Insurance

Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss. It is a form of risk management, primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent or uncertain loss.

Commercial InsurTech Bold Penguin Buys xagent To Expand B2B Range
Commercial InsurTech Bold Penguin Buys xagent To Expand B2B Range
January 02, 2020  |  B2B Payments

The commercial InsurTech Bold Penguin is acquiring excess and surplus brokerage tech platform xagent so it can scale service to insurance carriers, brokers and agents,...

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UK Insurance Firms Slash Technology Coverage
UK Insurance Firms Slash Technology Coverage
December 26, 2019  |  International

U.K. insurers will not be covering as much digital property and data as they previously did, according to the Financial Times. Now, disasters like fires...

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The Power Of THREE: Inside Berkshire Hathaway’s New SMB InsurTech Platform
The Power Of THREE: Inside Berkshire Hathaway’s New SMB InsurTech Platform
December 23, 2019  |  SMBs

When people joke about boring professions and industries, one can bet that insurance will almost always be one of the top targets of such humor....

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Payroll, Workers’ Comp Find Link Through Real-Time Data
Payroll, Workers’ Comp Find Link Through Real-Time Data
December 20, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Payroll and insurance are two areas in which technology startups have brought disruption to the fold, but challenges in these markets are rarely tackled simultaneously....

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Why Main Street SMBs Are A Greenfield For InsurTech
Why Main Street SMBs Are A Greenfield For InsurTech
December 19, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Insurance may not be the most flashy or exciting of industries, but its continued reliance on paper and inefficient underwriting processes makes the market a...

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Payroll Startup Hourly Raises $7.15M In Seed Round
Payroll Startup Hourly Raises $7.15M In Seed Round
December 18, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Hourly — a FinTech startup that helps with workers’ comp insurance, time-tracking and payroll for small businesses — has raised $7.15 million in a Seed...

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Huckleberry Raises $18M To Expand SMB Insurance Offerings
Huckleberry Raises $18M To Expand SMB Insurance Offerings
December 18, 2019  |  Investments

Insurance purchasing and management platform Huckleberry has raised $18 million in a Series A funding round led by Tribe Capital, with participation from Amaranthine, Crosslink...

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PayPal: Taking On Corporates’ B2C Payment Pain Points With Digital Wallets
PayPal: Taking On Corporates’ B2C Payment Pain Points With Digital Wallets
December 18, 2019  |  B2B Payments

For corporates, moving money across borders is linked to no shortage of friction points, particularly as businesses elevate their demands for speed, visibility and predictability...

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Insurance And Other Services Get Smarter Via Connected Vehicles
Insurance And Other Services Get Smarter Via Connected Vehicles
December 10, 2019  |  Innovation

It’s not just cars and trucks that are undergoing historic changes thanks to digital and mobile technology, and the drive toward the connected vehicle and...

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