InsurTech weekly 511 🔵 Innovation is more than an option, even in insurance !

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Below, you'll find the three most engaging articles from this week. They are about insurance & risks innovation, FinTech comparables and tech trends worth a look.

Qover recently released its latest report on how technology is helping to build the next generation of bancassurance. I had a chance to say a few words about challenges incumbents currently face as banking is moving online, and how technology - including InsurTech startups like Qover - could benefit corporates' roadmaps and unlock faster transformation.

>> Get the full report (here)

Robotaxi are looking closely at the European market. (read more)

After Google released an OS for smart glasses, it unveiled a new hardware piece. (read more)

Apple released a new car UI. (read more)

1️⃣ Tech trends that matter for insurers

The first article is a report MunichRE put together on tech trends which might impact the insurance industry. Like ever year, these trends are gathered around 5 pillars and for each of them, MunichRE detailed their impact on the insurance value chain and interviewed incumbents on how they perceive the potential impact on their operations.

• I shared KPI on InsurTech deals announced across Europe in May. (learn more)
• Descartes Underwriting joined Alan as the second InsurTech startup to make it to the Next40, listing the strongest startups in France. (learn more)

2️⃣ Stabelcoins as the next FinTech infrastructure?

The second article is an essay Simon Taylor wrote on Stabelcoins as the new FinTech platform. He came back to the roots, explaining once again what Stablecoins are, he also highlighted the value they are adding to the current environment and detailed why he believes such a tech trend could be the ground of the next wave of innovation in Financial Services.

3️⃣ The state of Gen AI adoption

The third article is a report Benedict Evans put together on the state of Generative AI. This is a mid-year update of its famous yearly presentation on that topic. He gathered many insights highlighting how much Generative AI solutions have been embraced across industries and functions or which use-cases are the most relevant to date. All together he wondered whether Generative AI could be the next tech layer we've been waiting for, following smtartphones.

I had a look back at InsurTech deals announced in May across Europe. This is also an opportunity to highlights the dynamic in innovation surrounding health insurance, and to detail the three largest rounds: Tinubu , Kota , MarvelX AI .

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