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Millennial Insurtech Kinsu Shuts Down
Insurtech Kinsu has announced that it will close its doors and discontinue its services on April 30, 2019. “Insurance is about community and how we …
Introduction of a blockchain-based insurance ecosystem
It’s not new that the insurance industry is divided when we talk about blockchain – some are skeptical of the real impact the technology could …
The Greenfield Approach: Accelerating a New Era of Growth and Innovation in the Insurance Industry
Accelerating a new era of growth and innovation in the insurance industry The rise of insurers along with inexpensive, flexible tools and platforms for digital …
Series B funding of USD 23.1 million is certain to be secured
Sure, the insurance technology platform raised an additional $ 12.5 million in a Series B funding round. The investment was led by W. R. Berkley …
The June 2019 edition of Banking Technology is available now
Click on the picture to read this issue Beyond man. Dream about a fintech tomorrow. The latest issue of our flagship magazine – Banking technology …
Getsafe collects 15 million euros for AI-controlled insurance
Getsafe, the mobile, AI-focused Insurtech, has raised 15 million euros in a Series A financing round led by Earlybird with the participation of CommerzVentures and …
Pacific Life works with Salesforce on digital transformation
Salesforce announced a partnership with Pacific Life, a major insurance and retirement solutions company in the United States. Salesforce partners with Pacific Life on a …
InsurTech company REG closes the £ 2.4 million financing round
Data analysis and risk management solutions provider REG has reportedly closed a £ 2.4m financing round Jane Connolly. REG simplifies the compliance process for insurers …
Bridging the blockchain technology with the real world
Magda Ramada, Willis Towers Watson: Blockchain could radically change the way the insurance industry works Blockchain is often referenced with little understanding of how its …
Betterview adds a Series A round worth $ 4.5 million to its team
Betterview brings in $ 4.5 million Building a Risk Management Platform Betterview has used funds from its Series A investment round worth $ 4.5 million …
How the industry adapts to the rise of the digital nomads
Image source: Pexels The tribe of digital nomads is growing and growing rapidly. With the popularity of self and remote employment increasing, the call for …
Opening up new source markets to drive loyalty
Graeme Dean, Cover Genius: Partnership can make or break it, so choose wisely The global e-commerce market is set to hit $ 24.3 trillion by …
Webinar: Do Not Disturb – Avoid the Dangers of Transformation
Challenger banks shouldn’t stand a chance. The established banks have tens of millions of customer relationships, decades of experience in risk management and petabytes of …
How does the Internet of Things offer insurers added value?
How does IoT offer insurers added value? Hélène Stanway, digital leader in XL Catlin (now part of AXA XL) explores the potential of the Internet …
Appian World 2019: Why Banks Need Low-Code Technology
Appian World 2019 US cloud computing specialist Appian Corporation is focused on revolutionizing call centers, but is also using artificial intelligence (AI) to meet challenges …
Certua acquires the insurtech Surely Group
Certua, the data-driven financial technology company, is acquiring insurtech company Surely Group. This follows on from the launch of Certua’s corporate insurance platform last year, …
Supplement: FinovateSpring 2019
Click the picture to read the FinovateSpring supplement Greetings and welcome to FinovateSpring! It’s always exciting when we come to the west coast of the …
Banking Technology Edition May 2019 now available
Click on the picture to read this issue Fintech with flourishes. It blooms and blooms. The latest issue of our flagship magazine – Banking technology …
British tenant insurer Urban Jungle raises USD 2.5 million
Insurance start-up Urban Jungle has closed a £ 2.5 million seed capital round that has attracted a number of new and existing angel investors, including …
This Week’s Top Fintech Stories – May 17th, 2019
Catching up FinTech futuresThe five best fintech stories of the week – all in one place! Investec and Co-op Bank share a BCR grant pool …
The Octopus investment group acquires the “indispensable” Seccl technology
London-based investment group Octopus has announced that it will take over the software-as-a-service (SaaS) asset management business Seccl Technology for £ 10m in an effort …
Trov partners with Lloyds to launch the white label Insurtech platform
Insurance technology provider Trov has partnered with Lloyds to launch a portfolio of white label insurance products that finance companies and insurers are “quick to …
Insurwave onboard Xceptor for digitizing insurance documents
Insurwave, the world’s first blockchain platform for marine insurance, has integrated Xceptor to automate the creation and distribution of insurance documentsRuby Hinchliffe reports. The joint …
Hokodo has awarded EUR 2 million until Horizon 2020
Hokodo, the British fintech start-up, has received EUR 2 million (USD 2.23 million) from Horizon 2020, the research and innovation funding program implemented by the …
Innovation as a discipline, not a sideline
Rob Galbraith: Innovation should be a function within insurance Rob Galbraith is the author of the new bestseller “The End of Insurance as We Know …
Insurance to enable Cashpresso buyer protection
