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08 December 2020

Insurance Technology and Innovation: Invest, Buy or Build

2020 marked the Mayer Brown Insurance Industry Forum’s seventh year bringing together industry leaders, insurance regulators and leading bankers and advisors to the ...

07 December 2020

The SPAC Pop Is Now A Thing: More Unicorns Getting On Board

Until recently, taking a unicorn public pretty much always involved a traditional initial public offering or direct listing. But in recent quarters, a once-obscure ...

28 October 2020

Record-breaking InsurTech fundraising in Q3 2020, as ‘funding gap’ widens

Solid investor appetite for new and mature opportunities in the InsurTech sector was again in evidence during Q3 2020, as US$2.5 billion was raised by InsurTech firms ...

28 October 2020

Insurance Tech Q3 2020

After a tough first half of 2020, insurtech companies saw a strong resurgence in activity in Q3’20. This quarter, insurtechs raised $2.5B across 104 deals — ...

14 October 2020

Insurance Technology Market Update Q3 2020

Highlights from the insurance technology market update report for Q3 2020 include:
Insurtech continues to see explosive activity, with ~$6 billion in financing volume ...

29 June 2020

Investors Turn to Usage-Based Insurance Amid Pandemic

Usage-based insurance (UBI) continues to attract funding despite the fall in insurtech investment due to COVID-19. According to a one survey of UK consumers conducted by ...

28 May 2020

Pie Insurance Secures $127M To Provide Workers’ Comp To Small Businesses

Pie Insurance, a Washington, D.C.-based startup offering workers’ compensation insurance to small businesses, announced this morning that it has closed on a $127 ...

04 May 2020

Quarterly Insurtech Briefing Q1 2020

Globally, InsurTech companies managed to raise US$912 million across 96 deals in Q1, but most of this was captured and completed at the beginning of the quarter. The ...

31 March 2020

The Impact of Coronavirus on the Insurtech Scene

What does this global pandemic mean for the insurtechs? Potential consequences are that some of the insurtechs in a very early stage, might struggle because of less ...

27 March 2020

The impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on the insurance industry. What does this mean for the insurtech startups?

The effects of the coronavirus pandemic have been felt in the global economy, and also for startups. This is potentially problematic for those that are underfunded , as ...

19 March 2020

Future InsurTech Venture Financings Could Face a Coronavirus Slowdown

While InsurTech venture capital financings already in the pipeline appear to be going forward, the likelihood of future deals could be uncertain in light of the ...

07 February 2020

February 2020

The Latest from Mayer Brown

Brexit
Brexit: The Way Forward
Across the Brexit Finish Line – And Now What?
Brexit: How Will It Affect My Business? The Implications ...

25 January 2020

Top 10 Insurtech Companies in 2020

Insurance giants have long hoped to bring more innovation into their business, but strict regulations and long-standing processes have hindered their progress. This ...

13 January 2020

New York Insurtech Group to Take on Des Moines

The insurtech community in New York City will be borrowing an idea from the insurtech community in Iowa and organizing a major event that will showcase hot new ...

23 October 2019

Carriers’ InsurTech transactions hit record in Q3

In 2019, the carriers' of InsurTech transactions hit a record in Q3: Willis.

Global investment in insurtech firms reached a total of $4.36bn in the first nine months ...

03 September 2019

Insurers Urged to Offer On-Demand Policies as InsurTech Funding Soars

A recent report, highlights an emerging trend of start-ups offering on-demand policies that allow customers to buy insurance by the hour, day or week. Variations can be ...

07 August 2019

Brexit Update

With the current Brexit situation, following the election of Boris Johnson as the UK’s Prime Minister, there are major issues to explore, such as how a no-deal Brexit ...

25 July 2019

China Announced “11 Measures” to Further Open Up Its Financial Sector

On 20 July 2019, the Office of Financial Stability and Development Committee of the State Council, China’s Central Government, announced Relevant Measures for Further ...

24 July 2019

Insurance Agency Mergers Hit Near-Record in First Half 2019

There were 328 announced U.S. and Canadian insurance agency mergers and acquisitions during the first half of 2019, the second-highest six-month total, trailing only the ...

