“Only about 30 percent of the people who have cellphones have insurance, and I felt like it could go higher and we could do a better job” – Allstate CEO...

  The wholly owned subsidiary of Intact Financial, belairdirect, which sells auto and home insurance directly to consumers online, announced a new home insurance quoting tool that aims to shorten and...

On August 9th, Crain’s Business Insurance news site announced it was ceasing operations. Then on August 31, Adam Potter came to its rescue, and the site was back up in October.  ...

Meet Fair, which launched last month. The Finnish startup offers a mobile-only P2P scheme to cover peeps against bad luck, bad dates, and even one’s car insurance deductible. According to its...

Amazon announced the launch of Amazon Protect, a warranty insurance plan that covers against accidental damage and theft for up to 3 years. The plan is available for Amazon customers in Italy and...

National General Holdings Corp. today announced that it has entered into a renewal rights transaction with Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company for its personal and commercial non-standard vehicle in-force policies.  National General...

IT services provider Majesco has just complied a report titled “The Rise of the Small-Medium Business Insurance Customer:  Shifting Views and Expectations. Is Your Business Ready?”, where it captured the views...

TrueMotion has new a look . Before.     After.     Better. Recall: TrueMotion, the Boston startup once known as Censio, was founded in 2012 by three guys on...

ORIX Auto Corporation (“ORIX Auto”), a subsidiary of ORIX Corporation (“ORIX”), announced today that on February 1, 2017, it will begin offering the offspring generation of elderly parents who drive...

Fabric, the Brooklyn-based online life insurance portal, is showing signs of progress. Before.   After.   Progress.

Meet Community Life. Think: a German digital broker focused on selling life and health insurance products by iptiQ, a Swiss Re subsidiary and white label provider of life insurance solutions. Bottom Line:...

Claims management solutions company Crawford & Company announced it has acquired a majority interest in WeGoLook (WGL), an online platform providing on-demand inspection services to insurers. Recall: WGL, based out of...

Launched on 11/11, Segurize is a platform-slash-broker offering a reward scheme to those that can generate quality insurance leads. Keyword: quality.  Segurize (the platform) allows just about anyone to become a Segurizer,...

Newly launched auto insurer Root announced that Doug Ulman has joined its board of directors. Recall: Root is an auto insurer looking to insure only good drivers by asking them to download...