Technology & Analytics
Buckle Raises $31M; Seller of Digital Rideshare Insurance Is Going National
Buckle disclosed it has raised $31 million in new venture financing, and the digital seller of rideshare insurance will use the money to expand operations nationally. HSCM Bermuda and Eos Venture ...
Best Practices for Developing an Automation Mindset Across an Organization
With interest rates near zero percent, insurance carriers are facing a shifting paradigm. Investment income will not be able to drive return on equity alone, and the combined ratio will have to bear ...
InsurTech Financings Rebound in Q2; A Longer Recovery Remains in Question
InsurTech venture capital investments rebounded strongly in the second quarter after a pummeling earlier in the year due to growing pandemic-related uncertainty in the financial markets. Firms in the ...
Why Commercial Digitization Is a Pandemic Priority: Planck CEO
While other companies have struggled during the coronavirus pandemic, Planck sees opportunity. In June—well into the ongoing COVID-19 crisis—Planck announced it had raised $16 million in venture ...
Branch, an InsurTech MGA, Will Launch a Reciprocal Exchange After Raising $24M
Branch, an InsurTech startup focused on bundling digital home and auto insurance, is eying national expansion through 2021 after nailing down $24 million in new financing. The MGA also plans to add a ...
Rather Than Gamble, ITC Shifts From Vegas to the Digital World
A surge in COVID-19 cases is forcing InsureTech Connect – one of the world's largest insurance technology conferences – to go fully digital for its annual fall gathering. ITC has scheduled ITC ...
Insurity Grabs Virtual MGA for an Undisclosed Price
Insurity said it has snatched up Virtual MGA, a Texas-based company with a cloud-based binding authority, underwriting and distribution product for wholesale brokers, syndicates and MGAs. The ...
Business Leaders Overestimated Their Digital Readiness to Adapt to the Pandemic
Most business leaders overestimated the state of their digital transformation (DX) efforts, hindering their ability to adapt to the pandemic, reveals a new survey from software company Pegasystems ...