Y-Risk, a specialty underwriting management company, announced the launch of GigProtect.com, “a new website that enables independent contractors to purchase insurance products and access investment choices typically offered by employers.” “GigProtect.com is...

LexisNexis Risk Solutions announced a multi-million dollar investment in the formation of a global Connected Car team led by Adam Hudson, senior director of product management for US Connected Car,...

Bristol-based DAS has launched a new skill – The DAS Cyber Security – to allow users to ask their voice-activated Google Home or Amazon Echo device a range of questions...

Last month,  announced it has received the very first telemedicine license ever attributed in Ghana by the Health Facility Regulatory Agency in cooperation with the Ministry of Health.   Turns...

Waze, the social traffic and navigation app owned by Google, has established a partnership with Allianz, to offer in-app emergency roadside assistance to its users in Europe.     Rolling out in...

London-slash-San Francisco-based  filed its Form D with the SEC in connection to an equity round totaling ~$25m. Have a look here.   The AI company, established in 2014 and led by Alex Dalyac,...

Meet  Homicity:     Think: a Canadian startup that plans to operate at the intersection of proptech, insurtech and fintech by offering a tool for homeowners and home searchers to find,...

AIG Malaysia launched its Share the Blessings campaign, a donation drive where all sales proceeds from the purchase of any of its products on Lazada in the month of July 2018 will...

UK-based insurance and financial products comparison site, Comparethemarket.com, is introducing Meerkat Meals. Hold that thought. Till now, the brand was most associated with meerkat Sergei, meerpup (baby) Oleg and Meerkat Movies;...

Singapore-based Income has collaborated with its creative agency BBH and Google to produce a series of 6-seconds ads that illustrate how traveling without insurance is like a game of chance…unless you’re insured...

Newport Beach, CA-based mutual life insurer Pacific Life has recently acquired the following domain names: We hear it is working on a “better annuity buying experience”; possibly under the brand Next....

CA-based on-demand insurance provider Trov is now live in Arizona.   Coverage is underwritten by KnightBrook Insurance Company in all states except Colorado and New York where it is underwritten...

has launched its blockchain-powered Flight Delay Insurance for round-trip flights originating from Singapore. The flight delay insurance built on the blockchain allows for fully automated claims. The smart contract terms...

FairPlane and ELEMENT are now partners; the two joined forces to offer a new insurance product in Germany called FairTravel to compensate in the case of a delayed flight. Since 2011,...