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American Family Ventures’ New $213M Fund Seeks Early Stage InsurTech Startups
American Family Ventures has launched a new $213 million fund that invests in early stage InsurTech startups. "The insurance industry is embarking on profound transformation," AFV managing director ...
Unusually Harsh California Heatwave Heightens Risk of Wildfires
The current heatwave broiling Californians like no event in decades is also elevating the risk for another potential disaster in the weeks ahead: wildfires. While heat and dry conditions have ...
COVID-19 Uncertainties Likely to Reverse H1 Global Insurance M&A Surge
Insurer mergers and acquisitions climbed higher in the first half of 2020 with a robust 201 completed deals worldwide, up from 197 in the second half of 2019, according to Clyde & Co's "Insurance ...
Lemonade Cites Q2 Progress, Though Investors Wanted More
Lemonade, an InsurTech focused on home, renters and now pet insurance, lost money in its 2020 second quarter, according to its first earnings disclosure as a public company. That's not a surprise, as ...
Duck Creek’s Nasdaq Debut Sees Shares Soar From IPO Start
Shares of Duck Creek Technologies Inc soared on their Nasdaq debut on Friday, after the software company serving the property and casualty insurance market raised $405 million in its upsized initial ...
For Personal Auto, an H1 Pandemic Slowdown Boosted Short-Term Profits
As bad as the coronavirus pandemic has been for many insurance lines, personal automobile profits have soared thanks to reduced driving, as quarantines and shelter-at-home restrictions took hold ...
Middle East Insurers Reportedly Absorbing Bulk of Beirut Blast Losses
Insurers in the Middle East are expected to absorb a large part of the losses from Beirut's explosion last week with Lloyd's of London and other international players expected to be less exposed, ...
AIG Promotes McElroy to Lead P/C Insurance Operations
American International Group promoted David McElroy to be the head of its property/casualty insurance operations. McElroy, Named CEO of AIG's General Insurance unit, also gains the title of Executive ...