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Vesttoo in “active discussions" with potential investors to find alternative collateral

07.08.23|Reuters and CTech

The Israeli fintech company added in a statement that a core team of more than 50 people was working to seek alternative collateral, and the company would meet all its commitments to suppliers and consultants

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FBI investigating alleged fraud at Vesttoo

02.08.23|Meir Orbach

Vesttoo announced on Tuesday that it is laying off around 150 employees, accounting for 75% of the company’s workforce

Vesttoo vehemently denies Morningstar's figures

29.07.23|Meir Orbach

The rating agency released a report on Thursday estimating that the the total size of outstanding transactions on Vesttoo is between $5-10 billion, which the Israeli company said “cannot possibly be realistic"

Vesttoo outstanding transactions estimated at between $5-10 billion - Morningstar

27.07.23|Meir Orbach

The fraud at Vesttoo came to light when one of the letters of credit on the platform was found to be fake, leading to a comprehensive review of all LOCs on the Israeli company's system

Vesttoo: “At a minimum, it appears that procedures were circumvented”

26.07.23|CTech

The Israeli insurtech company, embroiled in a scandal after alleged fraud took place on its platform, broke its silence

Vesttoo scandal aftershocks still rocking insurance sector

25.07.23|Meir Orbach

Clear Blue Insurance Group is among those to have been affected by the alleged fraud that took place on the Israeli startup’s platform

Vesttoo’s top legal and financial executives leave the company amid alleged fraud scandal

19.07.23|Meir Orbach

The Chief Financial Officer, Chief Commercial Officer, Interim Chief Legal Officer, and Deputy Chief Legal Officer have all departed the startup embroiled in a fraudulent collateral crisis

Vesttoo investigation reveals $4 billion fraud involving fake letters of credit

19.07.23|Meir Orbach, Tomer Ganon, Almog Azar

Most of the allegedly forged letters were from a leading Chinese bank, which appears to have been unaware of the situation

General Catalyst to invest up to $150 million to help Lemonade acquire new customers

29.06.23|Yarden Rozanski

Lemonade is aiming to expedite its path to profitability through the Synthetic Agents program in which General Catalyst will finance 80% of the cost of acquiring new customers in return for 16% of the premiums generated from the insurance policies

Insurers need to reconcile their desire for automation with their slow adoption of tech

20.06.23|Dror Pockard

Modernizing insurance operations can make insurers’ pricing models agile, coordinate efforts across lines of business such as pricing, rating, and underwriting, and aid planning

Travel insurtech startup Faye lands $10 million in Series A

23.05.23|Meir Orbach

Faye’s protection can cover travelers’ flights, hotels, health, luggage, and even their pets

Insurtech startup Novidea raises $50 million Series C

03.05.23|Meir Orbach

Using an open API architecture, Novidea’s software platform enables brokers, agents, and MGAs to modernize and manage the customer insurance journey

Fairmatic raises $46 million for AI-powered commercial auto insurance platform

16.03.23|Meir Orbach

The Israeli-founded startup, which has developed an AI-driven underwriting approach, has raised a total of $88 million over the past seven month

Insurtech startup Assured Allies raises $42.5 million Series B for aging and retirement platform

07.03.23|Meir Orbach

Assured Allies’ platform combines machine learning and predictive analytics to offer aging programs proven to reduce the risk of disability, and retirement products that aim to make long-term care insurance accessible and financially sustainable

Click-Ins raises $7.5 million to examine damage caused to vehicles through smartphone images

05.03.23|CTech

The Israeli company’s technology allows users to quickly scan the vehicle using their smartphone camera and to create a detailed report about the vehicle's condition

Lemonade cuts losses, plans to raise premium prices

23.02.23|Sophie Shulman

The company’s growth rate in the fourth quarter of 2022 was 116%, but despite revenues reaching $88.4 million, Lemonade still lost $63 million in the quarter

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Insurtech startup OpenEyes raises $18 million Series A for commercial auto insurance for fleets

15.02.23|Meir Orbach

The Israeli startup aims to offer commercial automotive insurance at lower rates by reducing the frequency and severity of traffic accidents

Novidea announces appointments of Chief Customer Officer and Chief Finance Officer

05.02.23|CTech

Yaniv Cohen joins the insurance management platform as its new CCO, with Eran Ben Ezer to serve as the CFO

Israeli Fintech startups to watch out for in 2023

24.01.23|James Spiro, Elihay Vidal

As part of CTech's 2022 VC survey, we asked dozens of industry executives to name some startups they invested in over the past year. The following list highlights some of the notable Fintech startups suggested by their investors

Insurtech: the latest industry innovations and improvements

20.12.22|Diyaa Shridi

“In spite of the setback for some of the insurtechs and digital insurance carriers, opportunity remains strong,” writes Diyaa Shridi.

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