Fintech startup N26 is launching N26 Insurance as it plans to offer insurance products that you can access from the company’s mobile app and website. The first insurance product is a smartphone insurance plan for German customers. But the startup doesn’t plan to stop there. N26 says it is also working on private liability insurance,…
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The contours of risk are changing, becoming more connected and interdependent. There are several examples, but an apt one is the current pandemic that exemplifies how risks are becoming global, complex and difficult to address. Recent research reveals that 73% of general public and 83% of risk experts believe that populations world over are more…
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The Zebra, an Austin-based company that operates an insurance comparison site, has raised $150 million in a Series D round that propels it into unicorn territory. Both the round size and valuation are a substantial bump from the $38.5 million Series C that Austin-based The Zebra raised in February of 2020. (The company would not…
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Small-business customers are important drivers of economic health, but stay vulnerable to future shocks and are routinely hardest hit. Insurers carry the mantle to provide these businesses the resilience and stability to address volatility with greater confidence. Per American Bankruptcy Institute, 255000 businesses filed for bankruptcy protection in 2020, till May. The number of Chapter…
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