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Chinese online insurer ZhongAn abandoned its plans to pursue an initial public offering in either the US or Hong Kong. Recall: 4 months ago it was reported that the Chinese insurer...
Emerge.me launched today to offer consumers easy access to critical illness and accident insurance . The CT-based startup-slash-broker offers an online portal where customers can quote and purchase* coverage. One...
“But in the next 10 years, we will shift to a world that is AI-first” – Google CEO Sundar Pichai says it is no longer about being mobile-first. Recall AI startups...
First, auto insurer Geico plans to hire more than 500 people for its Virginia Beach regional hub through the end of 2017. Then, regional P&C insurer Erie expects to create...
PNB MetLife, which proudly represents MetLife in India, has announced the launch of conVRse, an on-demand virtual reality (VR) customer service platform to allow customers to interact-slash-converse with a life insurance expert...
The outside world is combating fake-slash-BS news. Recall (below) The Denver Post, which had to write its own post to point out it had no ties to a post written by...
Mercedes just launched a pilot scheme in Munich called Croove . Think: a mobile app that allows vehicle owners to earn extra money by renting their cars to peers. Once the...
CA-based LeaseLock announced it has raised $1 million in a seed round led by AmFam Ventures . Founded in 2014, LeaseLock offers a lease default insurance product for rental property managers underwritten by...
Hublio, the emerging one from Ireland offering an insurance management app, has been accepted to The Birdhouse, a Belgium-based accelerator known to some as the “accelerator program for ambitious entrepreneurs”. This comes after...
AIG Singapore is looking to release a telematics smartphone app come 2017. Think: driving data coupled with rankings and a dash of gamification. Also think: you’ve seen it all before. Off on a...
“Cars are just getting more expensive to repair, due to the technology” – Missy Dundov, a State Farm spokeswoman. “Now we’re not just replacing a bumper for a fender-bender, we’re replacing...
A year after announcing its plans to establish a fund to invest in startups, IAG announced the official launch of a $75 million venture fund that will operate from within IAG...
Modern banking app N26, which raised $40 million this year, is facing criticism. An IT expert that goes by the name of Vincent Haupert successfully managed to hack the app and view customer...
Last week Capgemini released a paper termed “Top Ten Trends in Insurance 2017”. The paper references Allstate’s small business quoting platform as “hi-tech”; hi-tech is subjective at best The paper states that...
“The few who survived did not survive because of the funding but because they have a business model which they have validated and are passionate about. Funding is just an...