insurtech 2021 News

Canadian Insurtech Farmers Edge Raises $100 Million in IPO

Farmers Edge Inc. raised about C$125 million ($100 million) in its Canadian initial public offering after selling shares at the top end of its marketed range, according to people familiar with the transaction. Farmers Edge sold shares for about C$17 …

Israeli Insurtech Earnix Reaches $1 Billion Valuation After Financing Round

Israeli startup Earnix Ltd., which uses advanced analytics to help insurers and banks offer personalized financial products, reached a $1 billion valuation in a financing round led by Insight Partners. Existing investors Jerusalem Venture Partners, Vintage Investment Partners and Israel …

UK Insurtech Zego Partners with Irish Mobility Startup Brite to Offer Electric Fleet Cover

Irish mobility startup Brite has partnered with London-based mobility insurance provider Zego to expand its fleet offering of e-mopeds, e-scooters and e-bikes across Ireland. The partnership between Brite and Zego means that businesses, university campuses and delivery services that use …

P/C Insurtech Funding Reaches $4.7B Record in 2020 – A Story in Charts

After a slow start in 2020, insurtech funding reached a record level of $7.1 billion for the year, with $4.7 billion earmarked for property/casualty startups, according to a quarterly tracker of insurtech funding volume. According to the latest quarterly insurtech …

Insurtech Trov Partners with UFODRIVE to Insure London-Based Electric Vehicles

Trov, the San Francisco-based insurtech company, announced that UFODRIVE, a frontrunner in sustainable car rental, has selected Trov’s Mobility Insurance Platform for its fleet of fully electric vehicles. UFODRIVE will benefit from Trov’s risk operations, combined with context-based commercial insurance, …

Startup Loop Wins Funding for Fairer Auto Insurance Rating Model That Uses AI

Loop, a managing general agency focused on building an auto insurance model that does not utilize credit scores and ZIP codes, announced the close of a $3.25 million seed round last week. Freestyle.VC led the funding round, with participation from …

Canadian Insurtech Apollo Closes C$13.5 Million Funding Round

Apollo Insurance Solutions Ltd., the Toronto-based online insurance company, announced it has closed an oversubscribed C$13.5 million (US$10.6 million) Series A financing round, which exceeded its original C$4 million (US$3.2 million) target. Gravitas Securities Inc. led the financing which resulted …