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Global InsurTech investments hit record high

Open-access content Wednesday 21st November 2018 — updated 5.50pm, Wednesday 29th April 2020

Insurance technology start-ups have already attracted more investments in 2018 than they did over the whole of last year, setting a new record for deal volume in the process.

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The findings from Hampleton Partners show that there have been 224 InsurTech deals recorded so far this year, up from 202 in 2017 and the 174 that took place in 2016.

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