Meet SureBuddy . Think: a mobile app that provides customers with free phone insurance or funeral insurance in exchange for watching sponsored ads. Fast five, below. (1) Available in Uganda and...

UK’s home emergency and repair experts HomeServe announced a partnership with RSA to trial a smart water leak detector, LeakBot, which will be offered to More Th>n (a subsidiary of RSA ) customers. Recall: LeakBot...

Recall. Last year Berkshire Hathaway launched a D2C commercial brand called Cover Your Business. Since then, it had a change of heart. Meet biBERK. Same value proposition. Way better branding. Bottom...

Before. After. Note: “And financial industry”. Retail banks, SPIXII has something for you.

Earlier this week London-based OINKY raised $1 million in seed. The startup is basically an automatic savings plan, which offers a mobile app that connects to one’s bank account, calculates how much he-slash-she...

Small Ticket claims to be the “first insurtech in Korea” with plans to launch a P2P platform to distribute insurance products using a system of connected groups and controlled risks later this...

“significant positive” – one analyst on Hancock’s departure. The Gist: AIG CEO Peter Hancock is stepping down after posting four losses in six quarters, according to Bloomberg. Carl is being Carl....

Topa Insurance Company and Assured Risk Cover (ARC) are exclusive. The duo launched a new parametric brand called StormPeace, a hurricane coverage for Florida residents with a super fast claims settlement process. The...

Connected car platform Amodo has extended its footprint in Asia with AIG Singapore announcing the launch of “AIG on the Go”. The program scores drivers every time they are behind the wheel to...

Swiss Re and Cuvva are now partners . The duo teamed up to offer pay-as-you-go car insurance to drivers in the UK. Recall: Cuvva has raised $2.63 million since inception and now...

“I will never say unequivocally on anything” – Assurant President and CEO Alan Colberg has a sense of humor. Colberg is busy shifting the insurer’s focus to large consumer purchases (think: car, house, electronics), working...

One of China’s largest insurers Ping An decided to invest an undisclosed amount in Singapore-based social video streaming app Bigo Live. Get a feel for the brand, which is valued at...

UK-based not-for-profit health insurer Western Provident Association (WPA) announced the launch of Precision Analytics, a platform to allow its corporate customers real-time access to data on their policies because deep diving into data...

Telematics data company The Floow has received £13 million equity investment from Fosun, United Electronics, and Direct Line Group. But that’s not all. The UK-based company is 5-years-old. Thing to note: this...