Motor Insurance

Next Insurance Launches New Business Vehicle Cover in US Market

US based Next Insurance, a leading digital insurance carrier for small businesses, today announced the launch of a new commercial auto insurance policy. Like all Next Insurance products, the offering is available entirely online, and the company has eliminated […]

InsureTech

Insurtech News: Zurich Launch World Innovation Championship

Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) has launched the Zurich Innovation World Championship, its new global competition to collaborate with the brightest and best start-ups and entrepreneurs in the insurtech space. The Championship, which focuses on start-ups […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Mergers & Acquisitions Drop in EU, But Accelerate Across Rest of World

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the global insurance industry rose in the first half of 2018 with 186 completed deals worldwide, up from 180 in the second half of 2017, according to Clyde & Co’s Insurance […]

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 […]

Global insurance trends

Insurers Not Keeping US Customers Happy, Says J.D. Power Survey

Because insurance is usually a distress purchase, or perhaps a legal requirement, it doesn’t have the feelgood factor that say a superb Swiss watch, a new car or perhaps an exotic holiday bestows upon the […]

Insurance claims

Enable Travel Finds Consumers With Pre-Existing Conditions Skip Insurance

Finding comprehensive travel insurance that offers value-for-money can be a minefield. Throw in the perceived complication of a pre-existing medical condition, and potential higher premiums can put people off taking a holiday altogether. Research undertaken […]

Artificial Intelligence

TrueMotion and Inrix Team Up on Advanced Telematics Project

In 2016 alone, there were over 36,000 driving-related fatalities in the USA, the highest number in eight years. These increases are attributable to distracted driving, more cars on the road, and an increase of vehicle […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Cooley Expands Transatlantic Insurance Group with Key Appointments

Cooley is strengthening its global insurance capabilities by adding East Coast-based counsels Heidi Lawson and Greg Hoffnagle. Formerly members of Mintz Levin’s insurance, reinsurance, investigations & risk management practice, Lawson will join Cooley’s insurance & […]