“I’ve built a pizza oven, a family and a company. Not necessarily in that order” – Adriano Farano.   *  *  *   Adriano Farano is the cofounder of Pactio, an...

Meet Kakau: Think: a digital platform for home and renters insurance leveraging AI, Big Data and a virtual assistant named Anna to sell coverage online. Have a look: The São Paulo-based startup was...

Starting March 26, Desjardins will sport a new look – a new logo; one that is more fitting to the digital world, according to Brigitte Roberge.     Some took to Twitter to...

Cleveland-based InsureBits, an emerging startup led by Doug Vahey, is planning to offer mobile protection for damage and/or theft on the blockchain.     Additional perks include (1) instant claim payment, (2) new phone...

LifeScore Labs and leading reinsurer Swiss Re announced a collaboration to support LifeScore360, LifeScore Labs’ standards-based algorithmic risk scoring solution. LifeScore360 will be offered as an additional analytics option for Swiss...

Next Insurance, the digital commercial broker from Palo Alto, announced its latest feature – Live Certificate of insurance, designed to give Next Insurance policyholders instant, shareable, proof of insurance.  Here’s how it...

Meet Traverse : Think: a new initiative launched by Travelers to offer monthly product and travel insurance plans. Plans are currently available in NY.     Here’s a look at its...

Last year, Topdanmark, a provider of life and non-life insurance products and services in Denmark, became one of the first companies in the Nordic region, to give managers and employees access...

Achmea-backed, Netherlands-based general insurer, Centraal Beheer, announced the launch of a new tool for home shoppers.     Through this tool-slash-checklist, a user can ask for a valuation report and take advantage of the notary service...

Meet Namola :     Namola is a crime response app that helps South African users #GetHelpFast. It improves emergency service dispatch times and the communication between officers, the control room...

This is the first article of a series of six that aim to detail how technology is reshaping the insurance industry alongside six main areas.   Let’s start with Digital...

Meet Klimber: Klimber, which claims to be the first 100% digital insurance platform in Latin America is live in Argentina. The company currently offers term life insurance with a fixed...

INGUARD, an insurtech ecosystem that connects + partners with insurance carriers, technology companies and startups, announced today the inaugural members of the INGUARD Insurtech Fellowship. Louisville, KY-based weather analytics startup,...

“Our 6 feet under family business exists for 100 years now. Open day and night for 100 years. Not much has changed. Ok, we use remembrance letters in stead of...