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Federato raises $15M to help insurance customers manage risk

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Will Ross and William Steenbergen were AI researchers at Stanford working on climate and atmospheric modeling and reinforcement learning, respectively, when they began to collaborate on wildfire modeling and hurricane modeling initiatives for the insurance industry. He pointed to Russia sponsoring cyberattacks on U.S.

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Gradient Ventures backs Axle’s ‘Plaid for insurance’ approach to data verification

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The inability to accurately assess risk for insurance purposes is costing the industry a lot of money. Earlier this year, State Farm reported that its property and casualty underwriting business took a $13 billion hit in 2022 due to “rapidly increasing claims severity and significant additions to prior accident year incurred claims.”

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EvolutionIQ secures $21M to streamline insurance claims processing with AI

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Processing claims at scale presents a challenge for insurers, particularly where the claims entail factors like complex underlying health conditions. A growing cohort of startups including Alan, Tractable and Snapsheet offer tools to help customers navigate through the insurance claims process. ” Accelerating insurance claims.

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DigiSure, the mobility insurance platform with high-tech screening, comes out of stealth with $13.1M raise

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DigiSure, a digital insurance company that caters to modern mobility form factors like peer-to-peer marketplaces, is officially coming out of stealth to announce a $13.1 DigiSure says it goes beyond credit and driving history to give users a more personalized quote, and in the process helps operators lower their own insurance costs.

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6 VCs explain why embedded insurance isn’t the only hot opportunity in insurtech

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If you think embedded insurance is the only hot thing in insurtech these days, we’ve got a surprise in store for you: While it’s true that startups that help sell insurance together with other products and services are enjoying tailwinds, there are plenty of other opportunities in the space, several investors told TechCrunch+.

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Wunderite raises $3M to build software for indie insurance agencies

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Wunderite builds and sells software designed to help insurance agencies more rapidly process insurance applications, and automate some of their processes. MacDonald previously worked for his family’s insurance business, while Schnare earned insurance experience by working for a large player in the market.

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Wefox secures new funding at $4.5 billion valuation as it aims for profitability

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As a reminder, Wefox sells insurance products through in-house and external insurance brokers. More recently Wefox launched its own insurance carrier — Wefox Insurance. This way, the company can design and sell its own insurance products without relying on third-party insurance companies.

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