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EuropeFintechNews Roundup
·Nov. 3, 2016

Facebook Privacy Rules Slow Business for Insurtech Firm, Admiral

Facebook's data and privacy rules have slowed business development plans for insurtech firm, Admiral; many fintech firms have sought to use social media profiles in crowdfunding with little success for various reasons; insurtech firm, Admiral, will now be forced to end its plans to use Facebook social media posts and likes for consideration in auto insurance underwriting; Facebook says use of the information is a violation of its data privacy rules.  Source

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News RoundupOnline LendingUSA
·Oct. 31, 2016

SoFi is Planning to Offer Life Insurance

SoFi has begun to acquire state life insurance licenses and is working with Protective Life Insurance Co. on a life insurance partnership; known for student loan refinancing, life insurance would add to the company's expanding product offerings which now include mortgage loans, personal loans and wealth management.  Source

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FintechNews RoundupUSA
·Oct. 27, 2016

Insurtech Firm, EverQuote, Raises $23mn

Online auto insurance company, EverQuote, has raised $23 million in Series B funding; the funding is part of a pre-IPO plan to provide liquidity to its founders and employees; the firm will also use the funding to hire 120 employees focused on sales and data; plans also include directly selling insurance on the platform with the use of proprietary data from the firm's app, EverDrive.  Source

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News RoundupOnline LendingUSA
·Nov. 2, 2016

Lend Academy Article: SoFi Continues Product Expansion into Insurance

Privately-owned, US marketplace lender, SoFi, has announced it will be expanding its product offerings to include life insurance by becoming a broker; within the industry the company is primarily known for its student loan refinancing services; it has also been expanding its product offerings to include personal loans, mortgage loans and wealth management in an effort to more actively meet broader financial needs for its clients; Lend Academy provides more details on the life insurance offering and future growth expectations for the company in their article.  Source

 

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FintechNews Roundup
·Oct. 27, 2016

Gartner Report Provides Insight on Insurtech Investment

A research report on insurtech from Gartner says the majority of the world’s 25 largest insurance companies will invest in insurtech by 2018; 64% of these companies have already made significant investments in emerging insurtech companies and innovation; among the highest priorities for investment are digitization, digital customer management, mobile and analytics.  Source

 

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FintechNews RoundupUSA
·Oct. 25, 2016

Propel Ventures Leads $14.1mn Investment into InsurTech startup, Hixme

Propel, the $150 million fintech venture capital company set up by Spanish bank BBVA is investing $14.1 million into InsurTech startup, Hixme; the investment was announced at Money 20/20 in Las Vegas; Propel’s sole backer is BBVA - its $150 million of funding makes it one of the biggest fintech-focused funds in the world; the company's hope is to invest in next-generation fintech companies. Jay Reinemann, managing partner at Proper Ventures, says: "Insurance has been one of the latest hot areas, it's been that way for at least a year.  Source

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