Global insurance trends

Chloris Geospatial Secures $2.5m in Funding Round

Chloris Geospatial, a Boston-based start-up that is pioneering advanced approaches to produce accurate planetary-scale terrestrial biomass accounting, has secured first round seed investment today. Chloris closed the round with a $2.5 million investment from At One […]

Global insurance trends

US Market: Firemaps Launches, Offering Data Insights

Firemaps, the startup using tech-driven solutions to defend California homes from wildfire, today announced general availability of their platform across California.  Firemaps uses satellite and drone imagery to create ultra highly accurate 3D maps to […]

Household Insurance

Property: Hippo Integrates Geospatial Imagery

OK, so imagine this; homeowner customer needs renewal on building insurance. You can access images from space to see latest roof condition, construction work, new roads/repairs, solar panels, even get an idea on local popularity […]

InsureTech

Appointments: Julien Gigoi Joins Luko, Home Insurtech Specialist

Luko has had an incredible first year, acquiring more than 20 thousand customers in France and raising 20M€ in Series A funding collectively from Accel, Founders Fund and SpeedInvest, Luko are on track with their […]

Insurance claims

Underwriting: Satellite Tech From MIS is Helping Settle Claims Faster

Global imagery and geospatial intelligence consultancy firm, McKenzie Intelligence Services (MIS), has cemented itself as a key component in Lloyd’s drive to use technology to speed up claims payments following nat cat events. In an […]

Insurance Brokers

Broker Update: Geospatial Launches Property View Product

Geospatial Insight today announces the launch of its new product PropertyView, which derives critical property characteristics from satellite imagery, leveraging advances in artificial intelligence and scalable cloud computing.  Providing new insights that improve risk targeting and pricing, PropertyView will empower insurers and risk […]