insurtech
Noun
Meaning
insurtech (uncountable)
The use of information technology in the insurance industry.
Examples
A committee of specialists linked with the programme will identify and select innovative businesses in early phases with fintech and insurtech projects.
One of the interesting trends in the field is the synergies between insurance and insurtech companies with specialized tech companies to enhance risk prediction and management.
Established insurance firms such as Geico as well as insurtech startups such as Lemonade are using AI-powered chatbots to settle claims.
Other large transactions included $282 million insurtech PolicyBazaar raised from two deals and the $120 million from credit card payments company CRED, the findings showed.
The new promise — the modern concept of insurtech — is the embrace of a strategy driven by collaboration and innovation rather than disruption.
TypTap considers itself an insurtech and refers to its technology process as “positive underwriting” to streamline the underwriting and sales process.