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Just Insure Raises $8M to Grow Pay-Per-Mile Auto Insurance Platform

Just Insure, a pay-per-mile insurance technology company that uses telematics to reward safe drivers and reduce insurer bias, announced it has raised $8 million, bringing its total funding amount to $15 million. The new funds will be used to scale …

Obstacles to Wider Acceptance of Usage-Based Auto Insurance Remain

Usage-based personal auto insurance may be drawing ever-increasing attention. Its wider adoption is stymied, however, by customer age and demographics, privacy concerns, misunderstanding about the technology, and even contentment with existing coverage. That’s according to a survey from Standard & …

South Korean Insurtech Carrot Doubles Capital with $90 Million Rights Offering

Carrot General Insurance Corp., South Korea’s first digital-only insurance provider, announced that it has raised 100 billion won (US$88.7 million), which equals its founding capital raised in 2019. The Seoul-based digital non-life insurer was established through a joint partnership of …

VOOM Raises $5M to Expand On-Demand Insurance for Episodic Mobility Usage

VOOM, the Tel Aviv-based on-demand, telematics-based insurance platform for drones and other specialized mobility services such as e-scooters, announced it has closed a $5 million Series A funding round. The round was led by Arbor Ventures with participation from returning …

Octo Telematics Buys Usage-Based Insurance Assets of Willis Towers Watson

Octo Telematics, the the London-based provider of telematics for the auto insurance industry, announced it has completed its acquisition of the usage-based insurance (UBI) assets of Willis Towers Watson, which was announced on Oct. 11, 2017. The financial details of …

Octo Telematics to Buy Usage-Based Insurance Assets of Willis Towers Watson; Partnership Announced

Octo Telematics, the London-based provider of telematics for the auto insurance industry, announced it will acquire the usage-based insurance (UBI) assets of Willis Towers Watson and will create a partnership with the broker to develop insurance products. These UBI assets …

Auto Makers Seek to Limit Data Sharing with Tech Partners

Carmakers are limiting the data they share with technology partners Apple Inc and Google Inc through new systems that link smartphones to vehicle infotainment systems, defending access to information about what drivers do in their cars. Auto companies hope that …