It’s insurtech Jim, but not as we know it - Lemonade’s PRA authorisation shows intent
Content director’s view: Jonathan Swift looks at Lemonade’s landmark PRA authorisation and two-second claim record, and contemplates whether the once start-up’s trek to the mainstream is entering the final frontier.
Over the past month I have received two press releases from once-insurtech-posterchild Lemonade, which indicated it might be getting serious about its UK play.
On the surface, one of these appears to
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