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Start-Ups: Reinsurance Specialist Riskbook Receives £2m Investment

Riskbook Ltd, the independent provider of reinsurance technology, today announced that it has received new investment of £2m to revolutionise the placement process and further develop its Lloyd’s-recognised digital placement platform. Through seed funding investment […]

Global insurance trends

Vitesse Raises £6.6m in Series A Round, Octopus & Hoxton Join In

Vitesse, the company providing real-time cross-border payments, today announced it has raised £6.6 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Octopus Ventures, with participation from existing shareholders including Hoxton Ventures and other angel […]

Business

Allianz BBVA Joint Venture is Good News, Says DBRS Morningstar

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA and Allianz SE announced on April 27, 2020, that they had reached an agreement to implement a strategic bancassurance partnership. The transaction encompasses the creation of an insurance joint-venture (JV) […]

InsureTech

Lead Ventures Puts Cash Into Amodo’s Start-Up Gas Tank

Lead Ventures is making a EUR 3 million investment in Amodo. The Budapest based venture capital firm, specializing in scale-up financing, is assisting the growth of Amodo, an insurtech company based in Croatia. Funds will […]

InsureTech

Telemedicine Specialist Alan Raises Another euro 50m in Funding

Alan, the leading independent digital health insurance provider in France, has closed a €50 million Series C investment round to transform how healthcare is delivered to everyone. Temasek, a global investment company headquartered in Singapore, […]

Business

US News: Nationwide & Genrali Announce JV on Commercial Cover

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (Nationwide), one of the largest insurance and financial services companies in the United States, and Generali, one of the largest global insurance and asset management providers, through its P&C unit Generali […]

Global insurance trends

Aon Deploys More Connected Corporate Structure, New Senior Hires

Aon plc (NYSE:AON), a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions, is accelerating alignment and momentum around its Aon United growth strategy with a series of actions that […]

InsureTech

Battleface Bags More Investment, Looks To Expand Adventure Travel Product

battleface Inc, a rapidly growing tech-enabled insurance startup, focused on providing travel insurance products for unconventional travellers worldwide, announced today that it successfully closed its seed financing round with backing from leading strategic and venture […]