A new service promises to provide insurance claims adjusters with videos of losses without them ever having to leave their desks. The videos would be supplied by an Uber-like network of smartphone users and, eventually, also drone operators. Los Angeles-based …
Insureon, an online agency for small business insurance, has formed a new managing general agency (MGA), Insureon Underwriting Managers, which will operate as a division of Insurance Noodle, the company’s wholesale brokerage subsidiary. The new MGA will target hard-to-place coverage …
Munich Re has partnered with insurtech startup Slice Labs Inc. as Slice prepares to launch its first on-demand, per-use insurance product. Slice and Munich Re said they have agreed to an ongoing roll-out of products and territories with Slice supplying …
Within venture capital circles, the insurance industry is sexy right now. It seems not a week goes by without another startup being announced, some with niche angles such as peer-to-peer distribution, insurance for on-demand workers, and even insurance for the …
Investors have given $12.2 million to fund an insurance broker offering a cloud-based risk and insurance management system for small and mid-sized businesses. The broker, Embroker, promises to empower commercial lines customers by giving them tools to buy, compare, analyze, …
Allstate has teamed up with Openbay, an online marketplace for non-collision auto-repair and maintenance services, to allow consumers to receive multiple price quotes and schedule auto repairs for anything from an engine overhaul, to new tires, to an oil change. …
Investors have pledged $39 million for a technology platform that allows consumers to insure their valuable things and turn the coverage on and off whenever they want with swipe of a finger on their smartphone. In the words of the …
Iowa, and Des Moines in particular, in the 1980s fostered a business climate that enabled insurance and financial institutions to prosper there. Today, the focus is on creating an environment that supports innovation and entrepreneurism in businesses that serve the …
