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Chubb picks Trust Risk Management Services in Claims Insight Risk Technologies partnered with Great American Insurance Group Hippo partnered with GEICO LeaseLock picks Esusu Financial in Customer Service Ando Insurance picks SSP Worldwide in Admin HDI Global picks Guidewire in Admin 1Fort raised $7.5M Beazley Group uses API in Sales Irwin Siegel Agency partnered with SiriusPoint Condon Skelly partnered with American Collectors Leland-West Insurance partnered with Hagerty Chapter Medicare raised $75M PolicyMe raised $21.51M Luma Financial Technologies raised $63M Ageas raised $622.84M

Helvetia and Baloise to merge

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The merger is expected to close in Q4 2025.

Business

SoFi Names Anthony Noto Chief Executive Officer

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

SoFi announced that its Board of Directors has named Anthony Noto as CEO and director, effective March 1. Noto is joining from Twitter, where he served as COO since November 2016....

Technology

PolicyPal Moves Into Blockchain Tech

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

On Jan. 14, 2018 PolicyPal Network said Hello to the world. https://twitter.com/PolicyPalNET/status/952560992344354816 Background: Singapore-based PolicyPal is a mobile insurance manager-slash-digital broker established in 2016. According to the startup, it has...

Business

AXA Acquires Maestro Health for $155M

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

Employee health and benefits company Maestro Health announced it is joining forces with AXA Group in a $155 million deal “to transform the US healthcare market by simplifying and personalizing...

Business

Root Insurance Kicks off 2018 with Rapid Expansion

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

Root continues nationwide growth by expanding availability to drivers in Pennsylvania, Texas, Kentucky and Mississippi Root Insurance, the nation’s only car insurance company that operates entirely via mobile technology,...

Innovation

TicketGuardian Partners with Concert Promoter Feyline

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

Feyline partnered with TicketGuardian; making it its ticket insurance provider of choice . Launched in 2016 by Bryan Derbyshire, CA-based TicketGuardian has raised $1.5M in equity and debt to “bridge the gap between the...

Business

USI Insurance Services Acquires Insurance Services Group

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

USI Insurance Services announced today it has acquired Insurance Services Group . Founded in 1988, ISG provides commercial and personal insurance services for clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region. ISG and its...

Investments

Anorak Technologies Announces £4M Seed Led by Kamet

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

London-based Anorak Technologies announced it has secured £4M in a Seed round from Kamet Ventures, aka AXA’s €100M incubator, to make life insurance more accessible to the 8.5M families in the...

Business

AXA Strategic Ventures-Backed Mobile Bank Shuts Down

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

On Dec. 21, 2015, AXA Strategic Ventures (ASV), a global $250 million venture fund launched earlier that year, announced its investment in NYC-based Bee, a mobile banking app tied...

Member News

allai launching insurance AI app store

By CDNN ·

Canadian insur-tech startup allai is taking an innovative approach to AI for the Canadian insurance industry. A Q&A with allai founder Carlos Benfeito . allai.ca | aim store What is...

Investments

Happy Hippo Picks Up More Than $25 Million

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

Mountain View-based digital MGA for home and condo insurance, Hippo, has recently filed two Form D’s with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), totaling a bit over $39M in equity...

Business

AIG to Acquire Validus for $5.56 Billion in Cash

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

AIG announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding common shares of Validus, provider of reinsurance, primary insurance, and asset management services. The transaction enhances AIG’s General Insurance business,...

Business

Switching Gears

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

Switch by AXA is the insurer’s digital brand established in 2013 to offer “good deals” to 18-29-year-olds. That was then (2013): Then, in 2016, AXA‘s Switch became the first insurance brand to adopt Facebook Messenger to interact with...

Business

Lincoln Financial to Acquire Liberty Life Assurance

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

Lincoln Financial Group announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston from Liberty Mutual. Upon completion of the transaction, Lincoln Financial...

Innovation

FamilyPoints to Offer Insurance as a Service for Parents

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

Meet FamilyPoints: Think: a Shanghai-based startup looking to operate in the global $6 trillion parenting market by using blockchain technology. It is led by Ainar Abdrahmanov and Aloysius Kee and has raised...

Member News

Achievement Unlocked — West Coast Renters Insurance Coverage Complete

By Jetty Press ·

Last of the Left Coast, but first in our heart, we’re proud to announce the launch of Jetty Renters Insurance in Washington (state) and Idaho. For all the...

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Say Goodbye to Manual Contract Requests: The Future of Life & Annuities Is Automated

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Niche success: A closer look at top MGA go-to-market models

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From Analog to Autonomous: Building a Claims-Centric AI Strategy for Insurance Leaders

By Robin Roberson, Agentech ·

Agentic AI: Driving the ‘Next Best Action’ (NBA) in Insurance and Financial Services

By Robin Roberson, Agentech ·

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By Robin Roberson, Agentech ·

Insly achieves ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27017 certifications

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Flatten Your Onboarding with AgentSync Manage and Onboarding Portals

By AgentSync, AgentSync ·

Agentic AI Agents: Transforming Desk and Field Adjuster Workflows in P&C Property Claims

By Robin Roberson, Agentech ·

Vertafore and NetVU set to welcome thousands of insurance professionals to the industry’s premier technology conference

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April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month: COUNTRY Financial® DriverIQ Auto Telematics Program is Improving Safe Driving Behaviors in Clients

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