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“Mobile-first” insurtech may be coming to Canada

January 16, 2019 by Greg Meckbach

A San Francisco-based firm calling itself a “mobile-first” property and casualty insurance brokerage might start placing home and auto coverage in Canada. Canadian Underwriter asked Karn Saroya, CEO of Cover Financial Inc., whether his insurtech plans to expand into Canada.

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What carriers want from this insurtech brokerage

November 27, 2018 by Greg Meckbach

Some insurers are looking for brokers who can help them use big data to customize products for small businesses, an insurtech founder suggests. “Big data is a loose term,” Mark Morissette, founder and CEO of Foxquilt said Tuesday in an

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The Co-operators Duuo could go ‘way beyond home share’

November 15, 2018 by Greg Meckbach

More Insurtech products – in addition to coverage for overnight home rentals – could be coming down the pipe from the recently-launched Duuo, a speaker with Slice Labs Inc. reports. Coverage for homeowners listing their place on sites like Airbnb

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Intact-backed insurtech cracks the Fintech100 list

October 23, 2018 by Greg Meckbach

A French robo-broker and an auto insurer backed by Canada’s largest property and casualty carrier are among the insurtechs “driving disruption” in financial services, a report released Tuesday suggests. KPMG announced Tuesday the fifth annual Fintech100, a report that highlights

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Strength in Numbers

November 3, 2017 Emily Atkins, Editor

Tech trends influencing claims adjusting in Canada