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InsurTech investment at two-year high

Open-access content Thursday 14th September 2017 — updated 5.50pm, Wednesday 29th April 2020

Worldwide InsurTech investment in the second quarter of 2017 surpassed that seen in the previous three combined, according to new report from PwC.

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The amount of investment between April and June was also the highest seen since the second quarter of 2015. Read the full article on our Predictions site here

This article appeared in our September 2017 issue of The Actuary .
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