08 July 2019

July 2019

The Latest from Mayer Brown
Regulatory Corner: Acquiring Ownership – Considerations in Acquiring a “Controlling” Interest in a US Insurance Company [Insurtech by ...

08 July 2019

@Insurance Snapshot: Regulatory Corner – Acquiring Ownership: Considerations in Acquiring a “Controlling” Interest in a US Insurance Company

Investing in a US insurance company presents unique concerns to any investor. This is particularly the case if such an investment would result in the investor becoming a ...

20 June 2019

How To Win In Insurance: Climbing The Power Curve

Insurers can take concrete, evidence-backed actions to move them in the right direction and, cumulatively, improve their odds of long-term success. Purposeful, bold ...

31 May 2019

Future-Proofing Asian Insurance

As of the third quarter of 2018, Asian insurers spent US$35.2 billion on technological advancements, according to a report by Capco Digital, and regulators are ...

10 May 2019

May 2019

The Latest from Mayer Brown
Regulatory Corner: The California Consumer Privacy Act - Key Takeaways for Insurers and Insurance Regulators [Insurtech by Mayer ...

10 April 2019

April 2019

The Latest from Mayer Brown
Regulatory Corner: Corporate Governance Gaining Ground – An Update on the NAIC Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure Act [Insurtech by ...

10 April 2019

AI Is Changing Insurance: Some Technologies are Better Left in the Laboratory

Insurers Want to Know How Many Steps You Took Today: The cutting edge of the insurance industry involves adjusting premiums and policies based on new forms of ...

27 March 2019

InsurTech at a crossroads: Launches stall, funds keep flowing

While the number of InsurTech startups has decreased in the last year, investment and acquisition activity has continued to surge for established InsurTech companies. ...

27 March 2019

Hannover Re Offers Match-Making Service for Insurtechs, Insurers Called ‘hr | equarium’

Insurtech companies across the globe have created an abundance of innovative solutions and services that span the insurance value chain. However, the challenge for both ...

12 March 2019

March 2019

The Latest from Mayer Brown
Global Insurance Industry Year in Review 2018 [Mayer Brown Publication]
Regulatory Corner: An Unconventional Circular Letter - NYDFS ...

23 October 2018

Moody’s Invests in Team8 Cybersecurity Fund

Moody's Corporation announced last week that it has invested in Team8 Partners II, L.P., the second vehicle by Team8, a leading think tank  and company creation ...

11 April 2018

A New Fund Launches to Compete for Insurtech Investments

A new fund is seeking to attract financing from insurers to invest in the insurtech sector, aiming to offer an alternative solution to insurers as they leverage new ...

10 April 2018

Insurtech Startups Wane, But Funds Still Pour into Maturing Market

While the insurtech "gold rush" mentality that marked the first half of this decade may have passed, startup financing remains quite robust, although the focus has begun ...

04 April 2018

Insurtech Oscar Secures $165m for Growth

Oscar Health, a New York-based insurtech, announced it has raised $165 million through its latest investment round led by Brian Singerman and Founders Fund. Founded in ...

26 January 2018

January 26

Study: 2017 - Insurtech Deals Up, Funding Down [FT Partners]

Trump Administration to Unveil Autonomous Vehicle Guidelines Summer 2018 [Reuters]

Munich Re Partners ...

23 January 2018

FT Partners Fintech Industry Research

Investors pumped $2.238 billion into insurtech enterprises through a record number of deals worldwide last year, according to San Francisco investment bank Financial ...

22 January 2018

Insurtech Startup Hippo Grabs $25 Million In Series B Financing

Insurtech  startup company Hippo has received a $25 million funding injection from venture capital investors.

The Series B funding round is led by Comcast Ventures ...

19 December 2017

Softbank takes stake in US insurtech start-up Lemonade

In its latest round of funding, insurtech startup Lemonade has secured $120 million with Softbank taking the lead .

In 2017, Softbank also was a key investor in ...

28 February 2019

Global Insurance Industry Year in Review 2018

In this report, Mayer Brown's Global Insurance Industry Group discuss developments and trends in insurance industry transactions in the past year in North America, ...

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