(Reuters) – Shares of Duck Creek Technologies Inc DCT.O soared on their Nasdaq debut on Friday, after the software company serving the property and casualty insurance market raised $405 million in its upsized initial public offering (IPO). The stock jumped as much as 55% from the IPO price of $27 per share. It was still 45% higher in mid-afternoon trading. Boston-based Duck Creek, backed by private-equity firm Apax Partners, sold 15 million shares at $27 apiece, above its target range of $23 to $25. The IPO valued Duck Creek at $3.46 billion. Duck Creek provides software-as-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions to carriers including AIG, Geico and Liberty Mutual. The COVID-19 pandemic is pushing the insurance sector to rely heavily on technology to reach customers, putting the focus on startups such as SoftBank-backed Lemonade Inc LMND.N, which recently also priced its IPO well above the targeted range. CEO Michael Jackowski said Duck Creek has seen an uptick in demand during the pandemic, as insurance carriers adjust operations to working remotely. The company plans to use IPO proceeds to expand in Europe and Asia and to fund potential acquisitions. Following the pandemic-induced slowdown in global insurtech investments during early 2020, $1.56 billion was raised… Read full this story
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