Arch Insurance today said it has acquired Thimble, an insurtech platform that enables small businesses to get insurance coverage by the job, month or year using app, website, or over the phone. Terms were not disclosed. Arch said the acquisition …
NEXT Insurance and Thimble are the latest insurtechs to lay off part of their workforce this year, with NEXT citing challenging economic conditions and both insurtechs pointing to an increased focus on profitability. NEXT laid off 17% of its workforce …
See a need and then fill it. That’s the secret of most successful businesses—and that was the driving motivator of insurtech Thimble, which is currently working on coverage for small business customers during business interruptions. Jay Bregman, co-founder of the …
The Lloyd’s re/insurance market announced the latest cohort of insurtech disruptors that will join its Lloyd’s Lab innovation accelerator program with a focus on COVID-19 products and solutions. The insurtechs will look at new types of insurance to support the …
Hiscox has partnered with Thimble, a short-term liability insurance provider for small businesses, to offer coverage available by the hour, day or month. The partnership will allow Hiscox to give businesses flexibility, with customers having control of their policy via …
Liability insurance as we know it no longer suits a large fraction of today’s and tomorrow’s small-business owners. Brokers and insurers are at a crossroads on how to serve small businesses’ changing needs in the on-demand economy. The industry’s one-size-fits-all …
Thimble, formerly known as Verifly, raised $22 million in new financing designed to fuel further expansion and diversification well beyond its original focus on on-demand drone insurance. Existing investors Slow Ventures, AXA Venture Partners and Open Ocean participated in a …
