AmeriSave is a direct-to-consumer mortgage lender.

Halo is an investment platform.

The round was led by Thomvest Ventures and OMERS Growth Equity.

The new integration will bring a suite of proprietary Ladder technology to Redtail, including the Ladder Quote Tool, the Ladder Insurance Calculator, and the Ladder Referral Portal.

SoFi has launched a new offering, which comes with new insurance partners.

Last year Varo became the first US neobank to be granted a national bank charter.

When it comes to insurance, Albert has partnered with Ladder to offer life insurance, Lemonade to offer home and renters insurance and Trellis to offer car insurance. 

“We’re proud to be extending our reinsurance relationships through a new partnership with PartnerRe. True innovation in life insurance must happen on all fronts — great risk, great pricing, great customer experience. We’re thrilled about the things we can achieve in working together.” -CEO of Ladder, Jaime Hale.

“We are incredibly pleased to continue to grow our partnership with Hannover Re. They are an industry-leading innovator. Their risk management expertise and agile underwriting support have given us the tools we need to both delight the modern consumer and support sustainable innovation.” - CEO and Co-Founder of Ladder,  Jamie Hale. 

Term life products offered are underwritten by Fidelity Security Life Insurance and by Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York.

SoFi members now have the ability to draft their will for free and can also access legal services and more complex estate planning needs, including setting up a living trust and establishing power of attorney, for an additional cost.

The companies that wanted to give consumers an alternative to agents haven't found an alternative to agents themselves.

Ladder is now selling term life insurance to NY residents with coverage underwritten by Allianz Life.