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Morrisons enters insurance with Hood Group

By Shefi Ben-Hutta

The UK grocer's entry into the category and its first move to monetize the More Card loyalty base through insurance.

Business

MassMutual’s Failed Insurtech Experiment

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

In June 2016 MassMutual announced the launch of ValoraLife, “a simple, quick way to buy affordable life insurance online.” Its products – Term and Term Plus – were first made available in Houston, TX and were later...

Dear Insurers, Wait for Facebook (Aviva’s In Line)

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

You may soon say “Hello” to Facebook Messenger from your website, now that Facebook is planning to allow brands to integrate Messenger to their websites . That’s the news coming out...

Allianz Develops Blockchain Prototype for Captive Insurance

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has prototyped a blockchain-powered captive insurance platform with accelerated workflows for faster and more secure policy and claims management. The initiative is a joint effort...

Innovation

12-Month Insurtech Innovation Program Launches in Brazil

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

Rio de Janeiro-based university PUC-Rio, multinational insurer Mongeral Aegon, and the country’s largest reinsurer IRB Brasil RE, have joined forces to launch an insurtech innovation program that aims to train...

Marketing

WR Berkley’s Profinans is Working on its Brand Identity

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

Before. After. Much better. Let me explain. Profinans, established in 2005 in Norway, is an agent of WR Berkley. It specializes in loans and insurance for unions and housing companies. “We...

Financials

White Mountains Reports 2017 Q3 Results

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

White Mountains Insurance Group reported book value per share of $925 and adjusted book value per share of $906 as of September 30, 2017. Book value per share increased 17% and 18% for the third...

Investments

Matic Insurance Raises $7 Million in Series A Round

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

Matic Insurance, a digital insurance agency whose technology enables borrowers to purchase homeowner’s insurance during the mortgage transaction, announced today it has raised $7 million in a Series A funding round. Investors...

Business

Pinnacol Will Decrease Workers’ Compensation Rates in 2018

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

Pinnacol Assurance’s Board of Directors has approved a 2018 decrease in workers’ compensation rates that will average 7.4 percent for the insurer’s 57,000-plus Colorado policyholders. The decrease will become effective...

Business

Fresh Leads Promises Leads Straight From The Source

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

Meet Fresh Leads : Think: a lead exchange platform for several industries including insurance. The domain is owned by Justin Aquilia for Fresh Leads Inc. Three things to note:...

Innovation

There’s a Toffee [Insurtech] for That

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

Meet Toffee : Think: a Gurgaon-based insurance startup established earlier this year to offer microinsurance coverage around one’s lifestyle. Think: bicycle insurance, sports insurance, and even Dengue (mosquito-borne viral infection) insurance; to...

Business

Vero Insurance Implements Ground Breaking Symbility Solutions Claims Platform

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

Symbility Solutions have signed a contract with Vero Insurance, part of Suncorp New Zealand, to assist them in automating their claims process, and improving the claims experience for their customers...

Investments

Mr. Cooper Invests in Homeowner’s Insurance Platform Matic Insurance

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

Mr. Cooper, the nation’s largest non-bank mortgage servicer, today announced that it has led the Series A funding round in Matic Insurance, a digital insurance agency whose technology enables homebuyers to...

Business

Former Glassdoor Executive Joins Clearsurance Board

By Melanie Musson ·

Clearsurance, the first-of-its-kind crowdsourced review, rating and educational platform exclusively for the insurance industry, today announces the addition of Tim Anderson to its Board of Directors. Anderson will provide strategic counsel and...

Business

What’s Next in Insurtech? A Sleeping Chatbot

By Shefi Ben-Hutta ·

Remember when digital commercial broker Next Insurance made the news because it was the first to offer a chatbot to enable personal trainers to quote and purchase insurance via Facebook Messenger? Refresher: that was back...

Business

CNA Targets Online Business Insurance Shoppers With New Feature

By Avi Ben-Hutta ·

Chicago-based commercial insurer CNA announced the launch of its new Get a Quote feature to allow small business owners to obtain a quote indication for small business and/or workers’ compensation insurance online . Look....

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