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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...
AssetVault, which is slated to go live sometime this month, offers a mobile app to allow customers to catalog their physical and digital assets so that they can protect (through insurance and...
MA-based Internet Insurance Group (IIG) announced the launch of SmallBusinessQuote.com. As it sounds, minus the online fulfillment piece. Also, the company is planning to offer consumers the ability to quote and issue cyber liability insurance...
A Swedish startup in emerging mode looking to provide customers with a digital platform to know the value of their stuff, and handle their insurance claims.