Parametric insurance pays out when a pre-defined event occurs as measured by a specified figure, figures, or index. It has traditionally been used in agriculture and by insurance companies to cover natural catastrophes, including hurricanes, cyclones, and earthquakes (think CAT … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ ]Brewer Lane Venture is a new, Boston-based VC firm focused on early-stage InsurTech and FinTech startups. Former New York Life President and Chief Investment Officer John Kim is the founder, and veteran investor Martha Notaras joined the firm in January as … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]“If no one seems to understand, start your own revolution and cut out the middleman.”
“I’m not even sure what I want, but that’s not the point – it’s that I want it now.”
“Whenever the old gives way to the new, everybody with vested interests in the old starts crying that the world will stop. There aren’t many people with vested interests in the new.”
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”
“All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.”
It was a talent pipeline issue that held them back previously, I'm sure. https://j.mp/3x0jSrC
Boston-based #insurtech Gradient A.I. raises ~$20MM Series B, will be hiring. https://j.mp/3uWPUTh
Mastercard in collaboration with Swedish #fintech @doconomy to offer card-holders a snapshot of the carbon emissions generated by their purchases across spending categories: https://j.mp/2Q5pWya
A hearty congratulations to all the PR people out there working for VC firms. Your hard work has been noticed. https://bit.ly/2ROMZv4
Citi, BofA to create an independent, multi-dealer fixed-income trading platform focusing first on the CLO and syndicated loan market: https://j.mp/3sePwxY #fintech
