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Insurance2Go has released a brand new phone insurance policy that only covers loss and theft now that iPhone 7 and the likes are water resistant. Bottom Line: supposedly an industry-first policy.
San Fran-based modern lender SoFi will soon start selling term life insurance to its base of mostly millennial customers, according to Bloomberg. No word on who will underwrite the coverage. On a...
Dubai-based MoveSouq, the online marketplace that provides quotes and online bookings for moving, home services, and home and auto insurance, announced it has raised $3 million bringing its total funding to date...
Auto and home-slash-renters insurance aggregator CoverHound is expanding into commercial lines. Recall, the startup raised $57.48 million in funding since its inception from Ace (now Chubb) and AmFam Ventures, to...
“Instant everything. Killer prices. Big heart.” That’s the value proposition of Lemonade; the P2P home and renters mobile-first insurer that has been in stealth mode since forever. Recall: Read: Watch (and note the...
“We’re not a bunch of startup dudes saying we’re disrupting insurance… we’re not a bunch of arrogant pricks” – FinanceFox cofounder and CEO Julian Teicke on what he isn’t. The startup announced...
NYC-based term life insurance provider Haven Life announced the launch of InstantTerm, aka the ‘no-exam-buy-term-life-insurance-online’ process for selected individuals purchasing up to $1 million in coverage. And before you think ‘this...
Note Metromile’s new fine print. The Gist: the San Fran-based pay-per-mile insurer announced it has acquired Mosaic Insurance in a deal worth $22 million; probably more for its licenses in 50 states than...
UK’s LV= is a big a believer in the role robo-advice plays in closing the advice gap. The insurer is shifting away from the car insurance market and into the life and...
Berlin-based accelerator Axel Springer Plug and Play (think: part Axel Springer media company, part Saeed Amidi‘s Plug and Play) signed an exclusive with Deutsche Bank, where the latter will help select and...
That’s the sound of Blockchain-powered P2P insurance platform Teambrella allowing users to demo its platform. Look here. Recall: that’s the startup that allows your teammates to have the final say on whether your claim...
UK-based roadtohealth received a $4 million investment from RGA. The startup offers a health score and coaching app called Quealth to help users live healthfully ever after.
Cloud software provider Vlocity, which has a sweet spot with Anthem and Principal Financial, announced it has raised $50 million in a round led by Sutter Hill Ventures with participation from Salesforce...
“In the future, I’ll prescribe you an app. One of our whiteboards will drop in and explain what high blood pressure is. The phone will be Bluetoothed to the cap...
That’s the tagline of a new “fully online insurance company inspired by the power of optimism” called Sonnet. Except it isn’t ‘fully online’ since customers have to call to claim. Moving on, the Canadian...