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Global Insurtech bolttech Announces Series C Funding Led by Dragon Fund to Drive Continued Expansion

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Global Insurtech bolttech Announces Series C Funding Led by Dragon Fund to Drive Continued Expansion
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Global Insurtech bolttech Announces Series C Funding Led by Dragon Fund to Drive Continued Expansion

2024-12-20 22:00 Last Updated At:22:11

SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 20, 2024--

bolttech, the fast-growing global insurtech, today announced Dragon Fund, by Liquidity and MUFG, is leading bolttech’s Series C funding round alongside investors Baillie Gifford, Generali – through Lion River, the Group’s company dedicated to Private Equity, and others, which is expected to total more than US$100 million. Following bolttech’s record-breaking Series A and B rounds, the Series C up-round values bolttech at US$2.1 billion and the investment will further enhance its global growth strategy.

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The strategic support of lead investor Dragon Fund alongside the follow-on investors and the Series C funding will enable bolttech to continue to enhance its platform’s capabilities, expand its market presence globally, and accelerate its goal to make insurance more tailored, accessible, affordable and convenient for customers. This investment follows bolttech’s previous successful funding rounds, further establishing its role as a leader in the insurtech space.

Ridhi Chaudhary, CIO of Dragon Fund, said, “We are excited to lead bolttech’s Series C round. In a short time, bolttech has become a leading, embedded insurtech player with global presence and scale. We are impressed by its tech capabilities and execution. I look forward to joining the Board of Directors and supporting its next phase of growth.

Aakash Tulsani, Managing Director at Dragon Fund, added, “bolttech’s differentiated technology and program management solution integrates insurance into customer purchase journeys, enhancing access to affordable, customized products. As a technology-first provider, bolttech is well positioned to shape the future of embedded insurance, a $70B+ addressable market globally.”

Hendrik Borginon, Investment Manager, Baillie Gifford, said, “bolttech is a pioneering force in the embedded insurance space. By enabling seamless integration of insurance products into their distribution partners, bolttech is transforming how insurance is bought and sold globally. With a highly experienced team at the helm, we are optimistic about their potential to drive significant growth and profitability in the coming years.”

Rob Schimek, Group Chief Executive Officer, bolttech, said, “This latest round of funding is an endorsement of our value proposition and marks another significant milestone for bolttech. The funding also demonstrates our relentless pursuit of innovation and excellence as we enable the insurance industry. With this investment from Dragon Fund and our Series C investors, we will continue to revolutionize the future of insurance through our leading technology-enabled ecosystem.”

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About bolttech

bolttech is a global insurtech with a mission to build the world’s leading, technology-enabled ecosystem for protection and insurance. bolttech serves customers in more than 35 markets across Asia, Europe, North America, and Africa.

With a full suite of digital and data-driven capabilities, bolttech powers connections between insurers, distributors, and customers to make it easier and more efficient to buy and sell insurance and protection products.

For more information, please visit: www.bolttech.io

About Dragon Fund

Launched in 2023, Dragon Fund, by Liquidity and MUFG, is an equity investment platform that invests globally in growth-stage technology and technology enabled companies. The platform leverages Liquidity‘s proprietary technology in its investment process and MUFG’s extensive global network.

For more information, please visit: www.dragonfunds.com

About Baillie Gifford

Baillie Gifford is an independent investment partnership founded over a century ago in Edinburgh, owned and run by 58 partners who all work at the firm. The firm’s mission is to find game-changing companies (both public and private) that can sustain growth and provide returns for clients over five to ten years and longer. With 1,708 staff and assets under management of £218bn, it has offices in Edinburgh, Amsterdam, Dublin, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, New York, Shanghai, Toronto, and Zurich (at 30 September 2024).

