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NewsInsurtech partners with WHSmith to offer insurance to UK retail customers
The retail business is making an ‘innovative move’ to provide insurance for its customers and ‘shake up the traditional retail insurance market’
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NewsTechnology is a deal catalyst and barrier for M&A – Clyde and Co
The law firm stressed that ’insurtechs are now in the position of being both attractive as assets as well as potential acquirors’
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NewsMarkel provides motorcycle cover capacity for US insurtech
The offering is a ‘natural progression in the evolution of motorcycle insurance’ says executive underwriting officer
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NewsOrdnance Survey takes equity stake in Flock
The insurtech’s chief exec says the insurance company of the future won’t just pay claims, but it will ’actively help customers avoid them’
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NewsWhitespace sees 84% increase in business placed on its etrade platform during 2021
Stephen Catlin, Whitespace’s advisory board member, says the platform is playing ’a vital role’ in the shift to digital
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NewsEtrading specialist Quotall enters strategic partnership with Acrisure
The deal is an ‘important step’ for the insurtech because it builds on ‘strong new business prospects’, says Quotall boss
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NewsFormer Willis Re CTO joins Supercede to develop digital ecosystem
Chief executive labels appointment ’a momentous milestone’
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NewsNext Insurance to take part in Amazon’s insurance network
The move builds on the insurtech’s partnership with the tech giant back in March
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NewsMarshmallow finalising cash injection to become latest insurtech unicorn
The company will join other unicorns revealed this year, including Bought by Many, Zego and Tractable
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NewsFCA to allow rolling applications for regulatory sandbox
Insurtech UK says the rolling sandbox has always been a ’historic policy objective’ for the trade body
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NewsNeos’ UK consumer awareness could prove ‘challenging’ for Sky – GlobalData
A quarter (25%) of respondents in GlobalData’s survey who have household insurance also own a smart thermometer
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NewsMarsh enters Amazon partnership to provide product liability insurance for online sellers
Amazon’s new digital insurance network aims to help the site’s sellers obtain quotes from reputable insurers
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NewsZego advances data and technology stance by boosting engineering staff
More than one in three engineering leadership positions are occupied by women, including Zego’s chief technology officer
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NewsEsure, Pikl and Sheilas’ Wheels sign distribution deal
The insurtech describes the deal as a ‘prestigious partnership’, while esure believes the move is a ‘game-changer’ for the industry
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NewsWhenFresh teams up with Bluesky to combat subsidence risk
WhenFresh chief exec says the firm continues to bring together best in class property data assets to empower insurers
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NewsMore insurtech M&A deals to be had – Willis Re
Following the release of Willis Towers Watson’s Quarterly Insurtech Briefing, insurtech M&A could be set to continue as the early to mid-stage pipeline remains healthy
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NewsLloyd’s Lab reveals seventh cohort with cryptocurrency focus
Lloyd’s Lab also accepted wildcard entries that presented solutions outside the core themes, claims and cryptocurrency
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NewsZurich urges cross industry collaboration on AI risks and opportunities
There are few AI insurance policies that are commercially available and losses are not explicitly covered by traditional insurance coverage
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NewsFlock raises $17m to reinvent insurance for connected vehicles
The insurtech’s chief exec says ’commercial motor insurance is a $160bn market crying out for disruption’
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NewsBrokerFest back with in-person event for 2021
Confirmed speakers so far include McCarron Coates director, Allianz Commercial chief executive and Ardonagh Advisory boss
