insurtech 2022 News

Insurer Beazley Partners With Insurtech Gaia to Offer Coverage for IVF Treatment

Lloyd’s insurer Beazley partners with insurtech Gaia to offer a new solution for individuals undertaking in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment. The health-focused insurtech has been working with Beazley and Chaucer to design a new underwriting approach and has been appointed …

Parametric Insurtech Startup FloodFlash Raises $15M for International Expansion

FloodFlash, the UK parametric insurance technology company that pays catastrophic flood claims within 48 hours, announced a Series A capital raise of $15 million. The round was led by Chicago-based Buoyant Ventures with San Francisco-based fund Munich Re Ventures also …

Greenlight Re Innovations Invests in Cargo Insurtech Startup Redkik

Greenlight Re Innovations (GRI), part of Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., has announced an investment in insurtech startup Redkik Inc., a cargo insurance administration and analytics platform. Cargo insurance policies have traditionally been written on an annual basis and priced based …

Chile Insurtech Startup Betterfly Plans Overseas Expansion After $125M Funding Round

Chilean insurance-tech startup Betterfly plans to expand overseas after its latest funding round swelled its valuation to $1 billion. The company is preparing to begin operations in seven new markets in 2022 — Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Panama and …

Greenlight Re Innovations Gets ‘In-Principle’ Nod to Launch Lloyd’s Syndicate

Greenlight Re Innovations (GRI), part of Cayman Islands-headquartered Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., has received “in-principle” approval from Lloyd’s to establish an insurtech-focused syndicate. Syndicate 3456, which will commence operations in the second quarter of 2022, will be established under Lloyd’s …

Insurtech Descartes Underwriting Raises $120M to Expand Parametric Product Offering

Descartes Underwriting, the insurtech company that specializes in parametric natural catastrophe products, has announced a $120 million Series B funding round. Growth equity firm Highland Europe is leading the capital-raise alongside international investment company Eurazeo, with participation of existing investors …

Insurtech MIC Global Receives ‘In-Principle’ Approval to Launch Lloyd’s Syndicate

Insurtech MIC Global has received “in-principle” approval from Lloyd’s for the creation of MIC Global Insurance Syndicate 5183. UK-based MIC Global provides end-to-end digital micro insurance products, providing cover for millions of people and businesses that are unserved by current …

Insurtech Unicorn Bolttech Weighs Raising $300M in Fresh Funds

Bolttech, an insurance technology unicorn backed by Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li, is considering raising $200 million to $300 million in fresh funds this year, according to people familiar with the matter. The Singapore-based company is working with financial advisers …

Insurtech Reask Gets Funding to Deliver Next-Generation Natural Disaster Modeling

Insurtech Reask, an Australian science and technology company that focuses on natural hazard modeling, announced it has closed its seed funding round, led by Tencent, the global technology giant headquartered in China. The funding will support the next stage of …

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, …