10+ Best Articles on Insurtech
The most useful articles and videos on insurtech from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Insurtech Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on insurtech by Refind users.
Videos
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James Veitch: This is what happens when you reply to spam email
Suspicious emails: unclaimed insurance bonds, diamond-encrusted safe deposit boxes, close friends marooned in a foreign country. They pop up in our inboxes, and standard procedure is to delete on sight. But what happens when you reply? Follow along as writer and comedian James Veitch narrates a hilarious, weeks-long exchange with a spammer who offered to cut him in on a hot deal.
Cathy O'Neil: The era of blind faith in big data must end
Algorithms decide who gets a loan, who gets a job interview, who gets insurance and much more -- but they don't automatically make things fair, and they're often far from scientific. Mathematician and…
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on insurtech—all under 10 minutes.
Investors prove that insurtech isn't dead, thanks to e-bikes and pre-fab homes
Startups Boundless Rider and CoverTree raise venture money to grow their specialized insurance products.
What happens when life insurance companies track fitness data?
It could be a win-win, it could cause privacy concerns
Managing Risk and Uncertainty: The Future of Insurance
Human progress is defined by the desire to take risk -- whether that's getting married, buying a home, having kids, getting on a plane, taking a new job, even moving to earthquake country (where th…
First, Fire All The Brokers: How Lemonade, A Millennial-Loved Fintech Unicorn, Is Disrupting The Insurance Business
Two industry outsiders are using AI and do-good marketing to make the centuries-old property insurance business Millennial-friendly—and make themselves rich.
How Blockchain will Disrupt 30+ Industries
What do car sales, voting, ridesharing, real estate, insurance, sports management, loyalty cards and gun tracking all have in common? These and many more industries are poised to be turned upside d…
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on insurtech.
Fintech Scales Vertical SaaS
Today, the majority of SaaS company revenue comes from subscription fees. With fintech products and services, the future may look very different.
Everything You Need To Know About What Amazon Is Doing In Financial Services
From payments to lending to insurance to checking accounts, Amazon is attacking financial services from every angle without applying to be a conventional bank. This report is a collection of everything we know about Amazon’s forays in financial services and where it's rumored to looking next.
Insurance 2030--The impact of AI on the future of insurance
The industry is on the verge of a seismic, tech-driven shift. A focus on four areas can position carriers to embrace this change.
The problem is the prices
Opaque and sky high bills are breaking Americans — and our health care system.
Insurance beyond digital: The rise of ecosystems and platforms
Insurance companies have the opportunity to create new sources of revenue by rethinking their traditional roles and adopting an ecosystem mind-set.
Publications
We monitor hundreds of publications, blogs, newsletters, and news sources in Insurtech, including:
a16z
we invest in software eating the world http://a16z.com/portfolio/ http://a16z.com/podcasts/
McKinsey & Company
Since 1926, the trusted advisor to the world's leading businesses, governments, and institutions. 130+ offices in 65+ countries.
Greylock
We partner early with consumer, enterprise, and crypto software entrepreneurs. Our mission is to help realize rare potential. Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3r9ERGg
MobiHealthNews
Leading news source in the mobile and digital health community. Covering #digitalhealth #healthapps. Subscribe here https://www.mobihealthnews.com/.
MIT Technology Review
Our in-depth reporting on innovation reveals and explains what’s really happening now to help you know what’s coming next. http://technologyreview.com/newsletters
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