insurtech 2021 News

UK Insurtech Zego Expands in Europe, Targeting £20B Fleet Insurance Market

Commercial motor insurer Zego announced a European expansion plan by launching in the Netherlands and ramping up operations in France, while aiming to identify other target territories during 2022. The company, which became the UK’s first insurtech unicorn last year, …

AGCS, Insurtech Visicover Launch Marine Insurance Service for UK Leisure Vessel Owners

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), Allianz’ entity for large-scale corporate and specialty risks, announced the launch of an online marine insurance service designed for UK leisure vessel owners in collaboration with insurtech company Visicover. Visicover’s web-based service lets customers …

Chubb and Chile Insurtech Betterfly Form Partnership for LatAm Offering

Chubb Ltd. is joining with insurance-tech startup Betterfly for offerings in Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile and Argentina as the companies seek to tap into under-served Latin American markets. The partnership will focus on reaching 100 million people by 2025 and …

IncubEx, Led by Industry Veteran Eckert, Buys UK Insurtech Platform Insurwave

IncubEx Inc., a Chicago-based company that is chaired by industry veteran Neil Eckert and designs and develops new financial products in global environmental, climate risk and related commodity markets, announced the acquisition of Insurwave Ltd. Insurwave is an insurtech platform …

SoftBank-Backed Fintech Raises $761M in India IPO. Now Comes the Hard Part.

Yashish Dahiya’s PB Fintech Ltd. climbed 23% on its first day of trading after raising $761 million in an IPO. Now comes the hard part. “Now, we have to deliver,” the founder and chief executive officer said just hours after …

Chaucer, Parametric Insurtech Yokahu Offer Product to Cut Caribbean Protection Gap

Chaucer, the London-based specialty re/insurance group, and parametric insurtech startup, Yokahu, are launching a new microinsurance product, which will provide cover for hurricane events in the Caribbean. This new parametric product is designed to tackle the problem of underinsurance in …

Insurtech Startup With Claims Monitoring Platform Raises $30M

Insurtech startup owl.co Labs Inc. raised $30 million in new venture capital. Many plans are in play to spend the cash infusion, including hiring, and accelerated growth plans for the company’s machine learning-focused insurance claims monitoring platform. “By leveraging machine …

Aquiline Capital Partners to Acquire Majority Stake in UK Insurtech Ripe Thinking

Ripe Thinking Ltd., a UK-based digital underwriting and insurance distribution platform, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement for Aquiline Capital Partners LLC to acquire a majority stake in the company. Financial details of the …

Twins Who Built $1.3B Marshmallow Car Insurance Startup as Industry Challenger

For three centuries, a handful of insurers have dominated the market from the City of London. The upstart intent on challenging them rents two floors just outside the district in an area known as Silicon Roundabout, where its employees work …

UK Commercial Fleet Insurance MGA Humn Raises $13.7 Million

Humn, a UK-based insurtech MGA focused on data-driven commercial fleet insurance, has raised $13.7 million in new financing. The money will fuel, in part, further development of its technology and a European expansion. BXR Group and Shell Ventures led the …