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Insurtech Lemonade’s Co-Founder Accuses Amazon of Poaching Employees

With two social media posts, Shai Wininger, co-founder of the insurtech Lemonade, accused giant Amazon of poaching employees of his startup insurance carrier that is powered by artificial intelligence and behavioral economics. Wininger also threatened to retaliate by leaving the …

Lemonade OK’d to Offer Insurance in Arkansas

Insurtech company, Lemonade, has received a Certificate of Authority to do business in Arkansas. Lemonade Insurance Co. has been approved to sell property, casualty and marine products in Arkansas with an initial limit to renters insurance. A New York-domiciled property/casualty …

Lemonade Raises $120 Million Led by the SoftBank to Fund Global Expansion

Digital insurer Lemonade Inc., announced a $120 million Series C funding round led by the SoftBank Group, with participation from existing investors. The insurance company that is run by artificial intelligence and behavioral economics said it plans to use the …

How Lemonade Is Deciding Who Else May Sell Its Insurance

Digital insurer Lemonade reports that more than 400 businesses applied to sell its insurance within the first 24 hours after it offered to make its sales platform widely available. On October 12, Lemonade announced it launched a public API (application …

Citing ‘Social Good,’ Insurer Lemonade Adds Restrictions to Firearms Coverage

Online home and rental insurer Lemonade has said it is limiting its coverage for gun owners as part of its commitment to “make insurance into a social good.” Citing the recent Las Vegas mass shooting, Lemonade CEO Daniel Schreiber blogged: …

Insurtech Lemonade Opens Its Sales Platform for All to Use

Lemonade announced Tuesday that it launched a public API (application programming interface), allowing anyone to seamlessly offer Lemonade policies through their apps or websites. The insurtech home insurer announced: “Today, we’re thrilled to announce that we’re opening up the Lemonade …

Reinsurers Invest in Fintech Startups to Diversify and Grow in Soft Market

When Micah Carr-Hill wanted to insure Chief, the Labrador that helps with his son’s autism therapy, he found an ally in Munich Re, the world’s biggest reinsurer. The German company had just teamed up with a U.K. internet startup to …

Lemonade Launches in New Jersey, Marks Fourth State in National Expansion

Lemonade, the insurance company powered by artificial intelligence and behavioral economics, is now available throughout New Jersey, marking the fourth state in its nationwide expansion strategy. Residents of New Jersey can now buy homeowners and renters insurance at lemonade.com or …

Q2 Insurtech Funding Rises to $1B: Willis Towers Watson/CB Insights Report

Insurtech funding volume hovered close to $1 billion in the 2017 second quarter, a result nearly 150 percent larger than the same period a year ago, according to a quarterly report on the sector from Willis Towers Watson and CB …

Zurich Insurance Deploys Robots for Personal Injury Claims Handling

Zurich Insurance is deploying artificial intelligence in deciding personal injury claims after trials cut the processing time from an hour to just seconds, its chairman said. “We recently introduced AI claims handling … and saved 40,000 work hours, while speeding …