Impact 25 Members update – June 2021
June 29, 2021
The latest news, content and job openings from our Impact 25 Members, now featuring 100 companies following the publication of the 2021 report.
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Company News
Hokodo raised $12.5m in a Series A funding round. See more
ELEMENT raised €16 million in additional investment from existing and new investors. See more
Getsafe achieved two significant milestones: Reaching 200,000 active customers in Germany and 10,000 customers in the United Kingdom. See more
Akur8 closed a $30m Series B led by an undisclosed investor, bringing its total funding to $42 million. See more
Akur8 announced a partnership with wefox Insurance to power their pricing process. See more
battleface launched a new Explorer Travel Insurance product in the US specifically designed for active travellers seeking coverage that would otherwise be excluded. See more
Trustlayer announced a partnership with Graham Company to offer the secure platform, which automates the vendor compliance process, as a value-added service to clients. See more
RightIndem has partnered with Asia Affinity Holdings to provide digital claims solutions in Asia. See more
Tremor announced a partnership with Root Inc. to place their property catastrophe program. See more
Energetic Insurance announced the completion of a $24M deal with Longroad Energy and Fifth Third Bank, the 14th largest bank in the United States by asset size, to de-risk commercial solar. See more
Broker Insights has doubled revenue to £2.25 million in its second year of trading, as well as doubling its platform gross written premiums (GWP) to £1 billion. See more
One Degree has partnered with The Method on an insurance consumer insights survey for Thailand, finding that despite COVID-19 Thailand’s insurance market still managed to grow. See more
One Degree has become a Microsoft Partner to develop a cutting-edge B2B core insurance operating system – IXT with Microsoft Azure. See more
Bdeo is working with Zurich Ecuador to offer its customers a digital solution that allows them to manage their policy underwriting and claims process. Read more
Reask announced a partnership with EigenRisk to distribute products via the EigenPrism® catastrophe risk management platform. See more
Iotatech launched a new Policy Platform with Covéa Insurance. See more
Iotatech has launched a new SaaS platform integrated with ThoughtSpot. See more
Content
Cybercube share report on “Enterprise Ransomware: Assessing the future threat and what it means for (re)insurers”. Read more
Conciruss’ latest article outlines the key topics from their Conciruss Digital Transformation Forum 2021 which focused on applying new technologies to drive value in the Marine Insurance market. See more
Conciruss discuss how “Digitalisation can change the way we understand aggregations during ever-changing high-risk events, improving decision making and inspiring new services.” Read more
Socotra share the five traps to avoid when selecting an insurance core system. Read more
Optiopay CCO Nicola Breyer joined the Women of Fintech Podcast to discuss what a high performing environment needs to succeed. Listen here
Fintech OS share their Customer-centric Business Insurance tech strategy webinar. Watch recording
Fintech OS share article on “Why Innovation Gets Stuck… and How to Unstick it”, discussing common causes of friction to innovation and how to get unstuck. Read more
Vitesse’s latest article is on “Achieving payments happiness, the new standard in global payments. Read more
ELEMENT share their latest ELEMENT Talk: “Embedded Insurance – The next big thing?” Watch video
battleface discuss “Red lists. Vaccine passports. Fit to fly. Quarantine… Among the many changes wrought by Covid-19 over the past 14 months or so, the language used to talk about travel is perhaps the most jarring.” Read more
KASKO share three new episodes of their Reinventing Finance Podcast – with Minh Q. Tran, Florian Graillot and Chris Cheatham. Watch here or listen here
Percayso share their MGAA data enrichment webinar video, “The MGA’s guide to a successful data enrichment strategy”. Watch webinar
Artificial discuss “The insurance data lifecycle part I: Data extraction” The first in a three-part series, this piece explores how messy data can be transformed to become an insurer’s most valuable asset. Read more
Bdeo has published a whitepaper on “Visual intelligence applied to the insurance industry” discussing 6 key points detailing the transformation it is undergoing and where it is evolving towards. Read more
Job Openings
Cybercube has a job opening for an Instructional Designer/Learning and Development Specialist. See job opening
Concirrus is looking for a Product Owner. See job opening
ELEMENT is looking for a Head of Communications & Marketing. See job opening
Optiopay has a number of job openings. Visit careers page
hyperexponential has a number of open roles available. Visit careers page
Laka has an opening for an Insurance Manager. See job opening
Akur8 has a number of open roles available. Visit careers page
battleface has a number of job openings. Visit careers page
Bdeo are looking for a Full Stack Developer in Madrid. See job opening
KASKO has a number of open roles available. Visit careers page
Trustlayer are looking for a Director of Carrier Partnerships. See job opening
Trustlayer are looking for a Director of Broker Partnerships. See job opening
Energetic Insurance has a number of open roles available. Visit careers page
One Degree are looking for a Head of Growth / General Manager. See job opening