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Covr Financial Technologies Raises $7.5M with Investments from Connecticut Innovations, Fairview Capital and Aflac Ventures

Capital raise helps accelerate digital innovation in life insurance simplification  Hartford, CT (July 28, 2020) – Covr Financial Technologies (Covr) announces an additional round of investments from Connecticut Innovations, Fairview Capital, Aflac Ventures and its existing investors totaling $7.5 million. This is Covr’s third fund raising round and provides further validation of Covr’s differentiated insurance […]

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Technology Touching ‘Every Aspect’ Of Insurance In Pandemic

Insurers and everyone along the distribution chain have long anticipated the impending technology infusion that would transform the delivery of life insurance and related products to consumers. That technology transformation crept closer at a glacial pace until the COVID-19 pandemic pushed an industry that relies on face-to-face contact to accelerate its plans. And something happened

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Coronavirus boosts insurance demand, creating a tailwind for fintech

The coronavirus pandemic and resulting market volatility has financial advisors rethinking the role insurance plays in client portfolios.  “There absolutely has been a significant uptick” in demand for life insurance and annuities, says John Yackel, Envestnet’s head of strategic initiatives. More than 100,000 advisors have used the firm’s Insurance Exchange, he says, adding, “People are

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Customizing Long-term Care

Focus on clients, not statistics. by Jim Gothers When it comes to long-term care solutions, statistics are scary, and too many options can confuse financial planning clients. Analysis paralysis usually results in a lack of any action at all.  No conversation about retirement and financial planning is complete without a discussion of the risk of

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The Evolution of Life Insurance in the Time of COVID-19

Covr is well equipped to help insurance providers adapt. by Mike Furgiuele While the current situation surrounding the coronavirus is challenging for all of us, our insurance carrier partners have made adjustments in several key areas in response to COVID-19: Waiving of medical exams, expanded accelerated underwriting, and an increased use of e-delivery options.  Overall,

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COVID-19 Puts Gaps in Life and Annuity Shelves

A life and annuity distribution veteran says advisors can still match most clients with products. The Wall Street Journal recently ran a prominent article about COVID-19, low interest rates and investment market turmoil reducing U.S. consumers’ access to life insurance. Some life and annuity distributors post streams of copyrighted, for-financial-professionals-only carrier product announcements on the web. The

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Covr Financial Technologies Adds Leading Life Insurance Innovator Haven Life to Its Platform

HARTFORD, Conn., Feb. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Covr Financial Technologies (Covr) and Haven Life, the customer-centric life insurance agency backed and wholly owned by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual), are today announcing a partnership that helps more customers purchase the life insurance protection they need. This new collaboration brings products sold by Haven Life to the financial institutions that

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Covr Financial Technologies Announces New Head of Sales

HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Covr Financial Technologies announced that Jim Gothers has been appointed as Head of National Sales for its financial institution business, supporting banks, brokerage firms, wealth management firms and RIA partner firms. Reporting to Jim will be Covr’s insurance sales consultant team, advanced insurance division, policy analytics team, and key account directors.  Jim brings unquestioned innovation, insurance, financial

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Covr Financial Technologies Integration Expands RetireOne’s Life, Long-Term Care and Disability Insurance Offerings

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — A new partnership with Covr Financial Technologies fills out the RetireOne platform of insurance solutions for Registered Investment Advisors (“RIAs”). RIAs may work through RetireOne’s desk of insurance experts to get quotes, analysis, recommendations and coverage for clients in need of insurance protections. Included in the offering are

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