INSURTECH

Insurance companies will still be relevant in the future, or will become even more relevant than they are now, but these companies will have to be InsurTechs. Read more: www.finsmes.com

Citibank is partnering with MasterCard and its digital payment service, Masterpass, to add online and in-app transactions to its customers' accounts. Read more: www.finextra.com

Japanese web giant Rakuten is making another investment through its $100m FinTech fund backing insurance e-commerce startup Simplesurance. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com

Indio, a commercial insurance platform for brokers, has raised $2m in seed financing to grow its user base and platform. Venture capital firms NEA, Compound,...

Brokers could potentially see themselves replaced by AI as technology improves, but disruptive technology can also be an opportunity for the market. Read more: www.insurtechnews.com

A global leader has revealed areas of investment that brokers should consider as insurtech continues to redefine the industry. Read more: www.insurancebusinessonline.com.au

But carriers are interested in improving customer relationships with more value-added services. Read more: www.dig-in.com

Luke Graham for CNBC Start-ups are using new strategies to bring disruption to the trillion-dollar insurance industry. Read more: fintechranking.com

The insurance industry is a sector of finance that is begging for disruption. Read more: www.crowdfundinsider.com

Anyone considering investing in InsurTech needs to consider the four P’s of profitability, proximity, persistence and productivity. Read more: www.consultancy.uk