The once upon a time perfect startup that has gotten into a mess over its violations of insurance rules has now settled with Washington, making it the 8th state (think: Arizona,...

Palo Alto-based startup Nauto announced a new partnership with three automakers and one Allianz; all four are also investors in the autonomous vehicle tech provider, which raised over $14.85 million in funding....

Medical insurance platform iNuka Pap will represent Kenya in the Seedstars World (think: world’s biggest startup competition in emerging markets) final taking place in April 2017 in Switzerland, where it will...

Think: an online platform for international students looking to purchase health insurance in Austria. Just launched.    

Remember when Esurance tried to amuse some with its ‘Election Insurance’ plan that promised to protect one’s home for the next four years till a more qualified pres. came along? Well, the San Fran-based insurer...

Think: new renters insurance player designed to be the “first bot platform for renters insurance” targeting millennials by taking the burden of managing their stuff off their shoulders.  

Targeting smallholder maize farmers, the venture will use point-sensor technology to measure rainfall and plant health throughout the year. Included: a proprietary index to support the insurance product and a two-way mobile...

Lemonade cofounder Shai Wininger shares stats from the first 48 hours after debuting its renters insurance product in NY, stating the company is a tech company. Majority of Lemonade’s visitors were male 14.8% conversion rate 22%...

Slice, the on demand insurtech startup-slash-MGA launched in 2015, is now in private beta to hosts in Iowa who rent their homes. Recall: the startup raised $3.9 million (plus) and is...

CA-based CompleteMarkets announced a new service to help insurance professionals manage their online reputation. Think: if an agent receives an unfair review online, CompleteMarkets will handle the dispute with the goal of making...

Los Angeles-based casualty analytics startup Praedicat announced the release of Oortfolio, a modern risk-modeling platform for liability insurance targeting insurers and reinsurers. Instead of using historical claims data to understand risk Praedicat’s CEO Robert Reville says Oortfolio...

FinanceFox reached a milestone. Think: 60K+ policyholders since its launch in Switzerland in September 2015 and in Germany in October 2015. Op-Ed: Given that its business model revolves around a free insurance management...

Texas-based DocSynk announced it has raised $1 million in seed funding. The startup develops an AI-powered software to schedule and remind patients of appointments (including the option to send Uber!). Bottom Line: looking to work with insurers.

Japanese insurer Sompo Holdings announced its plans to acquire Endurance Specialty Holdings for $6.3 billion. Current management stays intact. Sigh of relief.