According to  CNBC, Amazon has a team called “1492” that is dedicated to healthcare . The unit has been developing hardware devices and software applications related to electronic medical records, telemedicine and...

British insurer Legal & General Insurance (LGI) has appointed Nick Frankland as managing director of its newly created business Fintech, effective Aug. 1. This newly created business will build and buy into...

Before.   Later.   Today.   Let me explain. When Riovic launched in 2015, it launched with the goal of offering a platform to allow individuals to transfer risks by converting their...

Columbus-based Motorists Insurance Group is getting into Discovery District real-estate development as it makes plans to invest a total of $80 million in building one to three bedrooms townhomes. Here are...

Before.   After. No comment. Recall: BizInsure is a CA-based digital broker focused on small commercial. It was established in 2012 by Greg Morris, an ex-Woodruff Sawyer executive, that has since...

Before. Lisa Maki. The founding chief executive of PokitDok :   Today. Joe Murad. Current CEO.   The Gist: Maki believes that the health care technology firm, which offers an API Platform built to streamline healthcare...

French startup Alan, which has launched last year to provide businesses with an easier option to buy and manage health insurance, is now announcing its expansion into corporate-owned life insurance ....

Denver-based Blinker announced that its mobile app is now available in state #2 – Texas. The app allows users to buy, sell, and finance vehicles. Also, by leveraging image-recognition technology, the app can...

Direct-to-consumer platform for longevity insurance Abaris will not stay Abaris for long. The 3-year-old startup will be rebranding to Blueprint Income. “Frankly, the decision to update our name and brand has...

Italian insurer Generali has put its $50 billion German life insurance portfolio up for sale as it restructures in Europe , according to Reuters. “A sale of certain portfolios within...

China’s first internet-only insurer, whose current major shareholders include two of China’s largest Internet companies – Alibaba Group’s Ant Financial affiliate with 16% and Tencent Holdings with 12%, has filed...

NY-based member focused, tech-driven health startup Oscar announced it has partnered with health insurer Humana to bring Oscar for Business to the city of Nashville, Tennessee. This partnership with Humana gives Oscar for...

Allianz PNB Life Insurance, a JV between Allianz and PNB Life Insurance offering life insurance in the Philippines, has inked an agreement with HSBC Insurance Brokers to offer insurance products and services to the...

Root, which operates on the principle of fundamental fairness  selectiveness (see below), announced it has partnered with Lyft . Root’s rental coverage now includes a choice between a rental car or...