INSURTECH

Simplesurance, a Berlin, Germany-based insurtech startup, received a minority investment from Allianz Group. Read more: www.finsmes.com

The advent of the Internet of Things (IoT) is changing the role of the traditional policy by helping insurers actually help you prevent loss. Here's how. Read more: www.digitalistmag.com

Insurance software provider One, Inc has landed $20m in a Series B round led by AXA Strategic Ventures. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com

Pay-as-you-drive car insurance startup Cuvva has raised £1.5m in a new round of funding led by LocalGlobe. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com

Links between traditional insurers and new players are critical for both. Read more: www.ft.com

Several traditional insurance big players – like Chinese giant Ping An – are showing us great examples of how to change your vision. Read more: www.fintechranking.com

The insurance industry is often seen as an ”Old Boys Club”, a conservative sector characterised by inertia. Read more: www.thefintechtimes.com

This new insurance approach is based on the use of sensors for collecting and transmitting data on the status of an insured risk. Read more: www.insurtechnews.com

Insurtech was an insurance buzzword in 2016 and that’s likely to continue next year when it will permeate almost every aspect of U.S. industry. Read more: www.insurancejournal.com

The global insurance industry is investing heavily in insurance technology start-ups with Gartner predicting that 80% of life, property and casualty insurers. Read more: www.insurtechnews.com