Through its subsidiary Hartford Steam Boiler (HSB), Munich Re has acquired 100% of relayr, a provider of industrial internet of things (IIoT) solutions, at a $300m valuation. In…
Embroker’s new Startup Program offers instant D&O, EPLI and Fiduciary Liability insurance, tailored for tech startups. Embroker, the leading digital commercial insurance brokerage, today announced the first ever…
Hartford Steam Boiler, the equipment breakdown and technology insurer, introduced today its next generation sensors and software to connect equipment and facilities through the Internet of Things. The new HSB sensors…
The popularity of drones is flourishing on the farm. Three in four U.S. farmers (74%) are currently using or considering adopting the technology to assess, monitor and manage their farm…
, which recently changed its status from a digital commercial broker to a licensed insurance carrier in Delaware, Oklahoma, Arizona, North Carolina, Texas, New Mexico, Maryland and Utah, has raised $83m…
AIG Life, a UK subsidiary of AIG Life & Retirement, has agreed to acquire Ellipse, a specialist provider of group life risk protection in the UK, from Munich Re ….
In February this year, INSHUR announced the launch of its entirely digital insurance product for New York’s professional and rideshare drivers. Keyword: entirely. Here’s how things went down. 1….
Marsh, a global leader in insurance broking and innovative risk management solutions, has launched PathogenRX, the first insurance solution of its kind that provides financial protection to the global operations…
American Modern, a subsidiary of Munich Re, has launched a pilot program to provide homeowner policyholders in Alabama, Colorado, and Ohio with a free water sensor . The sensors are designed to…
Two years (!) in the making and Mapfre MSV Life is proud to announce an app-slash-savings product. Here’s How it Works: a user (1) sets a goal, (2) sets a budget, (3) takes a…
Munich Re has unveiled its Smart Mobility Program offering a toolbox of solutions to address the complex issues surrounding commercial auto losses and to help reduce or avoid the risk…
German-Israeli startup Fraugster, established in 2014, has developed an algorithm that checks in milliseconds whether online payment transactions are fraudulent to allow online sellers to approve transactions faster. Bottom Line…
Cape Town-based Root, which offers a programmable credit card with APIs announced the launch of Root Insurance, a new platform API that enables software developers to rapidly prototype and launch digital…
Munich Re US found evidence that physical activity – measured by daily steps – is a predictor of mortality . In a recently-published white paper, Munich Re assessed the…
Before: After: The Gist: Wefox-backed digital insurer One is live, offering household and liability insurance starting at €4 a month . “What does [it] look like? If you report…
