InsureTech

Insurtech: Voom Secures $5m Funding for On-Demand Insurance Offer

Voom, the world’s first on-demand, telematics-based insurance platform for specialized mobility, today announced that it has emerged from stealth and closed a $5M Series A funding round. The round was led by Arbor Ventures with […]

InsureTech

Altus Joins UK Insurtech Alliance, As Companies Look to the Future

Altus Consulting, a leading financial services consultancy, has officially become a partner of Insurtech UK, joining the first wave of associate members and partnership sign-ups of 2019. With the aim of becoming the definitive voice […]

Investment

GIC Capital Say SMEs Still Struggle to Access Loans at Competitive Rates

News that British SMEs are poised for overseas growth is welcome but there needs to be a renewed focus on financial support if firms are to achieve their full potential, says specialist lender GIC Capital. […]

Emerging Risk

Allianz Publish Report on Environmental Risks for Companies

Natural resources such as clean air and fresh water are vital for businesses – and at the same time massively at risk across many industry sectors today. Failure to manage the earth’s natural resources or […]

Global insurance trends

InsurTech News: Start-Ups, Sales and Bosch Bluetooth Telematics

Here’s a news round-up of investment fund and insurer activity in the InsurTech sector, including a very handy plug-n-play Telematics gadget from Bosch electronics; MetLife US insurer Metlife announced it is launching two Insurtech investment […]

Business

GRP Celebrates Success in 2017, Continues on Acquisition Trail

Global Risk Partners Ltd (GRP), the specialist vehicle for acquiring brokers and MGAs, has joined the list of the top 20 largest brokers in the UK, following a stream of acquisitions in 2017. The brokers […]