Carriers calibrate communication and risk in choosing venture startup investments
State Farm, Aflac and Gallagher executives talk about what they look for when considering insurtech startups for investment.
InsurTech NY startup contest deadline nears
February 5 is the last day to apply. Finalists will present at the group’s March conference and compete for product and service prizes.
American Family Ventures exec speaks about how the fund picks startup insurtechs to back
Brittany Clements, managing director at American Family Ventures (AFV), the venture capital arm of insurer American Family, spoke about how the fund evaluates insurtech startups to back or partner with, and partnership and disruption trends.
American Family Ventures’ Brittany Clements on startups the fund backs
Brittany Clements of American Family Ventures spoke to Digital Insurance about the insurtech investment fund, and shared details about how it backed certain startups.
Global insurtech funding $1.1B in Q3: Gallagher Re
Global insurtech funding increased from about $917 million in the second quarter of this year to about $1.1 billion in the third quarter.
Top insurtech funding rounds, September 2023
There were about 40 funding events in the insurtech sector in September, according to a review by Digital Insurance.
Why life insurtechs will likely go public in 3 to 5 years
Today, when life insurtechs start fundraising, VCs ask them about their loss ratios—an impact of the insurtech 1.0 market crashes. But this question signals that venture capitalists still have a nascent understanding of the overall insurtech ecosystem and the various business models within.
Top insurtech funding rounds, July 2023
There were more than 40 funding events in the insurtech sector in July, according to a review by Digital Insurance.
Top insurtech funding rounds, June 2023
There were more than 30 funding events in the insurtech sector between June 1 and June 30, 2023, according to a review by Digital Insurance.
Virtual insurer OneDegree raises $27M in funding round
Having first focused on pet insurance, the seven-year-old firm has since expanded into parcel, fire, home and health products. It also insures digital assets from hacking and malware and theft.
