I had the opportunity to speak with Bill Wallace and Dennis Healy on the subject of ARAG legal insurance. The Gist: protection for legal events. Think: home purchase, will preparation, estate planning, identity theft, adoption, consumer protection,...

YourPoncho. A Boston-based digital broker that at one point allowed customers to shop for auto, home and life insurance, while also spotting gaps in existing policies. Before. Sort of. After. That’s all.

“Aviva continues to prove that they are not a true partner to the collective broker channel in Ontario” – IBAO CEO Colin Simpson. The Gist: the Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario, aka...

Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative known as B3i is planning to announce several new members in the coming weeks, and by 2018 could create an organization to manage contracts and claims. Recall: the...

Ring, the Santa Monica-based security company known for its flagship product Ring Video Doorbell, announced it has secured $109 million in a Series D round bringing its total funding to date...

Three-year-old Cuvva, known for its car insurance by the hour offering, announced it has raised £1.5 million bringing its total funding to date to $2.63 million. But that’s not all. The...

Allstate will be implementing UnderwritingCenter platform, developed by Austin-based Myriad Development, as it looks to integrate third party data and better evaluate personal lines risks. According to Myriad Development CEO Chris Roussel,...

London-based Arium, which specializes in risk modeling solutions for the casualty market, has been acquired by Verisk Analytics. Same Verisk that acquired Analyze Re late last year. Arium will become part of AIR Worldwide (AIR),...

A federal judge blocked the merger of Aetna and Humana stating it would cut down competition in Medicare Advantage and in the Obamacare marketplaces. But that’s not all. The judge also said...

Walmart shoppers in Houston, Dallas, Oklahoma City, and Phoenix will be able to buy a car in-store come April 1 and insure it too. The retail giant has partnered with Miami-based one-year-old...

Kiwibank FinTech Accelerator has announced its 2017 cohort. Lucky 7 below. Insurely offers an online platform for SMBs to manage their insurance needs (not to be confused with this Insurely). Sharesies offers a digital platform to...

Margo quietly expanded its product offering. Recall: Margo was launched in 2015 as an independent car insurance agency with an online submission form via www.getmargo.com. Things changed. Margo expanded to renters and home insurance:...

Forward has officially launched this week in San Fran’s financial district. The health startup, dubbed “the doctor’s office of the future”, blends high-tech with physicians and nurses to offer better (not cheaper) healthcare...

Aviva, Hillhouse Capital and Tencent (think: ZhongAn backer) have agreed to create a digital insurer in Hong Kong to sell life insurance. Aviva and Hillhouse will each keep 40% and Tencent will keep 20% in the...