About The Generali Group

Generali is one of the largest global insurance and asset management providers. Established in 1831, it is present in over 50 countries in the world, with a total premium income of € 82.5 billion in 2023. With around 82,000 employees serving 70 million customers, the Group has a leading position in Europe and a growing presence in Asia and Latin America. At the heart of Generali's strategy is its Lifetime Partner commitment to customers, achieved through innovative and personalised solutions, best-in-class customer experience and its digitalised global distribution capabilities. The Group has fully embedded sustainability into all strategic choices, with the aim to create value for all stakeholders while building a fairer and more resilient society.

bolttech offices (Photo: Business Wire)

bolttech offices (Photo: Business Wire)

Rob Schimek, Group Chief Executive Officer, bolttech (Photo: Business Wire)

Rob Schimek, Group Chief Executive Officer, bolttech (Photo: Business Wire)

The bolttech team (Photo: Business Wire)

The bolttech team (Photo: Business Wire)

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Travel + Leisure Co. Announces Retirement of CFO Mike Hug in 2025

2024-12-20 22:00 Last Updated At:22:10

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 20, 2024--

Travel + Leisure Co. (NYSE:TNL) today announced that after more than 25 years with the company, Chief Financial Officer Mike Hug has decided to retire by June 1, 2025. Hug has served as CFO since the company spun off Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in 2018.

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The company has begun a search for Hug’s replacement, which will include consideration for both internal and external candidates. Hug will continue to serve as CFO until the earlier of (i) a date that is mutually agreeable to Hug and the Company after a successor has been identified and (ii) June 1, 2025.

“Mike has seen our company evolve from its adolescence into a leading company in a vastly different industry than the one he joined more than 25 years ago,” said Michael D. Brown, President and Chief Executive Officer of Travel + Leisure Co. “Mike has dedicated his career to growing this company and serving our customers, associates, and shareholders, and I am grateful for his leadership and guidance. He leaves the company in outstanding financial shape with a strong financial leadership team in place to ensure an orderly transition.”

Having served more than 25 years with the company, Hug was instrumental in the company’s evolution to Wyndham Destinations as an independent public company after spinning off Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in June 2018. He helped Wyndham Destinations acquire the iconic Travel + Leisure brand in 2021 and become Travel + Leisure Co., aligned with the strategy to create a dynamic multi-brand vacation ownership and membership travel company.

Prior to his current role, Hug served as Chief Financial Officer for Wyndham’s timeshare business where he led all financial services teams, information technology operations, and oversaw Wyndham Consumer Finance operations. Previously, Hug served as Senior Vice President and Controller. He joined the company in 1999 as Vice President of Finance for the Wyndham Hospitality Services Group. Before joining Wyndham, he spent 11 years in public accounting at one of the Big Four public accounting firms.

Hug will continue in his role until his retirement and will work closely with the leadership team and the Board of Directors to ensure an orderly transition.

About Travel + Leisure Co.

Travel + Leisure Co. (NYSE: TNL) is the world’s leading membership and leisure travel company, providing more than six million vacations to travelers every year. The company operates a portfolio of vacation ownership, travel club, and lifestyle travel brands designed to meet the needs of the modern leisure traveler, whether they’re traveling the world or staying a little closer to home. With hospitality and responsible tourism at its heart, the company’s 19,000+ dedicated associates around the globe help the company achieve its mission to put the world on vacation. Learn more at travelandleisureco.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” as that term is defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Forward-looking statements are any statements other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding our expectations about our CFO transition. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results of Travel + Leisure Co. and its subsidiaries (“Travel + Leisure Co.” or “we”) to differ materially from those discussed in, or implied by, the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, risks associated with our ability to successfully identify a successor for our CFO in connection with his retirement and those other factors disclosed as risks under “Risk Factors” in documents we have filed with the SEC, including in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on February 21, 2024. We caution readers that any such statements are based on currently available operational, financial and competitive information, and they should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s opinion only as of the date on which they were made. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to review or update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances as they occur.

Travel + Leisure Co. Chief Financial Officer Mike Hug to retire in 2025 (Photo: Business Wire)

Travel + Leisure Co. Chief Financial Officer Mike Hug to retire in 2025 (Photo: Business Wire)

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