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InsurTech Perspective: Our Turn to Stand by SVB
Just before a group of big banks extended a $30 billion lifeline to First Republic Bank last Thursday, a five-year-old InsurTech offered its support to Silicon Valley Bridge Bank, the successor of ...
UBS Buying Credit Suisse; Assuming More Than $5B in Losses
UBS agreed to buy rival Swiss bank Credit Suisse for 3 billion Swiss francs ($3.23 billion) in stock and agreed to assume up to 5 billion francs ($5.4 billion) in losses in a shotgun merger ...
Berkshire’s Buffett in Contact With Biden Team on Banking Crisis
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s Warren Buffett has been in touch with senior officials in President Joe Biden's administration in recent days as the regional banking crisis unfolds. There have been ...
InsurTech Assured Allies Closes $42.5M Series B Funding Round
Assured Allies, an InsurTech company for evidence-based aging, announced that it has closed a $42.5 million Series B funding round, bringing the total capital raised to $65 million. The round was ...
The Latest Launches From bolt, Wipfli, ICEYE
Insurance exchange bolt and Pathpoint, a digital wholesaler for small commercial excess and surplus, announced the launch of Pathpoint's integration into bolt Access, bolt's wholesale agency digital ...
To the Moon and Back: Space Tourism and Insurance
Space tourism, or human space travel for recreational purposes, is in its early days. For insurers, this means it's an emerging business that most aren't ready to tackle yet. Neil Stevens, senior ...
Intangic MGA Launches Cyber Parametric Policy With Backing From AXA XL
Intangic MGA, a London-based cyber managing general agent (MGA), has been launched with capacity backing from AXA XL, offering new cyber insurance cover for large public corporations headquartered in ...
Heavier Vehicles, Distracted Drivers Impacting Claim Severity: CCC Intelligent Solutions
Roadways in the U.S. are carrying heavier, more powerful vehicles operated by motorists who are older, driving faster and more often distracted, according to CCC Intelligent Solutions' annual Crash ...