Accenture and Generali Employee Benefits (GEB) have debuted a “first-of-its-kind” blockchain solution for the employee benefits industry that allows participants in the reinsurance process for captive or pooling services to...

Keeper Tax, the San Francisco, CA-based startup helping contract workers automatically find tax write-offs by monitoring their expenses, has raised $1.6m at a $10m valuation from Matrix Partners. Unlike traditional...

Spur, the employment platform that “redefines the relationship between hourly workers and employers,” announced an $8m Series A round led by Third Prime with participation from Mark Bezos and John Griffin, founder of Blue Ridge...

Volvo Cars is making its “groundbreaking, industry-first connected safety technology” available across Europe. The technology, which allows Volvo cars to communicate with each other and alert drivers of nearby slippery road...

Meet SecFi, the fintech company building pre-wealth financial products: Founded in 2017 after Wouter Witvoet, its founder, lost his stock options, the San Francisco-based startup is building products for employees and shareholders...

Liberty Mutual has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the global surety and credit reinsurance operations of AmTrust Financial Services. Upon closing, Liberty Mutual will acquire four AmTrust businesses: AmTrust Surety, previously managed by Insco Dico, which...

Baloise is acquiring the Belgian multi-sector insurer Fidea NV from the Chinese Anbang Insurance Group for EUR 480m, thereby significantly strengthening its position in the Belgian market. The acquisition also...

, the company specializing in Emotion AI and Human Perception AI, has raised $26m in a Series B round led by Aptiv PLC, as well as Trend Forward Capital, Motley...

Insights gathered from close to 30,000 consumers across markets in Asia reveal that as many as 60% would rather live a shorter healthy life, than a longer life with a...

Hanover announced it has launched Insurago, a consumer-facing digital insurance platform that enables independent agents to acquire new customers. Powered by CoverWallet, Insurago enables agents to place their own personalized...

Meet : Led by John Clark Higgins and Viken Sarkissian, the NY-based company offers landlords coverage against tenants defaulting their lease payment obligations. Steady is currently available in Florida and...

The Co-operators is further expanding its Insurtech investment by introducing a fund to facilitate partnerships with Insurtech firms. In support of the organization’s innovation strategy, the fund focuses on investment priorities...

Following the “exceptional results” of the platform in Spain, Zurich and have launched an insurance platform for SMEs in Switzerland. Through the platform, which is powered by CoverWallet and offers Zurich’s insurance...

Meet : The London-based emerging startup is building a “mobile based membership community” for freelancers that offers workplace benefits including sick pay, legal and tax support and savings. The startup features...