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Insurer Lemonade Seeks to Raise $286 Million in IPO

Insurance startup Lemonade Inc., which is backed by SoftBank Group Corp., said on Thursday it was looking to raise up to $286 million in its U.S. initial public offering (IPO), as the IPO market gains momentum after COVID-19 put many …

Online Used Car Retailer Shift Talking Merger With Insurance Acquisition

Shift Technologies Inc., an online retailer for used cars, is in talks to merge with blank-check company Insurance Acquisition Corp., according to people familiar with the matter. The companies could announce a transaction within a month, said the people, who …

Lemonade Files Planned IPO Worth Up to $100M

Home and renters insurer Lemonade disclosed plans for an initial public offering worth as much as $100 million. The New York-based insurtech has applied to use “LMND” as its ticker symbol for the New York Stock Exchange, according to its …

Insurance Comparison Website SelectQuote Hopes IPO Will Raise $342 Million

SelectQuote Inc. said on Friday it was looking to raise about $342 million in an initial public offering that could value the owner of the insurance policy comparison website at more than $3 billion. The company will offer about 18 …

Brazil State Lender Caixa Gets Ready for IPO of Insurance Unit

Brazilian state lender Caixa Economica Federal has chosen the bank syndicate that will manage the initial public offering (IPO) of its insurance unit, three sources with knowledge of the matter said. Morgan Stanley will lead a 10-bank syndicate including the …

IPO for Ping An’s OneConnect Cut in Half

China-based cloud fintech platform OneConnect Financial Technology Co. cut its planned U.S. initial public offering set for Thursday by almost half. The company, one of several Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. businesses backed by SoftBank Group Corp., said in a …

Ping An’s Technology Unit OneConnect Reduces Offering in U.S. IPO

Ping An Insurance’s OneConnect Financial Technology launched a U.S. initial public offering (IPO) of up to $504 million on Tuesday, reducing both its target offering size and valuation. The unit of China’s biggest insurer by market value, Ping An Insurance …

Going Public: BRP CEO Baldwin On the Company’s IPO, What’s Next

Florida-based broker Baldwin Risk Partners (BRP) has come a long way since it was formed less than 10 years ago. The company has grown exponentially both through acquisitions and expansion and it is now beginning a new chapter of its …

Insurance Agency BRP Group’s IPO Starts Today at $14 a Share

Independent insurance distribution firm BRP Group Inc. could raise as much as $300 million in its initial public offering (IPO) of 16.4 million shares of its Class A common stock priced to the public at $14 per share. The stock …

ProSight Prices IPO at $14 per Share

Specialty insurer ProSight Global announced the pricing of the initial public offering (IPO) of 7.8 million shares of common stock at a price to the public of $14.00 per share. The shares are expected to begin trading on the New …