Agency software provider Vertafore announced the acquisition of RiskMatch, a business intelligence and analytics platform that was established in 2013 by Kabir Syed. RiskMatch will operate as a separate business unit within Vertafore...

Mpirica Health, which is on a mission to allow patients to make informed decisions when it comes to which hospital they should get their care from, announced it has raised $4.6...

In what seems to be a newly designed webpage, XL Innovate claims the title ‘Insurtech’. Look here (new look). Look again (old look). Looks good. Recall XL Innovate investments below.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpdKo6JnQJA The Punchline. With the right support any dream is possible. Brilliant. Speaking of dreams, Drew Aldrich is now living the dream at AmFam Ventures. Axa Ventures -1.  

Late last year Mercedes-Benz announced the launch of its private car-sharing platform called Croove in Munich. Think: a mobile app that allows vehicle owners to earn extra money by renting their cars (any...

Verily, Alphabet’s research organization devoted to the study of life sciences since Dec. 2015, announced the launch of a four-year study called Project Baseline to find out why people transition from being generally...

Here’s the gist of Travelers Q1 2017 Results  –   In The #s: – core income of $614 million and core return on equity of 10.8%, both of which are...

San Fran-based personal finance blog NerdWallet has let go of 8% of its staff – some 40 employees in total. “Despite a record-breaking quarter, NerdWallet has decided to shift resources to align by...

Alliance Insurance Services, a NC-based insurance agency founded in 2004, announced that customers can now use Alexa to obtain car insurance quotes. Here’s how it works. An Amazon Echo user...

“It can make decisions purely based on customers and shareholders. Plus, it means they can just focus on the most profitable, tier one cities. They don’t have to go to...

The online insurance comparison platform is now offering quotes for ridesharing coverage in 24 states for those peeps Ubering or Lyfting…Have a look. Bottom Line: possibly-going-on-probably the first US-based car insurance comparison portal...

The leading provider of complete telecommunication solutions for Indians traveling abroad, Matrix Cellular, announced the official launch of Matrix Travel Companion App, a mobile app centered around international travelers, that offers shopping deals,...

QuoteWizard, the lead-gen company with offices in Seattle and Denver, announced the launch of a car comparison brand called CarrierCompare. Have a look. Bottom Line: not much to look at and yet the...

In a Medium post titled “Life, It’s changing”, Ladder CEO Jamie Hale announced that his startup has “issued well over $100M of coverage” in its first 100 days.   (because...