Allstate’s Purple Purse Foundation launched a new film that tells the real-life story of Lori, a domestic abuse survivor who fought her way out of her “prison” in an ingenious way....

The newish top-level domain .insurance is available for verified members of the insurance community. Top news over at Insurance Journal. IE reported this last month. Just saying.

Consumer-credit score firm FICO has acquired cybersecurity startup QuadMetrics to develop a standard industry-wide metric for corporate cybersecurity risk. The security score is meant to provide an “easy-to-understand” metric to help chief...

Health-tech startup LEAGUE has raised $25 million in Series A to put the power of customizing healthcare coverage into the hands of employees without burdening them with traditional complexities, bringing its total...

“But now, Google Glass wearable technology coupled with you-see-what-I-see video streaming software enables supervisors to provide remote, real-time guidance without having to be physically present at the business” – Jayashree Ishwar,...

There are primarily 4 ways in which driverless cars will improve our lives. (1) Safer roads. (2) Better traffic flow. (3) Less fuel consumption. (4) More free time. And yet, Elon...

Provider of web-based information systems used to create health insurance marketplaces, Connecture, has acquired ConnectedHealth, a benefits technology company. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

NYC-based ‘Uber for doctors’ Pager, which last summer raised $14 million to expand its service to San Fran and beyond, is pivoting. Sort of. The Uber for doctors is collaborating with Weill Cornell Medicine health...

Berlin-based fintech company builder FinLeap has raised €21 million in new funding. Hannover Re is one backer. Online-insurance broker Clark is one client. The company offers fintech startups (1) seed investment in...

China Life Insurance has invested ~$600 million in Chinese car-hailing app Didi Chuxing; only a month after the Uber-like company raised $1 billion from Apple. Same Didi that called Uber’s strategy ‘cute’.

Marketform, the specialist Lloyd’s insurer, is delighted to announce that the Group has today re-launched as Neon, marking the start of an exciting new chapter in its history. The re-launch...

Finland-based mobile payment app Tapp Commerce has raised $9 million to expand its operations in Southeast Asia for users without a bank account or credit card. Bottom Line: partner of Indonesia-based Jaya...

Telematics software provider Acend and provider of aerial data and safety platforms for drones PrecisionHawk are partnering to deliver Usage-based insurance (UBI) to the Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) market in the name of ‘cost-effective drone insurance...

Supposedly only two insurers, Liberty Mutual and Hartford, offer discounts for policyholders with cars equipped with AEB (Automatic Emergency Braking) systems. Think: car safety technology that can prevent a crash or reduce the impact of...