Start-ups
XL Catlin partners with Startup Bootcamp
Insurtech accelerator Startup Bootcamp has entered into a partnership with XL Catlin.
Startup Bootcamp Insurtech partners with Zurich
Zurich has entered into a partnership with Startup Bootcamp and will be engaging with its portfolio of start-ups.
Interview: Guy Goldstein, Next Insurance
As Next Insurance launches today a chatbot allowing personal trainers to quote and buy insurance via Facebook Messenger, its founder and CEO Guy Goldstein tells Jonathan Swift how the American insurtech start-up plans on revolutionising the SME…
Claims Club blog: Shaping insurance through digital eyes
The first Claims Club 2017 focused very much on the changing face of insurance through the lens of a number of insurtech entrepreneurs.
Ingenin looks to establish insurtech hub in Nottingham
Insurtech consultancy, Ingenin, is aiming to set up an insurtech hub in Nottingham and bring major insurers into the development of its platforms.
Blog: Seven Asian insurtech start-ups to watch in 2017
Despite the US being seen as the pre-eminent center for insurtech investment, it in no way has the monopoly on all the good ideas.
Hood Group opens Innovation Lab to attract start-ups
Hood Group has launched an Innovation Lab and created a number of new roles.
Six insurtech start-ups to watch in 2017
To celebrate the return of the Post Digital Insurance Collective, I thought I would take another of my periodic looks at some of the newer start-ups in the insurtech space with some connection to the UK.
Just Miles plans to help low mileage drivers get fairer polices
Just Miles is planning to launch an on-demand insurance service for low mileage drivers in a bid to make insurance fairer.
Bought By Many launches new pet insurance product
Insurtech start-up Bought By Many has launched its first pet insurance product following its £7.5m investment round.
Post power List 2017: John O’Roarke
Partner, ABC Investors
Post Power List 2017: Colm Holmes
CEO, Aviva UK General Insurance
Start-up broker Cuvva launches pay-as-you-go motor insurance
Pay-as-you-go broker, Cuvva is to launch a car insurance product for people who use their vehicles infrequently.
Founder of failed broker re-enters market with on-demand start-up
Founder of failed company Belong Safe, Humphrey Bowles, has launched a new on-demand insurance start-up Guardhog with hopes of competing in the sharing economy.
Lemonade drops 'peer to peer' label just months after launching
Lemonade has said that it no longer classes itself as a peer to peer insurer just months after launching.
French app-based start-up joins insurtech incubator programme
App-based insurtech start-up Cbien has joined as one of the 10 firms on Startupbootcamp’s 2017 programme.
Blog: Pop goes the bad rep - How Lemonade and AI are putting the fizz in insurance claims
In the first weeks of 2017 two stories have really caught the imagination of the insurance claims community.
Insurtech firm Bought by Many receives £7.5m investment
Insurtech broker Bought by Many has received £7.5m in investment funding.
Helvetia Insurance to invest £44m in start-ups
Helvetia Insurance is launching its own venture fund for investments in start-ups, with an aim of driving forward digitisation.
Insurtech firms could face Brexit brain drain
Insurtech start-ups could face a talent black hole as a result of Brexit, analysts have warned.
2017 Preview: What lies ahead for insurance?
After sharing their views on 2016 last month, insurers and brokers make their predictions for the coming year. What do they think the highlights and lowlights will be over the next 12 months?
Insuring the future: 10 tech gadgets
Innovations are bringing new technology into our lives at an almost frightening pace. Whether we want to control our central heating from our smartphones or check on our home security, appliances that can be controlled remotely are giving us greater…
Lemonade rolls out US-wide expansion
Lemonade will be expanding nationwide within the over the next year, with the company claiming its service is highly demanded in California, Michigan, New Jersey and Texas.
Spotlight: Motor data: Taking today's customers into the fast lane
Having grown up in the internet age, Millennials have very different expectations to previous generations. Young people are getting into the driver’s seat and motor insurers need to understand how to build a relationship with them