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MotorDNA, Insurtech, Launches Leveraging Data and AI to Save Lives
MotorDNA, a new data and analytics company, was formed with the mission to leverage data and technology to improve the safety of vehicles on the road today and in the future.
Pie Insurance Launches Pay-as-you-go Billing Solution
Pie Insurance, a leading tech-enabled provider of workers’ compensation insurance to small businesses, today announced the launch of its new Pay-as-you-go billing solution.
Acrisure launches cyber services division
Fast-growing insurance and fintech firm Acrisure announced a new cyber services division this week, a move that will allow the company to provide customers with a portfolio of solutions to help address some of the most pressing cyber risks.
Airbnb to launch travel insurance product
Airbnb is to offer guests a travel insurance product as part of a COVID-19 support program.
Insurtech Startup Honeycomb Raises $15.4MM in Series A Round
Honeycomb today announced that it has raised $15.4 million in a Series A funding round led by Ibex Investors.
Tesla Insurance expands to Arizona and Ohio, now available in five states
Tesla announced the expansion of its new insurance business to Arizona and Ohio – making it now available in five states.
CyberCube designs scenarios for Lloyd’s RDS exercise
Cyber analytics specialist CyberCube has designed three cyber-specific scenarios to be used as part of Lloyd’s of London’s annual Realistic Disaster Scenarios (RDS) exercise.
battleface Partners with Mondee to Offer Travel Insurance Cover
battleface, a full stack global travel insurance company, today announced its partnership with Mondee, a rapid growth, technology-first travel marketplace with a portfolio of globally recognized brands in the leisure, retail, and corporate travel sectors.
British insurtech startup Zego accelerates into the Netherlands
London-based commercial motor insurance startup Zego said it plans to launch in the Netherlands and ramp up its presence in France this year.
Cyber MGA Resilience Appointed as Coverholder at Lloyd’s
Appointment empowers Resilience to bring its cyber insurance solutions to a global marketplace.
Israeli startup Spott launches e-commerce liability insurance platform
Founded in 2021 by veterans of the IDF’s 8200 military intelligence unit, Spott aims to be at the forefront of the $5 billion e-commerce liability insurance market.
Bubble Launches Online Embedded Insurance ‘Insurance-in-a-Box’ for Housing Industry
The digital insurance platform conveniently connects mortgage and real estate companies’ customers with homeowners’ and term life policies suited to their specific needs.
Movingdots Partners with Overhaul to Enhance Data Monitoring and Lower Insurance Costs for Motor Carriers
Movingdots and Overhaul are collaborating to provide motor carriers with the necessary actionable data to identify and address driver behavior.
WTW launches new crisis management unit
WTW has announced the formation of a new crisis management unit with the merger of SCR and its political violence teams. The unit will sit within WTW’s Financial Solutions Global line of business and be headed by Jo Holliday, managing director of SCR.
Cowbell Cyber launches captive insurer, Cowbell Re
AI-powered cyber insurer Cowbell Cyber has announced the launch of a new insurance captive called Cowbell Re, which will help the firm address rising demand for cyber insurance with additional capacity.
Travelers expands telematics offerings with IntelliDrivePlus
Travelers has expanded its telematics auto insurance offering with the launch of IntelliDrivePlus.
Duck Creek Technologies Expands Partnership with Precisely
The data integrity solutions provider has launched a new integration with Duck Creek Policy, the tenth such integration between Precisely and the Duck Creek Platform.
Tryg Norway is launching a tailored EV insurance using AI optimized premiums on the world’s largest EV market
Greater Than (GREAT.ST), the insurtech using AI for pricing insurance based on real-time analyses of drivers’ accident probability, has in partnership with the Tryg A/S now tailored Tryg Sidekick to include electric vehicles.
Blink Parametric launches flight disruption cover
Travel insurtech company Blink Parametric is partnering with AwayCare to offer flight disruption cover.
USAA Life Insurance Company Expands Availability of New Digital Life Insurance Product
In response to increasing interest in a simplified application process and lower prices, USAA Life Insurance Company (USAA Life) today announced its new digital life insurance product that requires no medical exam is now available in 47 states.
