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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 ...
UK’s Boris Johnson Blasts PM’s Brexit Plan as ‘Not Democracy’
Boris Johnson won cheers at the U.K. Conservative Party's annual conference with an attack on Theresa May's Brexit plan, but stopped short of calling for her to be removed as prime minister. While ...
UK VC Fund Focused on Insurance Makes First Two InsurTech Investments
Eos Venture Partners' strategic InsurTech fund has made its first two investments. The UK-based specialist venture capital fund, working through its debut EVP 1 fund, committed early financing to ...
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 ...
Nationwide, Nexar Report Telematics Success On Commercial Auto Pilot
One of Nationwide's commercial insurance policyholders is realizing the benefits of venture-capital investment that the insurer made in a telematics startup and a pilot program that is reducing risky ...
Greenlight Re Invests in Hong Kong-Based Blockchain Business
A division of Greenlight Capital Re has invested in a blockchain-related business based in Hong-Kong. The Cayman Islands-headquartered property/casualty specialist reinsurer said it pursued a ...
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 ...