Virginia-based life and annuities insurer, Genworth Financial, said Friday that a government review of the company’s proposed $2.7B acquisition by Chinese investment firm Oceanwide, could take up to an additional 75 days,...

Allianz and EasyMile have signed an International Framework Agreement to  establish insurance solutions for EasyMile’s shared driverless transportation projects as of January 1, 2017. The partnership will allow EasyMile to enjoy third-party...

AG Insurance has collaborated with the Gezinsbond and the Ligue des familles to launch Yongo, a digital platform that teaches children how to handle money and encourages them to save. Parents, grandparents,...

Data experts at Dutch insurer Aegon have developed a computer algorithm capable of quickly identifying suspicious claims. The tool, already tested at several of Aegon’s divisions in the Netherlands, complements...

Admiral announced that it will underwrite van insurance directly in the UK, rather than through its broker business, Able Insurance, and its panel of insurers.  More commonly known as Gladiator,...

iXledger (formerly InsureX Technologies), the London-based technology company developing first of its kind, transformative insurance solutions utilizing blockchain, today announced a collaboration with Gen Re, one of the world’s leading reinsurance companies. Together iXledger...

The Gist: Canadian co-op financial group Desjardins is seeking deals up to $2.2 billion. According to Bloomberg, the company is looking to acquire insurers, wealth managers and payments firms as it seeks...

Tribe, the Oslo-based P2P insurance scheme, has picked up management and tech consultancy firm BearingPoint as its investor. Additional details were not provided. Either way, the idea of Tribe is that it’s better to...

UK-based insurance provider Masterquote is getting ready to launch a dashcam insurance package in the name of “more viable rates”. The car insurance policy, which is underwritten by Zenith Insurance, provides a combo...

Romanian startup UiPath announced it has raised $30 million in a Series A round led by Accel, bringing its total funding to date to $31.6M. The startup builds apps for businesses to automate...

SiriusXM today announced the acquisition of Automatic Labs Inc. (Automatic), a San Francisco-based provider of connected vehicle services for consumers and enterprises. Automatic’s data-driven platform enables vehicle owners to be...

Phoenix Life Insurance has a new look. Before. After. Note the ‘notify me’ feature from the ‘Careers’ page to allow job seekers to get notified on job postings, and the...

Life insurance startup Singapore Life announced it has picked up $50 million in a Series A round led by Hong Kong listed Credit China FinTech Holdings through its subsidiary, Impact Capital...

The Gist: Swinton Insurance is shutting 84 high street branches (out of 195) and slashing 900 jobs as part of a major restructuring program launched in response to ‘changing consumer behavior’. According...