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Austin-based Claimatic launched a new app that allows insurers to match the best resource to a claim based on loss location, adjuster or inspector qualifications, availability and other criteria to make the fastest,...
Apparently Axa plans to sell most of its UK life insurance and wealth-investment units, including SunLife. Standard Life made a move; bidding for Axa’s Elevate investment management platform.
Meet Wealthify, a newish online investment service designed for the mass market, launched by Richard Theo and Michelle Pearce. Think: personal investment plans for customers based on their attitude to...
Following the footsteps of Lemonade, UK-based P2P startup Guevara will launch as a licensed insurer. Bottom Line: have patience.
“Fear” – supposedly the F word of insurance in India until Coverfox came in and introduced some fun, aka convenient, informative, transparent, and fast insurance shopping experience. Bottom Line: obvious competitors are EasyPolicy and...
Farmers expanded its ride-sharing coverage to NJ; Geico to a bunch of other states. Farmers provides coverage from the time the ridesharing app is turned on until a ride has been accepted. Geico provides...
Australia-based bike insurance provider Velosure launched a new website. Before: After: Better. Bottom Line: Underwritten by Hollard Insurance because e-bikes are here to stay.
Vision insurance provider VSP Global has invested $2 million into Los Angeles-based startup Vizzario to develop technologies to track visual acuity, measure eye strain, identify traumatic brain injury and improve sports vision. In other...
China’s Hakim Information Tech plans to invest $30.91 million to set up a life insurance firm. All else, TBD.
LexisNexis’s Wunelli developed a 12V telematics device that plugs into the car’s cigarette lighter and allows insurers to gather driving behavior data at around ~15% of the cost of a hard-wired device, but...
London-based home improvement startup Opun has raised £3 million in investment from Aviva Ventures. Opun web and app negotiates best prices from a vetted selection of contractors for various home improvement projects.
“Restocking VHS tapes in the local video shop – yes I do go back that far” – Axa CEO Amanda Blanc on the worst job she’s ever had. Speaking of Axa,...
KPMG in Singapore has launched a new innovation network-slash-accelerator called KPMG Digital Village. “Our Digital Village will help startups to further accelerate and grow to the next stage and equip...
Think “truck platooning”, where two or more trucks autonomously drive in convoy and are connected via wireless with the leading truck determining route and speed. Last week over a dozen such trucks...
Hiscox is reviewing its UK advertising business, which has been held by VCCP advertising agency for the last eight years. The voice of British advertisers, aka ISBA, is helping manage the pitches.
