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Castle by Progressive ends operations

By Shefi Ben-Hutta

Castle by Progressive is no longer providing estimates or accepting new service requests in all markets.

Business

Meet Just Miles

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

Think: Metromile – a year ago. Basically Just Miles is an MGA with a mobile first pay-per-mile car insurance proposition. Bottom Line: launching sometime in 2017.

Business

What if AT&T sold car insurance

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

UK’s mobile network operator O2 partnered with BGL Group to launch O2 Drive, a car insurance-slash-telematics proposition. The new product targets 1) most drivers and specifically 2) young drivers with a...

Business

A word with Waymo

By Melissa Kramer ·

“Even as we increased our driving by 50% in the state – racking up a total of 635,868 miles – our total number of reportable disengages fell from 341 in...

Business

Zenefits and Illinois settle

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

Zenefits agreed to pay a civil forfeiture of up to $560,000. Of that amount, $100,000 will be suspended pending the successful completion of a probation period. The news follows other...

Business

Assurant Partners with Vacasa to Provide Protection for Vacation Rental Owners

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

Assurant, a global provider of risk management solutions, announces its partnership with Vacasa, the second largest U.S. vacation rental management company, providing liability coverage and property insurance for Vacasa’s homeowners....

Business

Several insurers join the blockchain initiative B3i

By Melissa Kramer ·

Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative, also referred to as B3i, is now 15 members strong . The initiative was launched in October 2016, with the goal of accelerating blockchain innovation and adoption...

Investments

RSA bets on PitPatPet

By Melissa Kramer ·

The giant insurer invested an undisclosed amount in pet telematics startup PitPatPet, which offers an activity monitor to track pet movement. Animal health firm Neovia is also an investor. Bottom Line: Fuzzy is paying attention.

Business

SoFi acquires Zenbanx

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

Modern lender-slash-unicorn SoFi announced it has acquired mobile-banking startup Zenbanx for $100 million in stock to launch a bank-account product and offer services like checking and credit cards (sounds a lot like...

Investments

Cambridge Blockchain closes $2 million in funding

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

Two-year old Cambridge Blockchain announced it has closed $2 million through convertible notes to accelerate the deployment of its digital identity software for financial institutions since financial institutions spend “hundreds of millions of dollars...

Business

Hibbits Insurance is ahead of you

By Melissa Kramer ·

“We’re just having some fun with it. It’s like Obamacare. We have no idea what we’re going to do with it” – Rob Hibbits, founder of Hibbits Insurance, a South Carolina-based...

Business

Dialdirect’s latest ad

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lh5_vBhpGk&feature=share

Business

Tractable enters the US market via Mitchell International

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

London-based startup Tractable has entered the auto insurance market in US via a partnership with Mitchell International. The AI-based startup, which secured $1.9 million since inception, offers a software to review images...

Investments

AI startup WorkFusion picks up $35M

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

NY-based WorkFusion announced it has raised $35 million in a Series D round bringing its total funding to date to $71.3 million. The company offers AI-based software solutions to improve companies’...

Business

Applications are open for Kickstart Accelerator

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

Here’s what you should know. Zero equity accelerator. Swiss. Seeking startups for its 11-week program designed to….yada yada yada. But really what you should know is Swiss Life and AXA...

Business

State Farm expands ridesharing coverage to South Carolina

By Melissa Kramer ·

State Farm will start offering ridesharing coverage to on-demand drivers in SC come March. Recall insurers offering ridesharing coverage below. Speaking of ridesharing, thinking of Uber…the one under fire announced that its upcoming...

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Castle by Progressive ends operations

Meet Just Miles

What if AT&T sold car insurance

A word with Waymo

Zenefits and Illinois settle

Assurant Partners with Vacasa to Provide Protection for Vacation Rental Owners

Several insurers join the blockchain initiative B3i

RSA bets on PitPatPet

SoFi acquires Zenbanx

Cambridge Blockchain closes $2 million in funding

Hibbits Insurance is ahead of you

Dialdirect’s latest ad

Tractable enters the US market via Mitchell International

AI startup WorkFusion picks up $35M

Applications are open for Kickstart Accelerator

State Farm expands ridesharing coverage to South Carolina

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ePayPolicy Announces Quoting and Invoicing Tool for the Insurance Industry

Canopy Connect Announces Integration with Encompass to Verify Insurance in Seconds

New research from Sure reveals striking digital divide of insurance preferences between younger and older consumers

Agent engagement: A catalyst for MGA growth

How AI Agents are Solving Insurance's Silver Tsunami: Agentech Digital Coworkers are the Workforce of the Future

London Underwriters (LU) Announces Partnership with Draftrs Insurance

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