The report makes two major observations about LHPI InsurTech.
The first is that activity varies significantly across the sector. Technology-led change has already changed some parts of the market, like robo-advisory in investments. Other parts of the market have, on the other hand, barely been touched.
This disparity can clearly be seen in levels of InsurTech investment across LHPI. Several health InsurTechs raised more than $100m between 2018 and 2019, including one at $500m. Life, pensions and investments propositions were severely lagging – the largest raised by a LPI proposition was $90 million. *
Greg Brown, Partner at Oxbow Partners said “The diversity in InsurTech activity is clearly in part driven by the diversity across LHPI itself. As investment and activity grows we see this diversity levelling out. This report comes at a pivotal point in the life of InsurTech in LHPI. We’re looking forward to see its evolution over the next few years.”
The second observation is that LHPI InsurTech is quickly becoming more prominent. An example is Prudential Financial’s 2019 acquisition of Assurance IQ, a life InsurTech founded in 2016, for $2.3 billion.
*It should be noted that our analysis is restricted to Willis Towers Watson’s data and therefore covers only firms categorised as InsurTechs. Our analysis noes not, therefore, cover funding rounds of FinTech firms active in the investment space but not targeting insurance-wrapped products.
Jonathan Hughes, Managing Director at RGAX EMEA, said “A lot of the innovation in Life & Health has been occurring behind closed doors, but as these efforts mature and gain traction they’re becoming more visible, beyond just those people directly involved. That’s why we’re excited to sponsor this report, which takes the story of various exciting LHPI InsurTech businesses to the wider world.”
The companies profiled in the report are split between life and health and pensions and investment propositions. They include:
Oxbow Partners is a management consultancy exclusively serving the insurance industry.
Our consulting business advises insurers, brokers, technology vendors and private equity on growth, operations and technology topics across general insurance, life insurance and pensions. Our Agile Strategy™ approach, sector specialism and commercially-aware teams allow us to deliver projects faster than traditional consultancies.
Our insights business provides actionable market intelligence and technology research to insurers, brokers and other market participants. Our flagship products are UK market intelligence and our Magellan vendor platform.
Our Chairman is Stuart Davies, former Group CEO at Sompo Canopius.
In 2018 we were ranked one of the top 10 management consultancies in the UK for insurance in a Financial Times study.
RGAX is a wholly owned subsidiary of Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) and leverages the talent, resources, and insight of RGA’s 40+ years of innovation. As a global company with offices in the Americas, EMEA and Asia, RGAX partners with carriers and entrepreneurs to incubate and accelerate new products and services to advance and expand the life insurance ecosystem.
Greg leads engagements on digital, operational, and technology strategy and transformation. He spends most of his time in the Lloyd’s and London Market and European retail insurance.
Graduating with a degree in Engineering and Computer Science, Greg has a strong technical background which allows him to give his clients confidence in the feasibility of their strategic choices. CEOs often rely on Greg to look through the hype and advise them on the relevance of technical trends. Topics where Greg’s range of experience comes together include digitisation in the London Market and the impact of Lloyd’s Blueprint 2, strategic choices available to syndicates around the bifurcation of lead/follow, and using technology as a vehicle to drive underwriting transformation.
Greg is a regular commentator on transformation and digital topic, and often speaks at industry events. He has authored many pieces on the Oxbow Partners blog.
