InsurTech
American Family Joins Clearcover’s $200M Funding Round; Digital Auto Insurer Plans Rapid Expansion
Clearcover has secured a massive $200 million round of venture capital financing, and the digital auto insurance startup plans to use the monetary infusion to fuel product development and expansion, ...
The Zebra Raises $150M to Expand Online Insurance Comparison Operations
Insurance comparison site The Zebra raised $150 million in new financing that will support expanded hiring and brand building. "This investment is going to be used to grow our team and build our ...
Chinese Online Insurance Tech Firm Facing Domestic Pushback Over Planned IPO
Chinese online insurance technology firm Waterdrop Inc is receiving pushback from domestic regulators on its planned U.S. initial public offering as its business model is seen as risky, four people ...
Wildfire Risk Plummets With 10 Feet of Defensible Space: Study
Wildfire risk across the western United States has become a challenging issue for the insurance industry. Heightened risk and extreme events are squeezing carriers and devastating consumers. As a ...
InsurTech Summit Preview: Post-Pandemic InsurTech Usage Is at a ‘Leap Forward Moment’
Property/casualty insurers have talked for years about the need to modernize and embrace technology in order to serve their customers better. COVID-19 came along and rapidly quickened the process, ...
Indian Online Insurance Platform Policybazaar Plans Mumbai IPO
Indian online insurance platform Policybazaar is planning to file a draft prospectus as soon as next month for its Mumbai initial public offering that could raise about $500 million, according to ...
InsurTechs Bold Penguin, Thimble Announce Partnership
InsurTech Bold Penguin is making it easier for agents and small business customers to secure to coverage by the month or by the hour—through a partnership with InsurTech startup Thimble, Bold ...
P/C InsurTech Venture Capital Surpasses $1B in Q1; Several Startups Raise Large Rounds
Property/casualty related InsurTech financings in the 2021 first quarter came together at a healthy clip, as startups focused on addressing needs in an insurance industry facing accelerated ...