Weekly 477 ?? What can we learn from the remnants of the past to build future InsurTech perspectives?

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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.

• This week beyond insurance

We released our barometer on 'emerging risks'. It tracks every fundraising rounds announced in the FrenchTech ecosystem, for startups leveraging technology to tackle these new risks. (read more)

• InsurTech weekly

1?? Have InsurTech unicorns disappeared?

While many of these startups first gained prominence through large funding rounds, the decline in funding across Europe has raised concerns about their progress. However, their recent trajectories provide valuable insights into the broader state of the InsurTech industry.

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2?? Is the future of FinTech being built in MENA?

MENA’s largest economies are spending big to pivot from a 90% hydrocarbon-based economy to a services hub for the world. It's different. It's top down. It's spending big, and its speed running from dumb money to smart money with brute-force cash injections. But you cannot apply the lessons from India, China, LATAM, Europe, or the US to MENA. Like every market, it has unique dynamics, energy, and opportunities.

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3?? A CyberSecurity perspective on Gen AI adoption

The rapid rise of generative AI has driven a parallel increase in security vulnerabilities, making it a top priority for executives. As new, hard-to-predict threats emerge from the nascent genAI space, so too do startups working on a broad range of novel cybersecurity solutions — some of which protect against genAI risks, while others use genAI to build new defenses.

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+ I had a chat with Lisa Wardlaw on the benefits of AI technologies in the insurance industry, with a specific focus on the distribution part of the value chain.

• My podcast (in French)

I had a look back at InsurTech unicorns in Europe, where they currently stand and how these players actually say a lot about the state & future of insurance innovation.

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Listen to previous episodes:

?? From telematics to connected insurance

?? InsurTech-as-a-Service: tackling the innovator's dilemma

?? Technology serving insurance brokers

?? Open Insurance, Open Banking: same but different?

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