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COVID-19 Fallout Cuts Insurtech Funding, Valuations, Industry Experts Say

Wary investors tightened the purse strings when the coronavirus pandemic struck, endangering the survival of fledgling and cash-strapped insurtechs, according to industry watchers. . . .

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