Swiss Re has announced its collaboration with Taiwan Fire & Marine Insurance to launch the first parametric aquaculture insurance solution in Taiwan. The coverage targets fish farms and kicks in when there’s extreme...

Copenhagen-based Monsenso is a healthtech startup launched in 2013 that develops mobile health solutions for those suffering from mental disorders. To put in context: according to WHO, some 300 million people are affected by depression worldwide....

It’s official. Founder and CEO of Hamilton Brian Duperreault is the new CEO of AIG replacing Peter Hancock, and AIG is now the proud owner of Hamilton USA; a love and marriage...

Solartis announced the commercial availability of ISO Commercial Auto and Inland Marine rating data and rules for quote and policy life cycle transactions on the Solartis Insure™ platform. Solartis natively...

Fraser Howie, co-author of “Red Capitalism: The Fragile Financial Foundation of China’s Extraordinary Rise” isn’t a fan of the boost in M&A activity that’s taking place in insurance. “Either way insurance...

Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) will offer free Lyft rides to members that need to get to their doctor’s appointments and lack reliable transportation. Lyft app not needed as the doctor’s office...

Canadian startup Invisor has announced the launch of “Invisor TermLife Insurance”, a digital buying experience for term life products of up to $500,000 in coverage, underwritten by Teachers Life. Recall: Teachers Life is a Canadian life...

According to cofounder Jonathan Roomer, yu life is a new type of insurance company. “We are reinventing the entire life insurance supply chain – from the way policies are priced all the...

The Gist: Oscar’s state of mind is that it’s a technology company, not an insurance company . Its latest pitch is ‘choose better care’. ‘Better care’ made possible because of tech perks...

PERSONA DB: One out of 57 elements used by ThreatMetrix to prevent fraud, authenticate online identities and detect threats, which is an extensible, enterprise-accessible database that allows an organization to...

Geico officials say a new rideshare policy is in the works for Florida, and state regulators say they are set to complete a review of the filing by May 15....

Paris-based digital inventory platform CBien announced it has raised €8 million in a Seed round bringing its total funding to date to $10.32 million. MAIF Avenir (investors in blockchain apps developer Ledger)...

Youi Insurance, Emotive marketing agency, and Google Australia are collaborating in the name of ‘Who’s in the car?’; a branded web series that’s meant to create entertaining content that dramatizes Youi’s key...

San Fran-based insurance startup Clover Health has raised $130 million at a valuation of $1.2 billion, bringing its total funding to date to $425 million. A unicorn. A unicorn that...