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EvolutionIQ secures $21M to streamline insurance claims processing with AI

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Processing claims at scale presents a challenge for insurers, particularly where the claims entail factors like complex underlying health conditions. A growing cohort of startups including Alan, Tractable and Snapsheet offer tools to help customers navigate through the insurance claims process. ” Accelerating insurance claims.

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YC-backed Curacel unveils new API platform that enables tech-led businesses to offer insurance

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Curacel , the YC-backed startup that is developing insurance infrastructure for the African market, has launched a new interface that allows digital businesses like those in retail, fintech, e-commerce and logistics to add insurance to their core products. Insurance companies were losing a lot of money to fraud.

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Notch will sell you insurance in case your Instagram gets hacked

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The Israel-based startup Notch is trying to see if insuring creators against Instagram hacks could offer a solution. TechCrunch reviewed a sample insurance policy, which quoted a $459 annual fee (or about $38 a month) for insurance that pays out $244 for each day that a creator can’t get into their account after a hack.

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Ivorian healthtech startup Susu has $1M to scale its family-centric insurance product across Africa

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This isn’t an issue in developed markets, as healthcare systems change with the times to adequately provide healthcare when necessary. But in Africa, that’s not the case, as most people do not have access to quality healthcare due to the ill-equipped nature of hospitals and lack of insurance. .

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Health insurance startup Alan launches free medical app Alan Baby

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French startup Alan is generating 100% of its revenue from health insurance products — and that isn’t going to change. If you’re concerned about data, Alan says that it doesn’t leverage data for its insurance products — you can optionally enter the age in Alan Baby to customize content but that’s it.

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8 investors weigh in on the state of insurtech in Q3 2022

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Who are the most likely acquirers of insurtech startups right now: Legacy insurance companies, or private equity funds? Smart legacy insurance companies are looking for insurtechs that have great technology, but not enough customers or premium volume to get the most value out of the technology.

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Sesamm bags $37M to give corporates ESG insights using natural language processing

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investment giant Carlyle Group , French corporate and investment bank Natixis , Japanese multinational insurance holding company Tokio Marine , and U.K.-based Companies can access Sesamm’s flagship product, TextReveal , via several conduits, including an API that brings Sesamm’s NLP engine into their own systems.