As of October this year, global fundraising for insurtech startups had already surpassed the volume reached over the entirety of 2017, according to advisory firm Hampleton Partners.
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Top news from the wider insurance industry, including major insurance trends, company news, and industry issues.
21 November 2018
Insurtech firm Cover Genius has been selected by P2P campervan sharing business GoBoony as its global insurance partner.
19 November 2018
Global risk modelling and analytics firm RMS has estimated that the Camp and Woolsey wildfires in California, US, could cost between US$9 billion and $13 billion in total.
14 November 2018
In news that may bring the hard reality of Brexit home to some, Lloyd’s of London’s Brussels is officially operational.
13 November 2018
China-based Ping An Insurance has said that it plans to majorly up its investments in the fintech and medtech spheres over the next decade.
13 November 2018
Willis Towers Watson has announced that it will be providing Ticker, a new telematics-based insurer, with access to the latest iteration of its Radar pricing software.
12 November 2018
Australian insurance, investment and superannuation provider ANZ OnePath has announced the launch of its new predictive underwriting system.
09 November 2018
According to analysis from global law firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC), 2017 saw a 40-per-cent jump in the number of insurtech patents being filed worldwide.
08 November 2018
New research from Consumer Intelligence and The Digital Insurer suggests that UK insurers are failing to exploit technology to its fullest potential, with their service offering – and customer satisfaction – suffering as a consequence.
08 November 2018
Impact Forecasting, part of Aon, has released the October 2018 edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap, which suggests that Hurricane Michael could cost the US economy as much as $15 billion.
07 November 2018
Italian insurer Generali recently opened a new office in Moscow, a move described by the company as ‘an important milestone’ in its expansion plans for Russia.
