Description: All you wanted to know about InsurTech but were too afraid to ask! This one-day event will feature four webcasts that will unlock and enhance the world of InsurTech. By attending this webs series, you will find answers on what InsurTech is about and what it’s trying to solve. Dive deeper into the successes of InsurTech and find out how to join this established organization. Session 1 – Introduction to InsurTech Set the stage for the day, defining the main types of InsurTech companies and where these companies fit in the insurance value chain. Come discover where actuaries could play a role and the importance of the profession within this space. Technology driven innovation is multifaceted and could take place within an established carrier or a start-up.

Description: Several key market trends have encouraged the development and launch of direct to consumer business models over the last few years. The presenters will look at the impact this is having on traditional business models and the potential it has to open up growth paths to target markets. They will cover several new entrants coming to market aiming to solve specific industry gaps and/or create new opportunities in distribution, risk assessment, customer engagement and the consumer buying experience.

Description: The article presents the opportunities and benefits of collaborations between Insurtechs and traditional insurance companies. The article also tackles the challenges and pitfalls of said collaborations. It provides a framework of topics to address prior to entering a collaboration between the two parties as well as a list of pitfalls for all stakeholders to be aware of as the collaboration materializes.

Description: InsureTech Connect 2021, covered r emerging trends that were and future opportunities for insurance technology. In addition, Society of Actuaries (SOA) staff and key SOA volunteers who work in the insurtech industry interviewed a variety of attendees to gather further information on these trends.

Description: The Future of Insurance is described, as seen by some heads of start-up FinTech companies.