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InsurTech investments hit record high

Open-access content Wednesday 23rd May 2018 — updated 5.50pm, Wednesday 29th April 2020

There were a record 66 InsurTech investment deals recorded in the first quarter of this year, with seven transactions worth more than $30m (£22m) taking place.

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That is according to new data from Willis Towers Watson (WLTW), which reveals that $724m was invested in insurance technology companies in the first three months of 2018. Read the full article on our Predictions site here

This article appeared in our May 2018 issue of The Actuary .
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