MAPFRE and Tractable join forces to apply ai to auto claim adjustment in Brazil
MAPFRE, largest Spanish multinational insurance group in the world, and Tractable, which
has developed a market-leading AI-based technology solution to accelerate recovery from
accidents and disasters, are collaborating to help MAPFRE customers have their cars repaired
more efficiently, with the help of AI.
Duck Creek and Adiona team up to revolutionise UK Motor Insurance with multi-faceted SaaS solution and scalable business model
Duck Creek Technologies announced today that it has partnered with a new UK insurtech motor insurer, Adiona, to offer insurance policies with premiums built on data / telematics, artificial intelligence and machine learning that provide fair and transparent pricing based on the driving habits of each insured customer.
Lloyd’s Forms ‘Product Launchpad’ to Develop Insurance Solutions for Emerging Risks
The “Lloyd’s Product Launchpad” is the brand new residence for the event of insurance coverage options to sort out rising dangers.
Lemonade’s Year in Review
Lemonade, the insurance firm that’s powered by AI and behavioural economics, notes that the end of the year 2021 is a time for “sitting back, taking stock, and reflecting on the past twelve months.”
Klinc now offers home insurance
Klinc, Zurich’s digital insurance brand, has introduced home insurance “designed for millennials.
Next Insurance launches mobile app
Next Insurance has been working on a mobile app since April of last year and today that app is available.
Insurtech Zensung launches ‘go green’ app
Singapore-based insurtech firm, Zensung today launched its application called Parrot on the app stores.
Swedish Insurtech Paydrive Partners With CMT to Enhance its Telematics Platform
Paydrive, the Nordic region’s leading insurtech in car insurance, is partnering with Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT), the global leader in smartphone telematics, to upgrade its unique pricing engine with industry-leading driving intelligence.
Tower partners with Allianz Partners for pet insurance
The pet insurance policy covers injury and illness, specialist treatments and optional dental care, and offers a multi-pet discount. Premiums start at $3 a week for cats and $4 a week for dogs.
Toyota wants to sell you auto insurance
So far it’s being sold in Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and South Carolina. Along with Texas, it will soon be operating in Georgia, Missouri and Tennessee with more states added monthly, Toyota said Thursday.
Brit deploys machine learning to accelerate tornado claims
Brit has announced that it has expanded the use of a proprietary machine-learning algorithm to accelerate the identification of US tornado property damage.
WTW launches new Risk and Analytics model
Willis Towers Watson has launched a new Risk and Analytics model for the trade credit market which analyses clients’ trade receivables to predict potential losses over a range of statistical scenarios.
WTW designs ‘game changing’ climate-focused parametric solution
Broker Willis Towers Watson has actually revealed its participation in the style and positioning of the world’s very first parametric insurance deal efficient in enabling the Government of Belize’s ground-breaking financial obligation restructuring for marine preservation.
Tesla expands its real-time data car insurance product to Illinois
Tesla has now expanded the availability of its real-time data car insurance product to car owners in Illinois.
Matic Insurance Launches New Partnership with HSBC Bank
Matic, a leading digital insurance agency, and HSBC USA announced today a long-term partnership to provide insurance products to HSBC clients. Under the partnership, Matic’s innovative insurance marketplace of over 40 A-rated carriers will be integrated into HSBC Wealth and Personal Banking offerings.
Chubb Launches New Employment Practices Liability Insurance Policy
New EPLI coverage helps protect companies from the financial costs incurred from a range of employment-related lawsuits.
Thimble launches event liability coverage
Insurtech startup Thimble has announced the launch of its new Event Liability Insurance offering for business owners. The product will be available through Thimble’s app and website.
Buckle extends rideshare insurance coverage to protect gig delivery drivers
Buckle, the inclusive tech-enabled financial services company, is protecting gig drivers by extending its signature rideshare and delivery auto insurance to those who drive in various U.S. regions for leading companies like Uber, Lyft, Instacart, Amazon Flex, Uber Eats, Grubhub, Favor, and others.
Thimble Launches Event Insurance for Business Owners
Thimble’s event insurance will help thousands of small businesses or event planners rebound from the financial blowback of the pandemic
Coalition Launches Captive to Accelerate its Growth in Cyber Insurance
Coalition, the world’s largest commercial insurtech provider, today announced it will launch a new captive to begin taking risk on its cyber insurance programs. With this captive, Coalition will enhance its ability to manage capacity and its long-term growth objectives while further aligning incentives with its customers.
