InsurTech
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 ...
Bold Penguin Acquires RiskGenius in Commercial Insurance Tech Deal
Bold Penguin has acquired RiskGenius in an M&A deal that the commercial insurance InsurTechs said will help grow their reach more than they have been able to thus far on their own. Bold Penguin, ...
Root Becomes Latest InsurTech to File IPO Plans
Digital Insurer Root Inc. has filed plans with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed IPO. Details of the company's initial public offering will be fleshed out down the line. The ...
An InsurTech CEO’s Take on Ransomware Attacks
It almost goes without saying at this point: Ransomware attacks are on the rise. Ransomware attacks grew by nearly 50 percent in the 2020 second quarter along compared to the first three months of ...
InsurTechs Increasingly Viewed as Carrier Acquisition Targets: Deloitte
Carriers will increasingly target InsurTechs for acquisition and partnerships in the coming months due to pandemic-related economic uncertainty, Deloitte concluded in a new report. "As insurers move ...
Next Insurance Adds 24 States to Workers Comp Coverage Reach
Next Insurance has expanded its workers compensation cover into 24 additional states, including Alabama, Iowa, Louisiana and Virginia. AsThe digital small business insurer said that the coverage is ...
Hippo and Topa Insurance End Their 3-Year Partnership
Property/casualty insurer Topa Insurance Co. and Hippo Enterprises, an InsurTech MGA offering homeowners insurance, announced their mutual decision to end their three-year partnership. The move comes ...
Next Insurance Nails Down $250M Financing Round; $631M Pulled in to Date
Next Insurance secured another $250 million in financing designed to fuel continued national expansion of its digital small business insurance offerings. CapitalG, Alphabet/Google's independent ...