Stephen Freeman

Based in New York, Stephen Freeman is a Senior Editor at Trending Insurance News. Previously he has worked for Forbes and The Huffington Post. Steven is a graduate of Risk Management at the University of New York.

Why India’s E20 petrol could make car insurance costlier | News | Eco-Business

India’s rapid shift to a fuel known as E20 - in which petrol is blended with 20 per cent ethanol - has worried drivers who say the new mix is cutting mileage and putting strain on their engines. Biofuels such as ethanol, which is...

How Global Trends are Impacting Business Insurance and Claims

Inflation has been a persistent issue in the United States, though it has moderated since its peak during the COVID-19 pandemic, while supply chain disruptions for equipment and other goods...

MGT Raises $21.6 Million to Scale AI-Driven Small Business Insurance

Anthony R. O’Donnell // October 16, 2025 (Image source: MGT homepage.) MGT (San Francisco), a vertically AI-native neo-insurer focused on small commercial risks, has closed an oversubscribed $21.6 million Series B funding round to accelerate its growth and product development. The...

Car and van insurance firm with 16,000 customers goes into administration leaving thousands of drivers without cover

A CAR and van insurance firm with over 16,000 customers has collapsed into administration, leaving thousands of drivers without cover. Customers of Premier Insurance Company Limited (Premier Insurance) have been told to consider alternative motor insurance as soon as...

Liberate bags $50M at $300M valuation to bring AI deeper into insurance back offices

Liberate, an AI startup automating insurance operations, has raised $50 million in a round led by Battery Ventures as it looks to scale its agentic deployments across carriers and agencies globally. The all-equity round values the three-year-old startup at...

USI combines specialty units – Business Insurance

Specialty lines underwriting manager and wholesale broker U.S. Risk will combine operations with national program administrator Safehold Special Risk to form Innovation Growth Partners Specialty, the companies announced Wednesday. IGP Specialty will have more than 30 specialty programs and...
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