Verisk’s Sequel launches new distribution solution
Insurance software specialist, Sequel a Verisk Business, has announced the development of a new solution designed to simplify the distribution of standalone products and delegated authority business.
The (in)convenient truth about insurance claims
The insurance sector is notoriously low touch. There are arguably only four key customer journeys: taking out a policy, renewal, making a claim and cancellation. Customers tend to only hear from their insurer once or twice each year, and these are usually dull, administrative interactions. Then it’s radio silence until it’s time to renew again.
Zurich launches complex casualty unit for upper middle market
Zurich North America has announced the creation of a complex casualty unit to support customers in the upper middle-market segment.
Toyota Insurance Management Solutions launches Toyota Auto Insurance
Automaker’s exclusive insurance agency establishes first branded product.
Equitable and Bestow Partner to Launch Digital Term Life Insurance Offering
Life insurance technology company Bestow and Equitable, a leading financial services company and principal franchise of Equitable Holdings, Inc., today announce a first-of-its-kind enterprise partnership and the launch of a new, entirely digital term life insurance offering called Term-in-10SM.
MCI Lloyd’s Syndicate 1902 offers “innovative” infectious disease liability coverage
Underwriter specializing in liability Medical & Commercial International (MCI) has announced the launch of revolutionary Communicable Disease Liability (CDL) coverage.
Pand.ai launches Singapore’s first bilingual digital insurance broker with Allianz, Etiqa and MSIG
Fintech startup Pand.ai has unveiled GINA.sg, an English-Chinese bilingual WhatsApp Chatbot that helps car owners in Singapore find the most competitive motor insurance that suits their profiles.
Zurich launches coverage suite for electric vehicles
Zurich North America has announced the launch of an enhanced suite of vehicle protection products designed for electric vehicle (EV) owners.
BizCover introduces AI chatbot Frankie
SME online insurance specialist BizCover has been piloting an artificial intelligence chatbot, Frankie, as it looks to pursue efficiencies through technology.
Munich Re, Spanish insurer Reale partner on automated underwriting solution
Reale Vida, the Reale Group’s Spanish insurer, has partnered with Munich Re to implement automated underwriting across its life insurance operations in Spain.
Zurich UK launches “industry-first” flood resilience drive
Zurich UK is launching what it calls an “industry-first” drive to help homeowners and businesses better protect themselves against the mounting risk of flood.
Lloyd’s releases retail parametric cyclone insurance in Australia
Lloyd’s Disaster Risk Facility (DRF), an initiative with more than $445 million of notional capacity designed to help economies, has launched the first retail parametric cyclone insurance product in Northern Australia as the country awaits the cyclone season.
AXA XL launches Disaster Recovery Hub with Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies
AXA XL has launched a new online Disaster Recovery Hub comprised of more than 100 major disaster case studies in partnership with the Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies at Cambridge Judge Business School.
Aventus debuts digital underwriting platform for brokers and MGAs
Aventus has launched a digital underwriting platform for standard and complex insurance products.
Airbnb Adds Protection and Insurance Features With AirCover
Airbnb’s host and guest protections now include host damage protection, host liability insurance, and liability insurance for its Airbnb Experience customers.
Flip launches on-demand injury cover
Insurtech Flip, a wholly owned subsidiary of HCF Life, says it has introduced Australia’s first on-demand injury insurance for as little as $6 a day.
BizCover expands SME platform into South Africa
BizCover has launched its online business insurance platform in South Africa as it targets opportunities from a potential digital transformation in SME purchasing in the country.
Coalition Enters Executive Risk Insurance Market for Small Business
Coalition has launched new executive risks insurance products for small and midsize businesses. The directors and officers (D&O) and employment practices liability (EPL) coverages are underwritten by Zurich North America.
Lemonade car insurance launches in Illinois
Lemonade has formally entered the auto insurance markets, seven months after the New York-based digital insurer disclosed initial plans to do so.
Chubb launches holistic risk management solution for manufacturing industry
Chubb announced today the launch of a packaged insurance product that addresses the evolving risks faced by manufacturers, in Hong Kong SAR, Malaysia and Singapore.
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