– Research for Zurich finds few advisers are forging links with beneficiaries ahead of impending wealth transfer   Fewer than one in 10 (7%) clients of retirement age say their adviser...

AmMetLife Insurance Berhad, the strategic partnership between MetLife and AmBank Group, has launched a new plan in Malaysia that includes coverage of genomic testing for customers diagnosed with cancer. The...

Ping An-backed, Shanghai-based Lufax has raised $1.33b in its latest funding round, at a valuation ($38b) below expectations of the financial technology company, according to Reuters. Lufax was aiming for a $40b...

NFP Ventures, the early-stage investment arm of NFP, has announced a minority investment in , a management software platform for P&C insurance providers. Indio, founded in 2016 and has since...

NYC-based provider of  disability insurance for freelancers, , is live in Georgia. Coverage is underwritten by RGA’s newest venture Greenhouse Insurance. Have a look at the flow, below:

San Francisco-based health insurance portal Stride Health has announced its partnership with gig economy marketplace House of gigs. “By partnering with House of gigs, we are going to help their community of...

NSM Insurance Group has acquired the assets of KBK Insurance Group. Based in Harahan, LA, KBK is a highly specialized program manager in the towing and transportation space with over...

Verisk, a data analytics provider, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Rulebook, a provider of business intelligence and software solutions for the London Insurance Market. Rulebook’s proprietary, uniquely distinctive...

Remember Willowi? Hint: a Valencia-based startup established in 2017 to offer home and renters insurance via Generali Seguros. That was then: This is now: Bottom Line: possibly another insurance startup down now that cofounder...

Hartford has purchased Y-Risk, a managing general underwriter specializing in the sharing and on-demand economy, from Allstar Financial Group. “As a recent start-up, Y-Risk operates on the leading edge of the...

Back in October, Guardian Financial Services – the London-based life insurer operated by – announced it has paid out its first claim less than two months after its full launch...

Personal finance comparison website GoBear and smartphone-based alternative credit scoring provider CredoLab have announced the launch of Easy Apply, a smartphone app that enables banks, financial institutions and lenders to extend...

Genworth Mortgage Insurance, an operating segment of Genworth Financial, has launched GenRATE, a proprietary risk-based pricing engine providing lenders with a more granular approach to pricing for borrowers pursuing the dream...

Word & Brown General Agency has announced an exclusive agreement with  to deliver to brokers and their clients an easier-to-use HR and benefits management platform early 2019.     The partnership...