GIC Re, which currently dominates the Indian reinsurance market, is about to meet its match now that several foreign firms are in different stages of entering the market: Fun Fact:...

Trym is up .   According to the startup’s Twitter profile, the startup is a “micro business insurance” player. As it stands, the startup helps small businesses with all things legal, financial, productivity...

Chinese online insurer ZhongAn abandoned its plans to pursue an initial public offering in either the US or Hong Kong. Recall: 4 months ago it was reported that the Chinese insurer...

Emerge.me launched today to offer consumers easy access to critical illness and accident insurance . The CT-based startup-slash-broker offers an online portal where customers can quote and purchase* coverage. One...

“But in the next 10 years, we will shift to a world that is AI-first” – Google CEO Sundar Pichai says it is no longer about being mobile-first. Recall AI startups...

First, auto insurer Geico plans to hire more than 500 people for its Virginia Beach regional hub through the end of 2017. Then, regional P&C insurer Erie expects to create...

PNB MetLife, which proudly represents MetLife in India, has announced the launch of conVRse, an on-demand virtual reality (VR) customer service platform to allow customers to interact-slash-converse with a life insurance expert...

The outside world is combating fake-slash-BS news. Recall (below) The Denver Post, which had to write its own post to point out it had no ties to a post written by...

Mercedes just launched a pilot scheme in Munich called Croove . Think: a mobile app that allows vehicle owners to earn extra money by renting their cars to peers. Once the...

CA-based LeaseLock announced it has raised $1 million in a seed round led by AmFam Ventures . Founded in 2014, LeaseLock offers a lease default insurance product for rental property managers underwritten by...

Hublio, the emerging one from Ireland offering an insurance management app, has been accepted to The Birdhouse, a Belgium-based accelerator known to some as the “accelerator program for ambitious entrepreneurs”. This comes after...

AIG Singapore is looking to release a telematics smartphone app come 2017. Think: driving data coupled with rankings and a dash of gamification. Also think: you’ve seen it all before. Off on a...

“Cars are just getting more expensive to repair, due to the technology” – Missy Dundov, a State Farm spokeswoman. “Now we’re not just replacing a bumper for a fender-bender, we’re replacing...

A year after announcing its plans to establish a fund to invest in startups, IAG announced the official launch of a $75 million venture fund that will operate from within IAG...