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...

Late last year Natixis Assurances, aka the insurance arm of France’s fourth largest bank Groupe BPCE, announced its collaboration with Parisian WeProov, a mobile-first startup launched in 2015 to allow users to...

Brookfield, WI-based Connecture, a provider of web-based information systems used to create health insurance marketplaces, announced its acquisition by entities affiliated with private equity firm Francisco Partners. “This transaction comes after...

Alan befriends Malt .   Let me explain.   Malt is a Paris-based platform that connects freelancers with customers. It has raised a bit over €7M since its inception 5 years...

German bank Deutsche Bank announced a collaboration with P2P digital broker Friendsurance to make it more simple for the bank’s clients to purchase insurance. Deutsche Bank will be integrating Friendsurance’s products...

Canadian aggregator Ratehub announced it has raised $12 million in a Series A round led by MoneySuperMarket cofounder Simon Nixon and VC firm Elephant (fun fact: Elephant’s cofounder Andy Hunt is the cofounder of Warby...

Everledger has announced a partnership with e-commerce jewelers Brilliant Earth, a leader in ethically sourced bridal and fine jewelry . The two companies aim to implement a blockchain-based system for...

Baloise subsidiary Friday pursues the motto “pay as you drive”, or pay only what you actually drive.   The Premium Drops With kilometer-accurate billing, insurance is “worthwhile,” “especially if policyholders...

  Blockchain project Dynamis was created in March 2015 by Joshua Davis and Mary Davies with the vision of building a P2P supplemental unemployment insurance protocol that uses policyholders’ social capital...

Reston, VA-based Zuroovi, a startup launched in 2015 by Peter Madara to offer businesses a portal to shop for cyber insurance, is now inactive .   Look:   Coverager first covered the startup...

It happened. Possibly the first US-based insurance-related startup to file for bankruptcy .   Here’s how it went down: NYC-based Human Condition Safety (HCS) was established in 2014 by Peter E Raymond and Oliver Rothauser....

Homebell, Germany’s most booked online provider of renovations, secured €11M in a Series B round led by SevenVentures, with participation from AXA and Helvetia Venture Fund; to name two.     The...

Swedish insurer If Insurance, in partnership with the Danish National Police and experts in the field of cycling and research, has co-developed a digital frame number to reduce bicycle theft....