German-Swiss insurtech Financefox now goes by Wefox . As in less ‘finance’ and more ‘we’ because they can’t/won’t/don’t want to…do it alone. “With our platform, we have pursued a different...

Think: a platform for advancing the insurance industry through new innovations by bringing “Hartford’s insurance giants together with passionate and creative minds and skills to drive change from within the industry”....

Meet GUARDHOG. Think: London-based startup offering host insurance for as little as £1 per night. Oh, and Hiscox is a partner. You could have guessed that.

Before. After. = You get the point. Recall: ZhongAn Technology is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ZhongAn that launched last year to explore the “ABCD” of technology, aka Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Cloud Computing,...

Swiss insurance group Baloise has committed $49.57 million to fintech-slash-insurtech VC and advisory firm Anthemis Group to invest in insurance and risk management tech startups. Anthemis also has investment partnerships with South African insurer...

Social media autofill tool Digital Fineprint introduced Seflie Insurance . A web portal asking users to log in with Facebook, upload a selfie, and answer whether one’s a smoker. The portal...

My Five Picks. (1) “Berkshire’s gain in net worth during 2016 was $27.5 billion, which increased the per-share book value by 10.7%.” (2) “When Ajit entered Berkshire’s office on a Saturday...

Weather detecting company Understory launched a weather app called Shine Weather that provides weather forecasting, as well as the reassurance that your roof is A-OK; to name two main features. Bottom...

InsPeer has a new look . Before. After.   Better. In a Bold Penguin kind of way. Recall, InsPeer, a P2P Parisian startup founded in February 2014, is getting ready...

On the subject of ‘let’s be friends’, Lyft announced its partnership with CSAA Insurance Group. Together, the duo will offer people who are going through the claims process an option to...

“We are in an environment where we can achieve stuff and still have a lot of fun” – Jon Richards founder and CEO of Compareit4me on what matters most. Recall: Compareit4me is a...

Smartphone telematics provider TrueMotion is proudly announcing its latest customer [insert drum roll here]…American Family. This friendship means that AmFam policyholders who know how to drive will enjoy discounted insurance premiums via a new app-based, driver...

CNA’s monthly web traffic. Recall. CNA.com is an agent-facing portal. In comparison, Hanover hit an all-time high. There will be winners and there will be losers.

Australian actress Cate Blanchett has taken on the voice role of Nadia, an online virtual assistant who can speak, write and chat online while answering common questions about the National...