Insurtech, Bsurance and the fintech start-up Cashpresso, both from Austria, have signed a partnership in which the digital insurance solution from Bsurance enables automatic buyer …
Pan American Life Insurance Seeks AML With Fiserv Tech
Pan American Life Insurance Group (PALIG), a provider of insurance and financial services across America, has selected Fiserv technology to increase the efficiency and effectiveness …
European insurtech trends: transition from disruptive to empowered insurtech trends
Finch Capital’s Radboud Vlaar explores the change he’s seen in insurtech startups While the insurance industry is well established and often viewed as slow, the …
Scottish Widows is digitized with TCS
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has completed the first phase of the implementation of the TCS BaNCS insurance platform as part of a business transformation program …
Banking Technology July / August 2019 edition now available
Banking technology July / August 2019 Draw the curtains on a bright morning. The latest issue of our flagship magazine – Banking technology – is …
The rise of technology in insurance: the fall of the black boxes
Giacomo Lovati, Unipol: The development in the automotive sector cannot be stopped The automotive field is changing rapidly and the entire surrounding ecosystem has to …
Axinan and Sompo Indonesia join forces
Axinan and PT Sompo Insurance have partnered to provide on-demand digital insurance solutions for the millennial population of Indonesia. Iglu, one of the first insurance-focused …
Digital Insurtech Qover welcomes a funding of EUR 8 million
Qover, the digital insurtech, has raised 8 million euros in a financing round led by Alven and Portag3 Ventures. The Qover team Existing Series A …
Video: Weekly Fintech News Roundup – June 24, 2019
FinTech futures and KAE, a strategic marketing consultancy, has teamed up to bring you short and sweet summaries of the week’s selected news – in …
Insurtech Zego raises $ 42 million for European expansion
After a Series B round worth 42 million US dollars led by Target Global, the flexible insurer Zego has its sights set on further European …
Untangler starts with AI
Untangler is a new Insurtech technology that focuses on using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to recognize incoming customer or employee data in any format, then convert …
Insurtech broker Buddha raises USD 4.5 million in the round led by Vertex Ventures
New York-based fintech commercial insurance broker Buddha has raised $ 4.5 million in a financing round led by Vertex Ventures. Broker Buddha simplifies the application …
Ping An Global Voyager Fund and Raisin invest in Joonko
The Berlin-based comparison portal for car insurance Joonko, a creation by finleap, has attracted well-known investors, the Global Voyager Fund of the Ping An Group …
We introduce: Finovate Podcast
For more than a decade, Finovate’s global event series has brought tens of thousands of people from across the fintech spectrum together to learn about …
AkinovA first Insurtech to introduce OpenFin OS
UK-based insurance risk market AkinovA has launched the OpenFin Financial Operating System (OS) to provide its trading platform for the risk transfer value chain. This …
The insurtech start-up Kin is raising $ 47 million
Insurtech startup Kin Insurance raised $ 47 million to set up a Florida home insurance company Jane Connolly. Avanta, Hudson Structured Capital Management (operating as …
Ethos raises $ 60 million, led by GV and Goldman Sachs
San Francisco-based Insurtech Ethos has raised $ 60 million in venture funding, which equates to a valuation of between $ 400 million and $ 500 …
Insurtech Hedvig collects € 10.3 million
The Swedish start-up for home insurance, Hedvig, has raised EUR 10.3 million from Obvious Ventures from San Francisco and the venture leg D-Ax from the …
CAIS announces a new insurance product with Schechter
The New York-based fintech platform CAIS has announced the launch of its new product CAIS Insurance Solutions in collaboration with the independent insurance consultancy Schechter. …
Banking Technology September 2019 edition now available
Banking Technology September 2019 Thrive in a hyper-connected world. The latest issue of our flagship magazine – Banking technology – is available now and features …
Insurtech Cover Genius partners with ShipStation
E-commerce insurer Cover Genius has teamed up with ShipStation to offer insurance deals to the web-based shipping software company’s merchant customers in the UK, Canada …
Addition: FinovateFall 2019
Click on the picture to read the FinovateFall insert Greetings and welcome to FinovateFall! As we prepare for our annual flagship event in New York, …
True diversity or tokenism
We need to build a more inclusive ecosystem that truly includes everyone I feel hopeless I am outraged. Where should I start? I am outraged; …
FCA fined Prudential £ 23.8 million for selling retirement products
Prudential gets a £ 23.8 million slap in the face The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined life insurance and savings company Prudential £ 23,875,000 …
Banking Technology October 2019 edition now available
Lessons from Africa The latest issue of our flagship magazine – Banking technology – is available now and features news, analysis and insight, case studies, …
FinTech futures videos: more than just words
If the written word isn’t enough, get a video! FinTech Futures is known for its written word, but did you know we make great videos …
