InsureTech

Insurtech: Anorak Tech Raises Another £5m from Kamet/AXA

Anorak Technologies Limited, the smart data company on a mission to build the world’s smartest life insurance adviser, today announces it has secured £5m Series A from Kamet Ventures (startup studio backed by AXA), taking […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

£20m Damages Case May Change Insurer Funded Cancer Treatment Options

A court case in the United States which ended in a £20 million damages award for the family of a patient who died from cancer after being denied proton beam therapy (PBT) has highlighted the […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

Healthcare: Equipsme Raises Another £2m in Development Funding

SME health support plans provider Equipsme today announces that it has secured £2M additional development capital as part of an overall £2.5M Series A funding round. This round has been led by Livingbridge, a leading […]

Business

Next Insurance Raises $83m to Fund US Expansion

Next Insurance, announced today that it has raised $83 Million in a Series B Round. Led by Redpoint Ventures, this funding will enable Next Insurance to continue its expansion throughout the US as a full service insurance […]

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. […]

Opinion

Opinion: Legal & General are Breaking New Ground with Affordable Homes

A quick Insurance-Edge.net Editorial on the L&G social housing initiative: The news last week that insurance giant Legal & General are to move into building affordable housing is a highly significant, almost watershed moment. For […]

Lloyd's/London Market

Channel Syndicate & Canopius Joins Liberty in Toredo Project

The Channel Syndicate and Canopius will join Liberty Specialty Markets in forming a consortium to provide capacity for Toredo, an online platform for single situation trade credit insurance.  The London Market Credit Consortium (LMCC), will provide […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

Life Cover Start-Up Anorak Secures £4m Funding From Kamet Ventures/AXA

It seems almost every week there’s another twenty million or so being put into InsurTech projects, which shows the overall strength of the insurance industry sector, and its rapid transformation. InsurTech start-up Anorak has secured […]