The Helvetia Venture Fund is investing in electrically powered helicopter Volocopter . The German company, established in 2012, has raised over €31M via three rounds from several investors including Intel and Daimler;...

Suncorp is getting ready to open a new two-story store in Sydney’s Pitt Street Mall come December 14. Fun Fact: the mall attracts more than 8 million people each year.  ...

Singapore-based MSIG, one of Asia’s leading general insurers, is setting a new standard when it comes to customer service . Look.     Let me explain. First, it offers a chatbot named...

Specialist global insurer Hiscox has sharpened its focus on cyber by creating a virtual business unit (vBU) to draw together the expertise of its 70 cyber staff across the business...

(According to a Harvard study) Do you want to build a culture where innovation flourishes and expectations are exceeded? Successful culture isn’t luck or magic. It’s a set of skills...

MassMutual is introducing a new RetireSMART Ready mobile app for smartphones to give savers in 401(k)s and other defined contribution retirement plans immediate access to information about the progress they have...

Say congrats to Fo-Sho, the South African-based P2P insurance startup that just launched, or is about to on 11/30/2018. Fo-Sho, which was recently selected to participate in Startupbootcamp’s Cape Town program,...

Inlet is LIVE 🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾 — Pikl (@Pikl_UK) July 20, 2017   Inlet is live.   The UK-based startup launched to offer host insurance to those renting out their properties on...

Moonshot-Internet, the B2B2C InsurTech dedicated to E-merchants created by Societe Generale Insurance in March 2017 is the first client in Europe of eBaoCloud, solution of eBaoTech, a leading global provider of smart connected insurance...

Tata AIA Life announced the launch of Eazy Connect, a servicing tool for social media .     The chatbot will be available through social media platforms such as Facebook...

Allstate has a new advocate in the fight against insurance fraud. The insurer is now working with CA-based Carpe Data, whose use of data analytics will allow Allstate to apply...

Indian online insurance marketplace PolicyBazaar has used Dialogflow to deploy a car insurance chatbot to help answer questions from potential customers. “Dialogflow is by far the best platform for text-based...

  London-based Shoal, which at one point was advised by Linda Cheung, is showing signs of weakness. According to Shoal’s Twitter handle: “Shoal offers home insurance using disruptive #tech for better #customerexperience, great prices and #cashback! Launch...

Aegon’s joint venture in China, Aegon THTF, has recently launched an agent-facing digital platform . Called Zeus, it enables agents to complete the digital underwriting process in as little as five...