Half of insurtech investment is in artificial intelligence and IoT - Insurance Post

Accenture found that the combined number of deals across artificial intelligence and Internet of Things technology, increased by 79% and in 2016 accounted for 44% of global insurtech deals compared with just 10% in 2015. "We've seen a rapid acceleration of investment into and deal activity around intelligent automation and IoT start-ups over the last 12 months," said Roy Jubraj, digital and innovation lead in Accenture's UK financial services practice. "These technologies are primed to disr