Superscript says there is still appetite to fund insurtechs
UK-based insurtech Superscript has insisted its recent £45m fundraising shows there is still appetite to fund tech-led disruptors with "good business models".
As CB Insights reported funding for insurtech firms in the third quarter of 2022 fell to its lowest level in more than two years amid a wider slowdown for insurance investment and deals, Cameron
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