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Startup Slice, Offering Insurance for On-Demand Workers, Raises $3.9M

Slice Labs Inc., an instech startup set to launch an on-demand platform to sell insurance to participants in the on-demand economy, said it has secured $3.9 million in seed funding led by Horizons Ventures and XL Innovate. The Slice on-demand …

Veteran Agents Form Atlanta Brokerage Targeting Real Estate, Construction

Two veteran insurance agents have joined forces to create a new Atlanta-based brokerage operation focused on insurance, benefits and surety products for the construction and real estate industries. Parker Hix and Martin H. Jones have named their new firm PentaRisk …

New Florida Agency Formed After Long-Term Partners Split

The Connelly, Carlisle, Fields & Nichols insurance brokerage firm, a member of the Aliant Insurance Group, began operations this month at its corporate headquarters in Clearwater, Florida. The new firm comes after the split of long-term partners John Connelly and …