insurtech 2021 News

Indian Fintech Startup Aims to Win Insurance Clients with Fresh $200M Funding Round

Indian fintech startup Digit boosted its valuation to $3.5 billion in a fresh funding round, gaining capital for its effort to win insurance customers via mobile technology. The company is raising $200 million from Sequoia Capital India, existing investor Faering …

Insurtech Startup bolttech Raises $180 Million, Valuing Firm at More Than $1B

Insurance tech startup bolttech on Thursday said it raised $180 million in a funding round, led by private investment firm Activant Capital Group, that valued it at more than $1 billion. The New York and Singapore-based company’s online platform serves …

Paris-Based Insurtech Akur8 Raises $30 Million for International Expansion

Akur8, the Paris-based insurtech firm that automates insurance pricing, has closed a Series B funding round of $30 million, bringing its total funding to $42 million. This latest funding round will accelerate Akur8’s international expansion, with a particular emphasis on …

German Insurtech ELEMENT Raises $19.5M to Continue Growth

ELEMENT, the Berlin-based white-label provider of digital insurance solutions, has raised €16 million (US$19.5 million), in additional investment from existing and new investors. The additional capital will be used to continue the company’s growth. With the latest funding round, total …

Canadian Fintech Company Ratehub Launches Insurance Brokerage

Canadian fintech company Ratehub Inc. has launched a property/casualty (P/C) brokerage called RH Insurance. Toronto-based Ratehub, which operates the financial product comparison site Ratehub.ca, said the launch brings the company one step closer towards achieving its goal of “being Canada’s …

German Insurtech Wefox Raises $650M in Funding, Valuing Firm at $3B

BERLIN – Digital insurance startup Wefox said on Tuesday it had raised $650 million from investors, in what it called a record-breaking round for a so-called insurtech company that valued the business at $3 billion. The funding means Berlin-based Wefox …

Kenya Startup Pula Offers Insurance to African Farmers Hit by Effects of Climate Change

KITUI, Kenya – When Kenyan farmer Waki Munyalo’s crop of lentils shrank by three quarters last year because of unusually low rainfall, disaster was averted thanks to a simple remedy that was previously unavailable to most African farmers – insurance. …

Lloyd’s Lab Picks 11 Insurtech Start-ups, Focused on Product Simplification, Climate

Lloyd’s announced the next 11 insurtech start-ups that are participating in the sixth cohort of its Lloyd’s Lab innovation accelerator program. These insurtechs will be focused on creating simpler products for customers, including building solutions related to climate risks. This …

The Zebra Raises $150 Million to Expand Online Insurance Comparison Operations

Insurance comparison site The Zebra raised $150 million in new financing that will support expanded hiring and brand building. “This investment is going to be used to grow our team and build our brand. We are accelerating our efforts to …

Chinese Insurtech Waterdrop Faces Regulatory Pushback on Planned IPO: Sources

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG – Chinese online insurance technology firm Waterdrop Inc. is receiving pushback from domestic regulators on its planned U.S. initial public offering as its business model is seen as risky, four people familiar with the situation told Reuters. Waterdrop, …