According to LinkedIn, Fo-Sho cofounder Mithun Kalan has moved on; as of June 2018.   Let’s back up. The Johannesburg-based startup, established in 2016, was/is on a mission to build “insurance like...

On May 24, 2018, State Farm’s mobile app has been updated (upgraded?) to offer eligible customers the ability to explore deals and savings from local businesses. The feature – called “Community Offers” – is “a...

Charles Taylor InsureTech has entered the fast-growing insurance governance, risk and compliance management technology sector, with an agreement to acquire a majority stake in CoVi Analytics. CoVi has developed an...

Earlier this month Canada’s business insurance marketplace CoverMarket announced its official launch via Twitter. “CoverMarket is Canada’s only marketplace that connects Business Insurance customers with the right coverage at the right...

Tinkoff Bank has announced the launch of an Android-based Tinkoff Mortgage app for its mortgage customers and partners.   Until now, Tinkoff Mortgage was only accessible via Tinkoff.ru. Now borrowers have the ability to use...

Meet Oslo-based :     The emerging insurance provider plans to offer easy-to-use insurance with dynamic premiums and highly rewarding gamification elements. And its all based on what it calls a Limited Profit...

New York Life thinks* its the first US life insurer to use electronic health records to accelerate and improve its underwriting process through a new agreement with Epic health records system....

Sun Life Financial has recently announced its $15m equity investment in Rise People, Canada’s first and only all-in-one HR, payroll and benefits administration solution. It also has the option to invest...

AmeriTrust, a specialty niche-focused, commercial insurance underwriter and insurance administration services company, has selected insurance telematics and scoring innovator, The Floow, to partner on the development of a commercial auto...

, a London-based recruitment platform for technical talent, has raised $6.7m in a Series A round led by AXA Venture Partners. The company is now planning to open offices in Paris...

Ribbon announced it has raised $225m from Bain Capital Ventures, Greylock, NFX and NYCA for its approach to home buying – if a buyer can’t secure a mortgage in time then Ribbon...

Meet Mashroom:     The London-based emerging startup – led by Stepan Dobrovolskiy – wants to make renting easy by connecting incoming and departing tenants directly. “We reward outgoing tenants with up to one...

New York State Workers’ Compensation Board Chair Clarissa M. Rodriguez today announced the Board has launched a first-in-the-nation initiative that allows injured workers and other participants to attend workers’ compensation...

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