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Brokers are more like Amazon than they think: IBAO Convention

October 24, 2022 by Alyssa DiSabatino

Much like Amazon, P&C insurance brokers offer consumers distribution, choice and data, a broker executive observed at the Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO) convention in Toronto last Thursday.   In the same way, brokers offer insureds three things that

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How an insurtech uses pre-fill data to a homeowner’s best advantage

June 6, 2019 by Jason Contant

One insurtech based in the United States is pre-filling data in home insurance application forms to help answer questions that customers may not be able to answer themselves. California-based home insurance company Hippo Insurance uses trusted public data sources like

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Home telematics startup Roost closes second round of funding with investments from Desjardins Insurance and Aviva Ventures

August 23, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Roost, a U.S.-based innovator in smart home telematics for the insurance industry, announced on Wednesday it has closed its second round of funding with US$10.4 million in investments from three companies, including Desjardins Insurance. The US$10.4 million Series B funding includes strategic investments from three companies, led by Aviva Ventures, with participation from Desjardins Insurance and Fosun RZ Capital in China, noted information from Sunnyvale, Calif.-headquartered Roost. Existing investors also participated in the round, bringing total funding to date to US$17 million.…