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Superscript, a bespoke insurance provider for SMEs, raises $54 million

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Superscript , an insurance broker and tech platform targeting SMEs and “high-growth” tech firms, has raised £45 million ($54 million) in a Series B round of funding. Founded out of London in 2015, Superscript constitutes two core insurance businesses: an online-only “self-serve” platform that’s available to U.K.

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Everything you need to know about parametric insurance

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Insurance is one of the few industries that have remained largely unchanged over the past few decades at a low level: You suffer losses as a direct result of something going south, and you get paid by your insurer. Parametric insurance, on the other hand, ensures that everyone can win. But that old model doesn’t always work.

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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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Nigeria’s Curacel raises funding to power insurance offerings and expand into North Africa

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of Africans are insured , which is less than half the global average of 6.3%, making it the least insured continent in the world. But soon, the co-founders realized a much bigger problem facing healthcare, particularly as regards insurance. As many as 2.8% Despite the abysmal number, there’s some good news.

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Data Science Fails: Building AI You Can Trust

AI has the power to transform countless industries — including the healthcare, banking, insurance, and public service sectors, to name just a few — by introducing new efficiencies and revealing new opportunities for companies to solve problems.

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Selling insurance is hard, but that’s not bad news for insurtechs

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B2C When I reached out to investors recently for our latest insurtech survey , I was curious to know how the economy was affecting insurance purchase decisions and whether this made B2B companies more appealing to VCs than their B2C peers. Perhaps not the best call, but if it’s either food or better insurance, the choice becomes easier.

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Fairmatic raises $46M to bring AI to commercial auto insurance

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With inflation sparking an increase in the cost of repairs, labor and claims, fees for insurance are similarly spiking across the board. Car insurance premiums rose 13.7% Home insurance, meanwhile, climbed 12.1% Fairmatic applies AI to commercial auto insurance. year-on-year, Policygenius found.

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