Huge amounts of capital are flowing into insurance-focused technology companies.

The dollars invested are matched by the stakes: opportunities to reap gains — in cost savings, productivity increases and industry-disrupting changes to business processes — that could displace established incumbents.

This was the common theme during a panel discussion held at the 7th annual Insurance M&A Symposium held recently in New York City. Produced by the Knowledge Center and SNL Financial, divisions of S&P Global Market Intelligence, the session brought together four experts from the insurtech/fintech and M&A worlds.

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