Throughout 2018 we have seen corporate transactional activity in the InsurTech sector continue to rise. This is being driven by a combination of factors, including the desire of traditional insurance players to engage with disruptors, through the provision of capital and capacity.
Some of our recent InsurTech deals
Digital Fineprint Limited - Acted for Digital Fineprint Limited on its US$2.7m funding round led by UK-based software-focussed VC Pentech, Force Over Mass and angel investors from the insurance and FinTech community.
Laka Ltd - Acted for Laka Ltd on its US$1.5m seed funding round led by listed Malaysian financial holding company Tune Protect Group Berhad and Silicon Valley-based VC firm 500 Startups.
Dinghy Limited - Acted for Dinghy Limited on its US$1.2m funding round led by Balderton Capital and insurance investment company ReSolution.
InsurerCore - Acted for InsurerCore on its seed funding round as well as a suite of commercial documents including Terms and Conditions, Cookie Policy, Terms of Business Agreements.
InsurTech enables traditional insurers to access new routes to market and to capitalise on technologies, such as AI and data analytics, that will enhance competitiveness and in turn is expected to reduce risks. We have also seen an increased appetite of tech-focussed venture capital firms investing in what is a traditional and highly-regulated sector.
Our market-leading, full-service InsurTech team provides expert, partner-led advice to enable InsurTech businesses and their investors achieve their strategic transactional objectives.
Many of our InsurTech clients are members of our Grow programme - our innovative legal support offering for start-ups and scaling businesses. Grow offers a wide range of benefits including:
- a dedicated Grow adviser – a lawyer below partner level and who clients can access for quick queries and advice and whose time and expertise is not charged
- for more complex work, we provide fixed fees
- free use of our meeting rooms – for board meetings and investor pitches etc
- free training on legal topics of choice
- other added value such as introductions to our extensive network of industry contacts, including insurers, underwriters, brokers, intermediaries, recruiters and investors.