Johnston-based Growers Edge, which provides financial technologies for the agriculture industry, has acquired software company Aquaoso Technologies. Aquaoso Technologies operates under the Agcor brand, which provides mapping, data and analytics software for agricultural lenders, according to a news release. Agcor aims to improve the agricultural lending process by integrating loan, collateral, appraisal, sales and other lending data […]

BrokerTech Ventures has announced a strategic partnership with Instech.IE, an Ireland-based insurance innovation organization. According to a news release, the collaboration will provide Irish insurtech companies aiming to enter the U.S. market with access to BTV’s network of industry experts in the U.S., and U.S.-based companies seeking European expansion will benefit from Instech.IE’s connections and expertise […]

BrokerTech Ventures has announced the addition of Leavitt Group as a new partner. Leavitt Group is a privately held insurance broker headquartered in Cedar City, Utah, and joins BTV’s distribution network of 13 brokers and 14 carriers, wholesalers and community partners. “Joining BrokerTech Ventures marks an exciting step forward for The Leavitt Group as we […]

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska has joined the Global Insurance Accelerator (GIA) as an investor in its upcoming 2025 program. It is the first health insurance company to partner with the organization, according to a news release. Through this relationship, the health insurer will gain early access to new insurance technology solutions while […]

Participants can now register for the 2025 Global Insurance Symposium, and organizers have unveiled the theme for the 11th annual event: Insuring a World of Opportunity. The symposium will be held April 15-16, 2025, at the Iowa Events Center in downtown Des Moines, according to a news release from event organizers. Launched in 2014, the […]

BrokerTech Ventures (BTV) has selected the 10 insurtech startups for its fifth accelerator program and the addition of two new partners. Insurance Office of America is BTV’s newest broker partner and Dowling Capital is a new community partner. BTV now has a portfolio of 23 brokerage firms, insurance companies and wholesalers, and community partners with nationwide and international presence. The accelerator […]

The Global Insurance Accelerator has announced seven companies that will participate in the 2024 accelerator program beginning Jan. 10. The 100-day program will operate in a hybrid format with in-person and virtual portions, concluding with the companies’ presentations at the Global Insurance Symposium on April 17. The GIA has also hired Jenni Gruenisen as its […]