2018 Insurance Investments: The Recap

– $18B in insurance-related investments since 2014 .

– 1,235 insurance-related deals since 2014

– Q1′ 16 saw 100 deals

– Q1′ 17 saw $2.2B in funding; thanks, in large part to India’s largest mobile payment and e-commerce platform Paytm, which raised $1.4B. Earlier this year, the company incorporated two insurance companies: Paytm Life Insurance Corporation and Paytm General Insurance Corporation. File under ‘strong entrant’.

– Say Cheers

– Trends by LOB

– Total Funding by Geo

– 28% of total funding is invested in companies that are backed by at least one re/insurer

– One in every 5 companies – that raised funding since 2014 – is backed by a re/insurer