InsurTech
Swiss Re CEO Mumenthaler: InsurTech ‘Disruption’ Overhyped, China Ahead of the Pack
InsurTechs used to launch insisting they were insurance industry disruptors bringing new ways to bypass traditional players in bringing coverage to consumers. In reality, Swiss Re Group CEO Christian ...
Broker Startup Newfront Raises $100 Million
Digital brokerage startup Newfront said it has raised more than $100 million in venture financing it will use to fuel business growth and product development. Founders Fund and Meritech Capital led ...
InsurTech Root Plans to Raise Up to $604M in IPO
Automobile insurance startup Root Inc said on Tuesday it plans to raise as much as $604.1 million in its initial public offering on the Nasdaq, the latest in a line of insurers looking to tap the ...
FinTech Innovation Lab New York Seeking Startups for 12-Week Program
The FinTech Innovation Lab New York is now accepting application for its 12-week program designed to help early-and growth-stage financial technology companies accelerate their development. The ...
Pie Insurance Touts New Premium Milestone
Pie Insurance disclosed it has reached a premium milestone in the months after raising $127 million in new venture capital financing in May. The InsurTech and MGA focused on workers comp insurance ...
InsurTech Views of COVID Claims Trends in Auto and HO
With business models centered around pay-per-mile insurance and digital distribution of modern homeowners insurance, InsurTech leaders from Metromile and Hippo recently provided their assessments of ...
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, ...