Technology/Science
P/C InsurTech Funding Reaches $4.7B Record In 2020 (Story In Charts)
After a slow start in 2020, InsurTech funding reached a record level of $7.1 billion for the year, with $4.7 billion earmarked for property/casualty startups, according to a quarterly tracker of ...
The Latest Launches From Trov and National General
Insurance technology company Trov is partnering with a sustainable digital car rental platform. Allstate-owned National General Holdings Corp. expanded its private flood insurance product into a ...
Farmers Insurance, Munich Re Make Home Technology Startup Investments
Farmers Insurance has become an equity investor in a fintech company focused on helping make a home rental easier and more affordable. Munich Re invested in a smart home startup whose electrical ...
European Researchers See AI as Building Better Weather Data
European scientists who feed critical climate data to industry and researchers said that their next great breakthrough in weather forecasting will be powered by artificial intelligence. The European ...
InsurTech Joshu Raises $3.7M for Commercial Insurance Digital Platform
The InsurTech Joshu raised $3.7 million in seed funding to advance its digital tools designed to help carriers and MGAs bring their commercial insurance business online. Blumberg Capital led the ...
2021 InsurTech NY Early-Stage Competition Looks to Bermuda
InsurTech NY and the Bermuda Business Development Agency are teaming up for the 2021 InsurTech Early-Stage Competition. Bermuda's lucrative reinsurance market could benefit from the arrangement, ...
American Family Acquiring InsurTech Bold Penguin
Madison, Wisc.-based American Family Insurance announced Thursday that it is acquiring Columbus, Ohio-based Bold Penguin, an InsurTech that simplifies the process of obtaining small business ...
The Latest Launches From QBE North America, Aclaimant and Pathpoint
QBE North America is partnering with a technology company to use its software for recognizing ergonomics issues in the workplace. Aclaimant released new technology designed to help its work safety ...