Finance

More than a third of the funding received by 39 startups surveyed by Bloomberg came from American sources.

Sarah Kim, a partner at Centana Growth Partners speaks about the current M&A landscape and the future of technology in the insurance industry.

April was a mixed bag for title companies, executives said on earnings calls, but some are expecting a stronger market the rest of the year.

Hub International Ltd. has raised $1.6 billion in fresh equity in a funding round that values the insurance brokerage at $29 billion.

Publicly traded lenders, including UWM, Rocket Mortgage and Guild Mortgage, saw personnel expenses increase significantly throughout last year.

The rise of private credit will continue to benefit US life insurers, whose growing investments in the asset class bolster returns, allowing for more aggressive pricing, according to Moody's Ratings.

Stacy Brown-Philpot, former chief executive officer of TaskRabbit, has raised $172 million from investors for a new venture capital fund targeting underrepresented founders.

The private mortgage insurers reported just 5% less business versus the third quarter and 33% more new insurance written over the fourth quarter 2023.

Industry trends since the Great Financial Crisis have sparked rising interest in private asset-backed finance.

Private credit and insurers are expected to get even closer this year, potentially prompting regulators to inspect ties between the two and any associated risk, according to a Moody's Ratings report.

The Los Angeles wildfires are an unmissable signal for investors to back startups aimed at mitigating and preventing similar disasters in the future, according to venture capitalist Bill Clerico.

Housing advocates say Sandra Thompson, a longtime Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. board member, aimed to keep an eye on risk as she expanded access to credit.

The NFMA has floated best disclosure practices for public power agencies that ask for more data on climate and resiliency goals.

In the aftermath of the election, a bipartisan group of House members are the latest to ask the FHFA to put the owner's title insurance waiver pilot on hold.

The growth in mobile banking has lowered barriers to accessing the banking system, but the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s National Survey of the Unbanked and Underbanked released Tuesday reveals that minority households are still disproportionately underserved.

Private mortgage insurers are having a strong year so far, although most had flat business in the third quarter, industry results show.

Three of the four largest title insurers were profitable in the third quarter; First American's loss should set it up for future gains, its execs said.

The current state of insurtech, its challenges, opportunities and whether we are truly approaching the end of its rapid expansion.

Investors and insurtech professionals share their insights and predictions for next year at the 2024 ITC Las Vegas Conference.

Chloé Paillot, chief transaction actuary at Enstar, leads the team that evaluates client transactions in the legacy space, a specialty that gets rid of risky businesses for insurers and insurtechs through facilitating capital, offloading risk and finding reinsurance.