The document provides a quarterly overview of the insurance technology sector from November 2017. It summarizes funding trends, notable funding events, and exit events from Q3 2017. It also features an in-depth look at the health insurance category, analyzing its funding levels and composition compared to other categories in the insurtech sector.
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This brief overview of the insurance technology sector provides three sections
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SectorSummary
Macro-level viewson the
state of the insurance
technology sector
LatestActivity
Major funding and exit
events from the previous
quarter
CategoryDiscovery
Deep dive into a single
insurance technology
category
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VC funding into insurtech continues to slow over the last few years
Overall insurance technology funding grew at a CAGR of 36% from 2011-2016,
and 2017 is currently at 55% of 2016 funding
Insurance Technology Funding Over Time
Data cumulativeas of September 2017
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The most recent quarter has been in line with previous Q3 funding totals
The funding in Q3 2017 was 98% of the Q3 funding average over the past 5 years
Insurance Technology Funding Over Time
Data cumulativeas of September 2017
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Exits within the space are on a general upward trend
Quarterly insurance technology exits in 2017 are within the same range of
2016, though Q3 2017 saw 56% as many exits as Q3 2016
Insurance Technology Exit Events Over Time
Data cumulativeas of September 2017
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ExitEvents
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Insurance technology funding events were mostly early stage in Q3 2017
There were 40 funding events this quarter, 60% of which occurred at the Seed stage
Recent Insurance Technology Funding Round Counts
Graphs shows only the funding rounds listed therein
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FundingEvents
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Most insurtech categories saw funding this quarter
Insurance technology startups raised $397 million over the last quarter
Quarterly Insurance Technology Category Funding
Companiesare categorized by function, and therefore can exist in multiple categories. The total amount is for unique companiesonly
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Recent insurance technology funding events
Notable Recent Insurance Technology Funding Events
Company FundingType Amount Date
Series B $159,000,000 July 19, 2017
Series B $40,000,000 Sept 19, 2017
Series B $23,500,000 Aug 22, 2017
Series B $19,000,000 Aug 23, 2017
Series B $16,000,000 July 27, 2017
Insurtech companies raised $400M this quarter, with the top 5 events accounting
for 65% of quarterly funding
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Recent insurance technology exit events
Notable Recent Insurance Technology Exit Events
Company Acquirer Amount Date
$4,900,000,000 July 7, 2017
$150,000,000 Sept 13, 2017
$104,000,000 Sept 7, 2017
Unknown Sept 6, 2017
Unknown Aug 16, 2017
There were 5 insurance technology exits this past quarter, all of
which have been acquisitions
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15. Category Discovery – Health Insurance
Every quarter a newcategory will receivea deep dive,providing comparisonsto
other categories and discussingtrends
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Health insurance is one of the leading categories within the insurtech sector
The health insurance category accounts for 29% of funding in the sector, 8% of total
companies, and saw mild growth last quarter
Venture Investing in Insurance Technology
Companiesare categorized by function, and therefore can exist in multiple categories. Data cumulativeas of September2017
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Companies within health insurance are generally better funded than their peers
Health insurance has a median funding $5M higher than the average of other
categories, and a third quartile that is $22M higher
Insurance Technology Category Funding Quartiles
Companiesare categorized by function, and therefore can exist in multiple categories. Data cumulativeas of September2017
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FundingQuartiles($M)
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Current year health insurance funding amounts are slowing
Overall health insurance funding grew at a CAGR of 116% from 2011-2016, and
2017 is currently at 36% of 2016 funding
Health Insurance Funding
Data cumulativeas of September 2017
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Funding Events
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Health insurance funding amounts have trended from Series A to Series B
Health Insurance Funding Amount By Round
While recent quarters have been lower than previous highs, Series B financings
accounted for 55% of total VC funding in the past quarter
Graphs shows only the funding rounds listed therein. Data cumulativeas of September 2017
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Funding within health insurance is highly concentrated
Health Insurance Companies with Large Funding Amounts
Company LatestRound Amount Location
Post IPO Equity $4,750,000,000 China
Series A $935,000,000 China
Private Equity $727,500,000 New York, USA
Series C $584,000,000 San Francisco, USA
Series D $425,000,000 San Francisco, USA
The top 5 health insurance companies account for 75% of total category funding
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