MobiLife, the startup looking to transform microinsurance in South Africa. launched a new coverage called FoodSurance, that will pay out a weekly grocery voucher to families for up to five years after...

The one that moved too fast, aka Zenefits, is now under investigation in 4 states: California, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Washington. Recall: the unicorn came under fire for conducting insurance deals without having proper licenses....

Aviva announced a partnership with multi-sector digital accelerator and incubator Founders Factory because insurance has been “stuck in a bygone, analogue era” and now is the time to scale fintech businesses. Bottom Line: it’s...

Paris-based SaaS startup Shift Technology has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by Accel, which backed Facebook and Slack, to name a few, along with Elaia Partners and...

CEO and cofounder of feel-good Lemonade, Dan Schreiber, announced that the soon-to-launch P2P insurer, has became a Public Benefit Corporation and was awarded the provisional ‘B-Corp’ certification; supposedly the first insurer to obtain this certification. Keyword: supposedly....

The latest CEO to announce retirement is S.A. Ibrahim, CEO of mortgage insurer Radian Group. Ibrahim will step down at the end of next year. The company has hired search firm Spencer...

Healthtech insurer Oscar is seeking between 8-to-30 percent rate increase for plans the company sells on the individual health insurance exchange because medical costs have risen, government programs that helped cover costs...

San Fran-based Embroker announced that it has raised $12.2 million in a Series A funding round led by Canaan Partners; a figure slightly short of what Lemonade has raised. The company provides a data and...

SAN FRANCISCO – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Embroker today announced a $12.2 million funding round, establishing the company as the early leader in the rapidly growing property and casualty insurance technology space....

The newest top-level domain .insurance is available for verified members of the insurance community. Dance like no one’s watching. Or don’t.

Grab, the Uber’s rival in Southeast Asia, and Axa, the French insurer, have launched a usage-based commercial auto insurance coverage for ride-sharing drivers (since ~40% of Grab’s drivers drive about 15 trips per week) called...

Progressive CEO Glenn Renwick is stepping down come July 1 after more than 15 years at the top. Tricia Griffith will be leaning in. Recall departing CEOs: Erie’s Terry Cavanaugh, Hanover’s Fred Eppinger, CNA’s Tom...

Fidelity & Guaranty Life, aka FGL because life is short, has officially crossed the $1 billion mark in fixed annuity e-app sales, which it attributes to a very successful partnership with...

QuoteWizard, the insurance leads-generation company that claims to “love agents” opened an office in Denver. Compare.com is expanding.