Technology Helps Insurers Unleash the Possibilities of Digitization

August 25, 2017

Creative new companies are employing digitization to reimagine the traditional broker-based insurance systems. Peer-to-peer (P2P) insurance models promise to save money through reduced overhead costs, improved transparency, and more efficiency. One P2P startup, Lemonade in the U.S. received $13 million in initial funding from Sequoia Capital to offer consumer insurance based on self-serve technology.

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