The London-based insurance startup is one of five teams selected to the Allianz France Accelerator program. Think: automated digital agent, aka ‘chatbot’. If you’re wondering ‘what’s in a name’, the founders liked the...

The Italian insurer plans to use Fitbits and other devices in the name of ‘exercise your way to a discount or sit your way through a premium hike’. Not an easy...

Plug and Play Insurance Director Ali Safavi says the accelerator is seeing a focus in the area of distribution models; anything from “helping agents or replacing agents”.  Recall: Plug and Play is calling for applications...

The school is going to teach students how to disrupt the financial sector because “many jobs will be situated in legacy banks that are currently racing to catch up with the...

Dallas-based healthcare startup PediaQ has raised $4.5 million to expand its footprint and services (think: video consultation) within its mobile app, which brings its total funding to date to $6.65 million. The startup’s ultimate goal...

China’s insurance regulator has approved the establishment of three mutual insurance associations, the first time such associations have been set up in China. The approval comes after the Chinese government...

Online Chinese insurer ZhongAn recently launched a new coverage that will compensate policyholders if they are hit by rain or high temperature when visiting the Shanghai Disneyland. Compensation will be made automatically, à la...

Zenefits chief David Sacks is proud of the 90% of staff that have chosen to stay with the company after he offered a “voluntary separation package” for those not drinking the...

Allianz took a minority stake in Berlin-based Simplesurance, which distributes its products in 28 European countries via customer portals like Schutzklick.de in Germany as well as some 1,500 online shops, in an...

Oscar health insurer, the one that offers plans to individuals living in parts of New York, New Jersey, California and Texas, is making plans. First, it plans to start selling health insurance...

CA Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones is welcoming Allstate back into the California homeowner insurance market this week, after a nine year absence writing new homeowner policies. Allstate also entered into an...

A mutual insurance company can convert to a mutual insurance holding company structure by electing to do so under the applicable insurance statutes, and obtaining the necessary approvals of members,...

Tampa-based insurance firm HCI Group spent $25 million earlier this year to launch its online flood insurance platform, TypTap Insurance; “a digital platform, designed to fit the mold for how people...

Zurich is selling its Moroccan and Taiwanese insurance businesses. Allianz will be purchasing the Taiwanese unit for $347.9 million while car vendor Hotai Motor will be purchasing the Taiwanese insurance business for $198 million,...