million Series A financing round. The funding exceeded its original $4 million ...
BI Innovation Coming Soon: Low-Limit Policies From InsurTech Thimble
See a need and then fill it. That's the secret of most successful businesses—and that was the driving motivator of InsurTech Thimble, which is currently working on coverage for small business ...
Insuring the Freelance Economy
There are some 65 million freelance workers in the U.S. today. By 2027, that number will grow to 87 million—and that means most of the workforce will be freelancers. More than half not working for ...
In-Person Again? Some P/C Groups Are Planning Gatherings, With an Asterisk
Some of the property/casualty insurance industry's major industry groups are actively planning for face-to-face meetings again in 2021. Don't worry, virtual events are also part of the game plan. To ...
VIDEO: Is ‘Insurance-As-A-Service’ Coming in 2021?
Could a trend from the fintech world—"finance-as-a-service" platforms allowing non-financial product or service providers to embed financial capabilities into their customer experiences—soon ...
Executive Viewpoint: 2021 Will Bring Bolder Bets on InsurTech Innovation
Change came in many forms this year, as a global pandemic and numerous catastrophes sent shockwaves through the world and insurance community, leaving us all with a new perspective. Across the board, ...
2020 InsurTech VC Financings: Only A Handful Reached $100M or More
Carrier Management covered more than 30 property/casualty-specific InsurTech venture capital financings in 2020. The rough total of those combined investments surpasses approximately $1.7 billion. ...