It started with an Health IQ ad that got my attention. One. Because it has a typo (insurancev) . And Two. Because I can’t do pull-ups.   Recall: Health IQ is...

Insurance aggregator Check24 has announced the launch of an insurance app and its intention to enter the fintech space. By fintech, think insurtech. The company, which was established in Germany in 1999,...

1. Remember when it hired a 19-year-old as its CTO? Well, that was then.   And this is now.   Wait, there’s more. One more.   Read as: Knip lost its...

Lifestyle health insurer Harken Health, the independent subsidiary of UnitedHealthcare, is shutting down according to Chicago Tribune.     The company, which describes itself as “a new kind of health care company that unites...

Meet Wilov. The one-year-old Paris-based startup that offers car insurance by the day minus an annual contract. [BTW, ‘zero-commitment contracts’ are a thing. Example: Friday]. The startup offers policies that start at...

Earlier this month, AllLife announced a new round of (undisclosed) funding. The company, which is backed by Gen Re and until recently offered life insurance to those living with HIV...

Great American Insurance Group has recently collaborated with Richard Zizian to introduce ‘divorce insurance’ . More like unemployment insurance but let’s play along with the gimmicky name. The product covers child and spousal support when...

Understory, Inc., a weather network and analytics company, announces the launch of five new metropolitan-based networks of surface-level weather stations. The new networks cover the metro areas of Dallas, Ft....

Home information platform HomeZada announced the launch of an app that offers home value estimates, mortgage payment schedules, and property expense budgets; all in the name of ‘home awareness’. Note – the home valuation...

Swiss Re has announced its collaboration with Taiwan Fire & Marine Insurance to launch the first parametric aquaculture insurance solution in Taiwan. The coverage targets fish farms and kicks in when there’s extreme...

Copenhagen-based Monsenso is a healthtech startup launched in 2013 that develops mobile health solutions for those suffering from mental disorders. To put in context: according to WHO, some 300 million people are affected by depression worldwide....

It’s official. Founder and CEO of Hamilton Brian Duperreault is the new CEO of AIG replacing Peter Hancock, and AIG is now the proud owner of Hamilton USA; a love and marriage...

Solartis announced the commercial availability of ISO Commercial Auto and Inland Marine rating data and rules for quote and policy life cycle transactions on the Solartis Insure™ platform. Solartis natively...

Fraser Howie, co-author of “Red Capitalism: The Fragile Financial Foundation of China’s Extraordinary Rise” isn’t a fan of the boost in M&A activity that’s taking place in insurance. “Either way insurance...