Florida’s state-backed property insurer, Citizens, is about half the size it was a few years ago; thanks in part to Bolt’s platform. Recall: back in 2013, Citizens signed a $45 million contract...

The IL-based insurer is entering (this summer) the home-sharing market in six states: Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, Tennessee and Utah, via a new endorsement called HostAdvantage. Great for intentional acts where liability isn’t the result of an accident, otherwise...

Minneapolis-based Bright Health, which recently raised $46.5 million, has picked the Obamacare market in Colorado as its initial state market and Centura Health as its partner…till health do them part.

AXA Strategic Ventures (ASV) has led a $2 million funding round in NYC-based Wellth, a mobile app for high-risk patients (think: diabetes, asthma) that rewards healthy habits such as pill adherence or glucose monitoring. Bottom Line:...

Disrupt100 is a bi-annual index celebrating the businesses with the most potential to influence, change or create new global markets, which was launched today by Tallt Ventures. Bottom Line: more art than science.

A new brand from CoverHound called CyberPolicy, which will be “specifically focused on cyber insurance and the needs of the small business owner in a digital world that it’s exposed to” will launch later...

The insurer launched what it calls “Crowdfunding Fidelity”; an insurance product developed to protect investors on equity crowdfunding platforms, such as Eureeca, against fraud. Currently available in UK and Canada.

South Carolina-based telematics provider Zubie has raised $6 million in funding. Zubie is a software and app platform that offers vehicle tracking, reports, and alerts. Worth Noting: Zubie first started marketing to individuals before...

SigFig Wealth Management has raised $40 million from investors including UBS and New York Life. But that’s not all.  SigFig will partner with Swiss bank UBS to develop new technology and investment tools for its...

Volkswagen (VW) just poured $300 million into Gett, an Uber-like service that’s popular in Europe. VW is the latest auto company to form an alliance with a ride-hailing company. Other strategic alliances include General Motors and...

“And most people are never going to buy insurance without hand-holding” – Northwestern Mutual CEO, John Schlifske, dismisses the concept of ‘do-it-yourself financial planning’ stating that face-to-face meetings are the best way...

Malaysia-based 4-year-old financial comparison startup Saving Plus has closed a $3 million Series A round to move into new digital banking services with its flagship offering XpressApply. Also, the company is now...

Bajaj Allianz has launched a Twitter-based insurance platform called #TweetInsurance to harness the power of digital technology and provide hassle-free customer experience. Customers and non-customers alike can follow @BajajAllianz and can either tweet #TweetInsurance or...

“What positions entrepreneurs and investors for the Apple-scale opportunity isn’t a street address: it’s the right network and intimate understanding of how financial services works” – Partner at investment and advisory...