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Investments in Insurtech Expected to ‘Keep Booming’ in 2017: KPMG Report

Investor interest in insurtech is expected “to remain hot across all regions of the world” during 2017, following strong growth in 2016, according to a report published by KPMG. In the coming year, most insurtech investments likely will focus on …

Startup Insurer Lemonade Is Going National; Files for Licenses Countrywide

Insurance startup Lemonade is eyeing a national expansion and has filed for licenses to operate in 46 states and the District of Columbia. The peer-to-peer insurer that is focused on renters and homeowners insurance is pursuing the broader regulatory approval …

2017 Predictions for Insurtech, Australia D&O & India Cyber Insurance, Part 2

Insurtech was an insurance buzzword in 2016 and that’s likely to continue next year when it will permeate almost every aspect of U.S. industry, according to a prediction from international law firm Clyde & Co. Clyde & Co.’s insurance team …

Insurtech Lemonade Wins $34 Million in New Funding As It Readies for West Coast Expansion

Lemonade, the home and renters insurance company run by artificial intelligence and behavioral economics, announced a $34 million B round of funding. The latest round was led by General Catalyst with participation from GV (formerly Google Ventures), Thrive Capital and …

Lemonade Appoints Latza as Chief Compliance Officer in New York

Lemonade, a newly licensed insurance company for homeowners and renters, appointed William D. Latza as its chief compliance officer and general counsel. Latza joins Lemonade after spending 25 years as partner at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, where he …

Liberty Mutual’s Peters Joins Startup Lemonade as Chief Underwriting Officer

Lemonade, the new peer-to-peer insurance company that opened for business last month, has named John Peters as its chief underwriting officer. At Lemonade, Peters will be responsible for insurance product terms and conditions, pricing levels, risk and concentration management, and …

Startup Lemonade Bets Behavioral Science Can Help Insurance Not Suck

A company that openly berates the current insurance industry as one that sucks believes that adding behavioral science to the mix will help fix it. The New York-based startup Lemonade, which is promising to be a revolutionary peer-to-peer insurer, announced …

The Zebra Is Latest Insurance ‘Disrupter’ to Attract Funding

The Zebra, an online auto insurance comparison company, said it has closed $17 million in Series A funding with investment from Mark Cuban, Mike Maples Jr. (of Twitter and Lyft), Simon Nixon (of Moneysupermarket), Silverton Partners, and new investors Daher …

Insurance Execs’ Midlife Crisis Cure: Four AIG, ACE Veterans Join Startup P2P Insurer Lemonade

An instech startup looking to disrupt the property/casualty insurance industry with a new business model has turned to four seasoned insurance executives from traditional carriers AIG and ACE Insurance to round out its executive team. Lemonade, the peer-to-peer (P2P) insurance …

Entrepreneurs Raise $13 Million to ‘Reinvent’ U.S. P/C Insurance with Peer-to-Peer Insurer

The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry is about to be tested directly by the sharing economy. Two tech entrepreneurs have raised $13 million in initial funding to launch a peer-to-peer online property/casualty insurance company named Lemonade, which they promise will reinvent …