Today MetLife announced the launch of two insurtech investment programs for startups: MetLife Digital Ventures and MetLife Digital Accelerator powered by Techstars .   “The rise of globalization, changing consumer demographics and an exponential growth...

Allstate announced three senior leadership promotions in preparation for the retirement of Matt Winter, President of The Allstate Corporation. The promotions include Steve Shebik to Vice Chairman of The Allstate...

Kinsu is live . The London-based, mobile-first startup has launched to allow shoppers to purchase monthly coverage for phone, laptop, tablet, headphones, camera, and any other gadget you can think of...

San Fran-based Akiri launched with plans to bring the first network-as-a-service (NaaS) platform to the healthcare industry . Its first product Akiri Switch (formerly known as Health2047 SwitchCo) will be a subscription-based...

Armour, a P&C run-off insurance business founded in 2007 by Brad Huntington and John Williams, announced that it has raised up to $500 million in equity commitments in partnership with...

Meet Fixter:   Think: a new London-based startup backed by Kamet, the insurtech startup studio funded by AXA. Founded by Michael Higginbottom, Fixter provides car maintenance services starting with an online quote, to later...

Before.   After.   Recall: the Minneapolis-based healthcare company is all about making healthcare (b)right. This past summer, it announced a $160M Series B round that brought its total funding to...

@Get_Margo Hi Margo, are you still active in insurance? — Coverager® (@coveragerinc) December 27, 2017   Remember Margo?   Refresher: the agency was launched back in 2015 by Zach Robbins (works at...

Late last year Polish telecom player Play announced the launch of a mobile platform to sell insurance to its Android users. Products offered include: health, home, travel, car and phone...

Generali has entered into an agreement to sell the Non-Life run-off portfolio of its UK branch, consisting of approximately €300 million of liabilities, to Compre Group, one of the leading...

Last month, Sompo Holdings announced its intention to enter the cyber security space starting January, 2018 to realize its philosophy of “contributing to the security, health, and wellbeing of our...

AIG Singapore has launched the first online motor accident reporting platform that allows policyholders to make accident reports and commence the claims process online, reducing time spent at an Accident...

Meet Anorak :     Think: a company that was established in July to “build the world’s smartest independent insurance advisor“. It was founded by David Vanek and Vincent Durnez,...

Insurance entrepreneurs, Gryphon, announced they have reached an agreement to acquire Guardian Assurance Limited and rights to its trading names, including immediate rights to use the trading names. Gryphon will...