Insurtech Insider By 11:fs

Sarah is back hosting with David this week with two great guests, Lea Nonninger, Research Analyst at Business Insider Intelligence and James York, Founder at Worry + Peace to talk all about the latest news in insurtech. Including: Hong Kong based OneDegree gets $25.5 million Series A to make insurance more accessible, starting with pet insurance. OneDegree offers an online insurance platform that lets consumers purchase personal lines and health insurance products via an app which automates claims processing, policy management and customer service. 50% of the investment was pledged by investors pending regulatory approval through the Hong Kong Insurance Authority’s new fast-track licensing program for online-only insurers. Munich Re buys IoT startup for $300 million. The reinsurance giant’s HSB subsidiary (which specialises in engineering insurance) has bought Berlin-based relayr which helps industrial companies unlock data insights from machinery using IoT devices (e.g telling business owners when a mach