SoFi announced that its Board of Directors has named Anthony Noto as CEO and director, effective March 1. Noto is joining from Twitter, where he served as COO since November 2016....

On Jan. 14, 2018 PolicyPal Network said Hello to the world. https://twitter.com/PolicyPalNET/status/952560992344354816   Background: Singapore-based PolicyPal is a mobile insurance manager-slash-digital broker established in 2016. According to the startup, it has...

Feyline partnered with TicketGuardian; making it its ticket insurance provider of choice .     Launched in 2016 by Bryan Derbyshire, CA-based TicketGuardian has raised $1.5M in equity and debt to “bridge the gap between the...

  On Dec. 21, 2015, AXA Strategic Ventures (ASV), a global $250 million venture fund launched earlier that year, announced its investment in NYC-based Bee, a mobile banking app tied...

Mountain View-based digital MGA for home and condo insurance, Hippo, has recently filed two Form D’s with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), totaling a bit over $39M in equity...

AIG announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding common shares of Validus, provider of reinsurance, primary insurance, and asset management services. The transaction enhances AIG’s General Insurance business,...

Switch by AXA is the insurer’s digital brand established in 2013 to offer “good deals” to 18-29-year-olds. That was then (2013): Then, in 2016, AXA‘s Switch became the first insurance brand to adopt Facebook Messenger to interact with...

Lincoln Financial Group announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston from Liberty Mutual. Upon completion of the transaction, Lincoln Financial...

Meet FamilyPoints:   Think: a Shanghai-based startup looking to operate in the global $6 trillion parenting market by using blockchain technology. It is led by Ainar Abdrahmanov and Aloysius Kee and has raised...

WhatsApp. Built for people. And for businesses .   The 9-year-old company, established by ex-employees of Yahoo!, announced the launch of  WhatsApp Business, a free-to-download Android app for small businesses. Key Features: (1) Business...

Shanghai-based healthtech The CareVoice announced it has raised ~$2 million in early growth capital. The investment will be used to fuel its insurance business lines, accelerate technology development, consolidate its...

Before.   After .   Let me explain. On June 5, 2017, Mutual & Federal changed its name to Old Mutual Insure. “The proposed name change was informed by research conducted...

Late last year, Allianz announced Allie, an interactive bot designed to independently perform repetitive tasks. It can be found on Allianz Careers’ Facebook page, where it helps peeps navigate different job...

Meet Huddle : Think: a Sydney-based insurance startup established in 2016. The startup is led by Jason Wilby and Jonathan Buck, and has raised ~$4.7M led by South African billionaire-slash-businessman-slash-owner of Hollard Group...