insurtech funding News

Upmarket Homeowners Insurance Platform Openly Raises $15 Million

Boston-based Openly, a platform that sells upmarket homeowners insurance through independent agents, said it has closed a $15 million Series A investment. The round was led by Obvious Ventures, with participation from existing investors including Gradient Ventures (Google’s AI-focused Venture …

Workers’ Compensation Insurtech Pie Raises $127 Million With Plan to Acquire Carriers

Workers’ compensation provider Pie Insurance announced the closing of $127 million in new financing and capital commitments. Gallatin Point Capital joined the insurtech’s current investors in the capital raise, including Greycroft, SVB Capital, Aspect Ventures, Elefund, and Sirius International Insurance …

Coalition Launches Cyber Insurance and Security Coverage in Canada

Coalition, the cyber insurance and security managing general agent, announced it is offering its products and services to Canada-based businesses. The San Francisco-based company described the offering as proactive cyber-security products and services as well as cyber and technology error …

Cyber Seller Coalition Counters Insurtech Funding Dip, Raises $90 Million for Expansion

Coalition, an insurtech managing general agency focused on cyber insurance and security, disclosed it raised $90 million in new venture financing earlier this year to fuel development of new products and a global expansion. “We are in the fortunate position …

Boost Raises $14 Million for Its ‘White Label’ Digital Insurance Platform

Boost Insurance has pulled in a $14 million funding round designed to expand its infrastructure-as-a-service platform designed for the insurance industry. Coatue and Greycroft led the New York company’s Series A financing, which included participation from Tusk Venture Partners, Conversion …

Comparison Website The Zebra Raises $38.5 Million

Digital personal lines comparison site The Zebra has reported $38.5 million in Series C fundraising. The round was led by Accel and included other current investors Silverton Partners, Daher Capital, Floodgate Fund, Ballast Point Ventures as well as Weatherford Capital …

Online Insurance Broker Policygenius Raises $100M From AXA, Others

Online insurance marketplace Policygenius raised $100 million in new financing. The company plans to use the money for hiring, to grow and to broaden the consumer financial protection products it will unveil in 2020. “With the support of our investors, …

Insurtech Investments and Valuations Soar Even As Some Startups Fail Fast

Insurtech investments reached an historic high in 2019 but last year also capped a three-year period where a good number of Insurtech startups called it quits. According to a new briefing on the sector from Willis Towers Watson, dozens of …

Virtual Auto Insurance Agency Insurify Raises $23M; Will Expand Into Home, Renters, Life

Digital auto insurance comparison agency Insurify announced it is expanding into home, renters and life insurance comparison. To help drive its expansion, the Cambridge, Mass.-based company said it has raised $23 million in Series A funding, led by MTech Capital …

Digital MGA Clearcover Raises $50M; Plans on Entering More States, Becoming Carrier

Clearcover, a digital managing general agent focused on auto insurance, said it has raised $50 million in new financing. The company said the money will be used to accelerate further national growth as well as further its plans to become …