Next Insurance is excited today to announce its successful partnership with Markel Corporation, a leading global insurance organization specializing in small commercial insurance products. Next Insurance is the leading online...

Health tech provider Practo announced it has raised $55 million in a Series D round led by Tencent, bringing its total funding to date to $179 million. The Indian player, which at the...

Nest, the hardware, software, and thermostat, is expanding to Europe. Specifically to Germany, Austria, Italy and Spain. But that’s not all. The company announced it will work with Generali via...

Geico continues expanding its ridesharing coverage to more states; targeting on-demand drivers. Think: Washington. From app on to app off. That simple.  

Validus-IVC Ltd (“Validus”), a claims management and analysis services provider to motor insurers, and Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE), a provider of software products to general insurers, today announced that...

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI) today announced that it has received a license from Labuan FSA to provide non-life reinsurance to the Malaysian market. The company also established a...

HomeZada has launched the first complete digital home management mobile app to manage all the important information about your home in one place.  It is a personal finance and asset...

There’s a newly-created insurance innovation space opening in February 1, 2017 in Toronto. Think: Cookhouse Lab, which is currently welcoming all insurance players looking to accelerate the pace of innovation in insurance by “adopting an open collaborative approach.” Cookhouse Lab...

Think: an Aussie insurance startup in emerging mode. Also think: an Aussie insurance startup that bears resemblance to Sure. Look here. Look again.

BNP Paribas Group announced its investment in PayCar, a payment platform for the sale and purchase of second-hand vehicles between individuals. The startup earned the attention of BNP Paribas when it joined its...

Northwestern Mutual has launched Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, which will invest a total of $50 million in tech startups that have the power to transform how consumers experience and achieve financial...

Swiss insurer Helvetia has a plan. It goes something like setting up the first “Helvetia Insurtech Accelerator”, which will launch Feb 13, setting up a VC fund called Helvetia Venture Fund, and searching-slash-finding...

Helvetia Insurance is launching the Helvetia Venture Fund at the beginning of 2017 to help drive forward digitization. The fund invests systematically in start-ups which are contributing to the digital...

Aledade, Inc. and Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield today announced a new agreement to bring high quality, affordable health care to patients in Delaware and West Virginia. Aledade’s physician-led Accountable...