insurtech

Insurtech startup Layr, which focuses on commercial insurance products for small businesses, has received a $150,000 investment from Lloyd’s Lab, the startup accelerator arm of global insurance marketplace Lloyd’s of…

Stronger hurricanes and tornado-producing storms continue to make landfall in the southern United States, with September’s Hurricane Florence causing more than $5 billion in property damage in the Carolinas so…

When you contract an unexpected illness or are laid up with an injury, you’re likely already feeling some stress. When will you recover, are you contagious, will there be long-term…

Sara Horowitz has been fighting for the rights of freelancers for decades. The self-described “auto-didact” founded the Freelancers Union, the largest organization serving freelancers in the U.S., in 2003. When…

Trust is perhaps the most important pillar on which the sharing economy, which relies on strangers giving others access to their resources, stands. However, many remain skeptical. In a recent PwC survey,…

REIN, an insurtech startup focused on emerging technology markets like robots, drones, mobility and IoT products, has raised $7.3 million in a funding round from investors including insurance giant Liberty…

On Monday, global startup network Techstars announced a new accelerator program to be located in North Carolina’s Research Triangle park (RTP), specifically in Cary. The MetLife Digital Accelerator, Techstars’ second…