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Are Current Climate Change Mitigation Targets Feasible? We’ll Find Out on Oct. 8
The world's leading climate scientists this week are preparing the final version of a cornerstone United Nations report to assess whether global temperatures can be kept in check this century to ...
Credit Karma Jumps Into Insurance With Debut of Auto Policy Service
Financial technology startup Credit Karma said on Tuesday it is expanding into insurance through a new service that makes it easier for users to find cheaper auto insurance policies. The tool ...
AmTrust Shareholder Wants Regulator Rejection of $2.95B Privatization Plan or Higher Price
One of AmTrust Financial Services' shareholders is lobbying state regulators to oppose the insurer's move to go private. "Make no mistake, privatization is bad for investors, bad for brokers, bad for ...
Global Insurance Accelerator Begins Search for New Director; Hemesath to Take New Role
The Global Insurance Accelerator (GIA) has begun a search for a new managing director. Brian Hemesath, the current managing director who has taken GIA from concept to a leadership role in InsurTech, ...
UK Insurer Shares Tank After Hostile Weather and RSA Profit Warning
Just like a lot of British houses this summer, U.K. insurance stocks are sinking. The country's nonlife insurers sector had its steepest drop in more than a year-and-a-half on Friday after its ...
Zurich Commits $414M to Acquire Majority Stake in Indonesia Insurer
Zurich Insurance is acquiring an 80 percent stake in Indonesia's Adira Insurance from PT Bank Danamon Indonesia and a minority investor for at least around $414 million, the Swiss group said on ...
Slice Labs, Marketing On-Demand Insurance Platform, Raises Another $20M From Multiple Carriers
Slice Labs disclosed it has pulled in another $20 million in venture financing, with plans to use the money to accelerate globalization of its platform that enables on-demand insurance. The ...
Berlin-Based InsurTech Startup Debuts Home Content Insurance Cover; Micro Policies Planned
InsurTech startup Coya has launched home content insurance cover, designed to be "affordable, transparent and easily accessible." But Berlin-based Coya said home insurance is just the start and that ...