Swiss insurance provider, CSS Insurance, may soon start charging higher premiums for those that choose not to participate in its MyStep program, through which the company monitors the step count of people...

India-based online insurance aggregator Coverfox raised more money to ensure it can compete against bigger rival, PolicyBazaar. Bottom Line: a two-year-old startup with over $14 million in funding. Off on a...

California-based startup, Roost, which specializes in smart-home tech, landed $5.5 million in Series A funding from RPM Ventures and a subsidiary of USAA. Roost transforms existing home smoke and carbon monoxide alarms into smart...

AIG and Axis are reportedly the unlucky insurers behind the ‘life’s short, let’s get lucky’ website known as Ashley Madison. Recall: the adultery website was hacked last month in a breach that exposed...

Censio startup partners with Progressive to track and reward good drivers. Think: lower car insurance premiums. Fun Fact: backed by Sheryl Sandberg and Bain Capital Ventures to name a few funders. Bottom Line: “Fitbit for drivers” in...

SoFi, which is the hip name behind Social Finance, raised ~$1 billion more from investors bringing its valuation to ~$4 billion. Industry: Fintech via refinancing of student loans; but not...

State Farm is partnering with Lively to provide the elderly a medical alert device that will track their activity through sensors placed throughout their home. Customers are eligible to receive the Lively system through...

“These big insurance companies need to look to the future, and a big part of it is they have to team up with startups and team up with people who...

Majesco a global provider of core insurance software, consulting and services for insurance business transformation, today announced that Society Insurance (Society) successfully completed their implementation of Majesco’s Cover-All Policy, going live...

Limelight Health has received $3 million in Series A funding from MassMutual Ventures and AXA Strategic Ventures (to name a few), which brings its total funding to date to $3.7 million; not too...

“We are jumping in with both feet on this. We think it’s the future, and it’s here now.” Says Peter Adler, president of Molina Healthcare of Washington, on telemedicine; where a...

ACE Limited (NYSE: ACE) and The Chubb Corporation (NYSE: CB) announced today that the Boards of Directors of both companies have unanimously approved a definitive agreement under which ACE will...

A new site by the name of Talk to TIM just launched in the UK, offering comparison rating for travel insurance from insurers including Cigna, AXA, and ERV to name a few. Some...

In an unprecedented collaboration, Allstate, Capital One, LegalZoom, Microsoft, Office Depot, Inc. and Web.com have joined forces to create Small Business Connection, a free online resource hub built to empower small business owners by addressing and helping to...