Global Economy
UK Travel Insurance Startup Raises $12M; U.S. Headquarters Planned
UK startup battleface Inc., a company that specializes in tech-enabled global travel insurance, raised $12 million in new venture capital financing designed to fuel growth, market expansion and ...
A Surge in Insurance Policies for M&A Deals Gone Wrong
A record rebound in merger activity this year and a rise in litigation has brought with it an upsurge in insurance policies that give companies and private equity firms cover for when a deal goes ...
Zurich, Farmers to Pay Nearly $4B for MetLife’s U.S. P/C Biz
Zurich Insurance and Farmers Exchanges have agreed to buy MetLife's U.S. property and casualty business for $3.94 billion, the insurers said on Friday, after the COVID-19 pandemic made motor and home ...
Insurers Eye Post-Pandemic Clout While Pursuing Major Merger Deals
Insurers pummeled by the pandemic are looking to deals as they race to see who'll emerge strongest when the outbreak subsides. The takeover of RSA Insurance Group Plc and Allstate Corp.'s largest ...
Next Insurance Snatches Up Juniper Labs, a Data/Underwriting Tech Startup
Next Insurance - an InsurTech focused on small business coverage - has closed its first acquisition. More could be on the horizon. The California-based company startup acquired Juniper Labs, a ...
UK Mobility Insurance Startup Zego Acquires Telematics Maker Drivit
Zego, the London-based mobility insurance provider and the first UK insurtech to be awarded an insurance license, has acquired telematics company, Drivit. The deal, which will enable Zego to collect ...
Facebook Risks Losing Instagram, WhatsApp Over U.S., State Antitrust Lawsuits
Facebook Inc could be forced to sell its prized assets WhatsApp and Instagram after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and nearly every U.S. state filed lawsuits against the social media company, ...
$2 Trillion Won’t Be Enough for the Next Black Swan Event
There aren't many contexts where $2 trillion seems like a paltry sum. Then a pandemic comes along. The economic fallout from COVID-19 has left insurers issuing existential warnings and businesses ...