11 November 2016Insurance

EXCLUSIVE: Insurers in danger of becoming plain risk carriers in insurtech race, Hiscox COO warns

Digitally-focused new players in the insurance industry are increasingly threatening the market dominance of traditional insurers in a dynamic that could ultimately force the incumbent players to become nothing more than risk carriers, the COO of Hiscox has warned.

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