InsurTech
UK Drone Insurer Flock Raises $17M for Planned Expansion
British drone insurer Flock has raised $17 million from investors in early-stage funding led by venture investor Chamath Palihapitiya's Social Capital, Flock said on Thursday. Flock started out ...
Global InsurTech Investment Reaches Record $7.4B for H1 2021: Willis Towers Watson
InsurTech venture investment keeps climbing ever higher, with new records reached for the second quarter as well as the first half of 2021, according to the latest Willis Towers Watson report on the ...
Legacy Carriers Can Join Agentero’s Digital Agent Network as They Improve Their Tech Stacks
One of Agentero's pitches as an InsurTech startup is to connect insurance agents to "modern carriers" to help boost their revenue. Carriers, in turn, can use the California-based InsurTechs's ...
Agentero Raises $13.5M to Expand Its Digital Insurance Network for Agents
Agentero raised $13.5 million in new financing designed to boost and help expand its digital insurance network for agents. The California-based InsurTech, launched in 2017, is designed to help ...
Kin CEO Harper Views SPAC Deal as ‘Time-Efficient’ Expansion Tool
Kin Insurance co-founder and CEO Sean Harper is aiming for the big leagues for his company, an InsurTech home insurance startup focused initially on catastrophe-prone regions. He envisions Kin, which ...
Carriers, InsurTechs Plot a Complicated Return to the Office
After more than 17 months of working from home due to COVID-19 safety concerns, many carriers and InsurTechs are planning a collective return to the office. The pandemic isn't over yet, of course, ...
InsurTech bolttech, Flush With Cash, Snatches Up Berlin-Based Digital Platform
The InsurTech startup bolttech announced it has acquired i-surance, a next-generation B2B2C digital insurance platform based in Berlin. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. The ...
Digital Home Insurer Hippo Expands Into Commercial Insurance Market
Hippo, an InsurTech MGA known until now for digital homeowners insurance, is jumping into the commercial insurance market. The company's initial focus in the space still involves residences, however. ...