Technology/Science
HOVER Raises $25M Series C; 3D Home Improvement Startup Touts P/C Insurance Partners
HOVER, a 3D technology/e-commerce startup that counts insurers among its customers, has raised a $25 million Series C financing round. The San Francisco-based company said its technology platform ...
Marsh Will Begin Rollout of Proof of Insurance Blockchain to U.S. Commercial Clients
Marsh said it will start rolling out its Proof of Insurance Blockchain platform to U.S. commercial clients. Originally launched as a proof of concept last April, Marsh's blockchain-driven Proof of ...
Cyber Attacks on Businesses and the Losses They Inflict Are Rising
Cyber attacks on businesses around the globe are on the rise, as well as the losses they inflict. Approximately 61 percent of firms dealt with a cyber attack over the last year, compared to 45 ...
AI-Based InsurTech Cytora Raises $32.5 Million, With Focus on Commercial Insurance
Cytora, a developer of artificial intelligence-based products and services for the commercial insurance industry, has raised $32.5 million in new financing. The London-based startup said it will use ...
In 2019, Cyber Threats Are Increasingly Targeted and Evolving Quickly
Cyber threats continue to evolve rapidly in 2019, and that means the battle to stop and protect against them needs to adapt just as quickly, according to Matt Cullina, CyberScout's Managing Director ...
Facebook ‘Unintentionally Uploaded’ Email Contacts of Up to 1.5M Users
Facebook Inc. said it may have "unintentionally uploaded" email contacts of 1.5 million new users since May 2016, in what seems to be the latest privacy-related issue faced by the social media ...
Distracted Driving Proliferates Well Beyond Cellphone Use: Survey
Carriers may be concerned about drivers using their cellphones or succumbing to other distractions while behind the wheel, but the behavior remains entrenched in daily life. Sometimes, it is even ...
State Auto, Google Help Back AI Startup Flyreel’s New Financing Round
Flyreel, an artificial intelligence InsurTech startup focused on property insurance, recently raised $3.85 million in new financing from State Auto and several other investors. Gradient Ventures, ...