Singapore-based  has signed two memorandum of understanding (MOU) agreements with Toyota Tsusho and Allianz Malaysia to develop proof-of-concept (POC) using blockchain for smart contract-based insurance products.     With Toyota Tsusho,...

The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers (HKFI) has recently launched the Motor Insurance DLT-based Authentication System (MIDAS) to allow policyholders to use specific QR codes to have their coverage verified...

Colonial Life and EaseCentral have announced an expanded partnership to bring benefits enrollment solutions to the small to mid-size business market. EaseCentral’s benefits administration platform seamlessly integrates Colonial Life voluntary benefits,...

Hub International Limited (Hub), a leading global insurance brokerage, announced today that it has acquired Forum Risques et Assurance Inc. (Forum). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Montreal,...

Annexus, a designer of annuities and insurance-based retirement products, and Blackstone announced that funds advised by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities have made a strategic investment in Annexus, acquiring a minority stake in...

CO-OP Car Care is live (think: a service-led initiative).      The Idea – a solution to take the pain out of vehicle repair and maintenance; brought to you by AXA...

Before:   After:     The Idea – a German insurance agency operating in a super specialized niche targeting “those who play the world.”  

BLUF: allai’s founder Carlos Benfeito has a new role.   Lets back up. The Montreal-based startup first made an appearance on Coverager back in Jan. 2018. It was then when it announced its...

San Francisco-based emerging E&S platform – Outline – filed its Form D with the SEC in connection to an equity round totaling $6m. The company is currently a team of 6 looking to build a...

Mindstrong Health, a healthcare innovation company dedicated to transforming mental health through measurement science, announced that it has expanded its series B financing with an additional investment of $31m led...

is launching in Charlotte, NC this month.   The cloud-based, online real estate brokerage launched first in Atlanta – back in 2015. It has since sold over $50m of real estate, more...

“Vantis Life says it’s time for the trend of declining life insurance ownership among mass-market customers to end. That’s why the life insurance provider for mid-market and emerging affluent consumers...

Democrance, a microinsurance player established in 2015, has partnered with AIG MEA (American International Group in MEA). Under this partnership, Democrance will support AIG MEA in digitizing its operations in...

DAS and APJ, Covéa’s two legal protection companies, have just regrouped their activities and joined forces to become Covéa Legal Protection. Christophe Bardet, director general of DAS since 2018 has...