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Insurtech Kin Increases Series D Funding Round to $109 Million

Kin, the direct-to-consumer home insurance company, announced it conducted a third close, an incremental $15 million, to its Series D round in the fourth quarter of 2022. The investment came from Geodesic Capital, QED Investors, and additional investors, bringing the …

Insurtechs Kin, Talage Report Successful New Financing Rounds

Kin Announces $82M First Close in Series D Financing Direct-to-consumer home insurance company Kin Insurance last week announced the $82 million first close of its Series D round, with additional commitments for a second close totaling $18 million. The funding …

Toronto Cyber Insurtech Boxx Expands to U.S., Names Itriago as President

Right after closing its Series A financing round, Boxx Insurance Inc. announced its expansion to the U.S. and its appointment of Hilario Itriago as Boxx USA president. The digital managing general agency promises that its cyber insurance products make it …

Marsh Brokers New Amazon Insurance Network Offering Coverage to Online Sellers

Insurance broker Marsh said it has collaborated with Amazon to build a new digital insurance network, Amazon Insurance Accelerator, where small businesses selling on Amazon can purchase product liability coverage. Amazon now requires third-party sellers to obtain product liability coverage …

Hippo Enters Commercial Insurance Market With Homeowners Association Product

Home insurtech Hippo is jumping into the commercial insurance market. The California-based managing general agency startup said its expansion will focus on “targeted commercial insurance” customers. Its first product in the space is a tailored homeowners association (HOA) product. That …

Honeycomb, Digital MGA for Multi-Family Property Insurance, Launches with $3.3M

Honeycomb, a managing general agent (MGA) for commercial real estate insurance, announced its North American launch following a $3.3M million raise. Investors in Honeycomb (formerly Agilius) include from Phoenix Insurance, New Era Capital Partners, IT-Farm Corp. and NFP Ventures. San …

MGA Pouch Debuts With ILS Capital Backing, Telematics for Small Commercial Fleets

Pouch, an insurtech MGA using telematics to reward small businesses for safe driving, disclosed it has raised some initial financing that will help accelerate its launch into the commercial auto insurance market. ILS Capital is behind the seed round. The …

Cyber Insurance Firm Coalition Raises $175M; Plans Commercial Lines Expansion

Coalition, a cyber insurance managing general agency and security company, said it has raised $175 million to accelerate its growth and global expansion. The firm said it will use the funds to expand internationally as well as into other commercial …

Bold Penguin Acquires RiskGenius in Commercial Insurance Technology Deal

Insurance technology firm Bold Penguin has acquired RiskGenius in a deal that the two commercial lines insurtechs said will help grow their reach more than they have been able to thus far on their own, Carrier Management reported. The main …

Direct Sales of Small Business Insurance Poised to Grow to $12B by 2025: Novarica

Over the past decade, selling small commercial insurance directly online to customers has gone from an outlandish idea to a reality. In a new report, research and advisory firm Novarica projects significant growth in the market as insurtechs and major …