insurtech 2020 News

UK Insurtech Zego Gets Dutch Broking License, Enabling Post-Brexit Growth in EU

Zego, the London-based fleet and mobility insurance provider, has received a broking license from the Dutch regulator AFM. The license provides a foundation for the company’s continued expansion across Europe, enabling it to work with EU-based insurance partners and customers, …

Lloyd’s, Insurtech Parsyl Launch Insurance Facility for COVID-19 Vaccine Shipments

Lloyd’s and insurtech start-up Parsyl Inc. announced the launch of the Global Health Risk Facility (GHRF), which will provide billions of dollars of insurance coverage, together with risk mitigation services, to help protect and support the global distribution of COVID-19 …

German Insurtech Startup Wefox Expects Profitable 2021

BERLIN – German insurance technology startup Wefox expects to achieve revenue of 300 million euros ($365 million) and be profitable at the operating level next year, its founder and CEO, Julian Teicke, said in an interview. In pursuit of that …

UK Insurtech Startup battleface Raises $12M in Funding from U.S. Venture Capital Firm

UK startup battleface Inc., a company that specializes in tech-enabled global travel insurance, announced a $12-million Series A financing round from Drive Capital, a Columbus, Ohio-based venture capital firm. The investment will be used to fund growth and market expansion …

Germany’s Getsafe Raises $30M from Swiss Re and Others; Eyes Becoming Full Carrier

Digital MGA Getsafe disclosed $30 million in new financing led by new investor Swiss Re. The Heidelberg, Germany-based InsurTech said the money will help build its market dominance among millennials in its home country and beyond. Specifically, a push into …

UK Insurtech Zego Buys Telematics Firm Drivit to ‘Revolutionize’ Insurance Pricing

Zego, the London-based mobility insurance provider and the first UK insurtech to be awarded an insurance license, has acquired telematics company, Drivit. The deal, which will enable Zego to collect real-time driver behavior data in-house, signals the company’s intent to …

Insurtech Blink Launches Non-Damage Business Interruption Parametric Solution

Irish insurtech Blink has launched a hurricane non-damage parametric insurance solution which provides liquidity to small and medium-sized businesses in the immediate aftermath of a natural disaster. Called “Blink Interruption,” the product aims to cut average business interruption claims processing …

Q3 Insurtech Fundraising Breaks Records, but Some Mid-Tier Firms See Funding Gap

Insurtech funding saw the largest number of deals and the highest amount of funding since data recording into insurtech began, with $2.5 billion raised by insurtech firms across 104 deals during the third quarter, according to a report published by …

With Tech Tools Galore, It’s an Exciting Time for Insurtech McKenzie Intelligence

Advanced technological tools are making it an exciting time to be an insurtech – and an exciting time for those insurers and reinsurers that want to more accurately assess the risks on their books, according to Forbes McKenzie, CEO of …

UK Insurtech Zego Partners with 2 Independent Broker Networks to Expand Fleet Offering

London-based insurtech Zego has partnered with two of the UK’s biggest networks of independent brokers that sit within Bravo Group. Zego will benefit from access to a community of over 700 brokers, more than 60% of the UK independent broking …