Alpharetta-based Decisely, an HR and benefits platform for small businesses, has raised $60 million in funding. The investors were Two Sigma Private Investments and Carlyle portfolio company EPIC Insurance Brokers...

ValoraLife, the online term life insurance player that was launched last year to cater to the Latino community, says its application is now “faster and easier”. Note: the portal is mobile...

“Find your souls” – an anonymous advice to CNA’s management team that was posted on Glassdoor last week. The Gist: CNA has recently undergone change management and is now in...

Tata AIA Life launched a new microinsurance scheme in India called m-insurance, which provides life insurance to Tata Teleservices‘ prepaid subscriber base. “A plan like m-Insurance uses technology to cut distribution...

Aviva Ventures, the VC arm of Aviva responsible for investing in exciting tech, announced its investment in Owlstone Medical, which develops a cancer breathalyzer that analyzes chemicals in one’s breath to...

On the subject of ‘who’s working with whom’, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance (India) is working with live chat software Tagove to ensure speedy resolution of customer queries. Keyword: live. The company was founded in 2015...

Progressive is now offering money-saving tips related to one’s home and car to Google Home customers, becoming the first insurer on Google’s voice-activated speaker powered by the Google Assistant. Think: a...

In 2015, Metromile and Uber announced a partnership that enabled Metromile to insure Uber drivers in select states by distinguishing between miles driven with Uber and miles driven for personal use;...

“AI-SURE will use Machine learning to eventually handle the entire claims process – from triage, through fraud mitigation and down to the actual payment by wire. A big challenge for AI-SURE will...

“By using portal retrieval technology and existing EHR platforms, we can provide our members a more secure, easy way to supply records to get a policy decision as soon as...

PnP Insurtech program announced its second cohort: (1) Abaris: direct-to-consumer platform for longevity insurance. (2) Atidot: predictive analytics platform for actuarial and risk management purposes. (3) Aureus Analytics: data platform for increased customer...

Canadian ModiFace that uses augmented reality technology to create ‘before’ and ‘after’ photos, specifically for the beauty industry, announced a partnership with Japanese life insurer Dai-ichi Life, which will be leveraging the tech to...

On the subject of ‘shorter, better’, life insurer North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance is now NC Mutual. But that’s not all, CEO Michael L. Lawrence, which took over the troubled company in...

Brooklyn-based Fabric is officially live in 32 states. The startup is targeting 25-44 year olds with an (1) accidental death coverage, referenced as Fabric Instant, and a (2) term-life product, referenced as Fabric Premium,...