A.M. BestTV at InsureTech Connect: It Is About Finding Pain Points, Trimming Fat, Say Investors’ Panel
“Initially, you saw this wave of new startups coming in, and people spreading their money throughout the industry, trying to figure out who is going to get off the ground the fastest,” said Friedman. “Now, the investor is much more discerning, you cannot just come to that company with a PowerPoint presentation. You have to be a more mature insurtech, having been in operation for at least 18 to 36 months.”
“We invest in a couple sectors beyond financial services, like mobility and e-commerce,” said
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Matt Streisfeld , principal, Oak HC/FT.
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Other innovation-focused episodes of A.M.BestTV include:
- For Insurance Technologists, The New Frontier Is Small Commercial Lines: Insurance technologists said the market for commercial coverage, particularly for smaller businesses, is large but fragmented, making it an enticing target for technology-enabled insurers and startups: http://www.ambest.com/v.asp?v=smallcommercialpanel1018.
- Technology Helps, Culture Makes the Difference: Sridhar Manyem, senior director,
Edin Imsirovic , senior financial analyst andClare Finnegan , criteria analyst, all ofA.M. Best , examine the company’s new industry survey of more than 450 insurance companies globally, which shows how many insurers are hungry to embrace innovation, but some face internal challenges to change: http://www.ambest.com/v.asp?v=innovation1018. - Innovation Report First Step in Integrating Into Rating Evaluation, Says A.M. Best Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer:
Matt Mosher , executive vice president and chief operating officer,A.M. Best , discusses a new report from the rating agency that examines insurers’ perspectives on innovation, and said the next step is to develop criteria to evaluate an insurer's ability to innovate: http://www.ambest.com/v.asp?v=mosher1018.
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