VCs and Insurance - a not so unlikely pairing

Maybe I'm so close to it that I don't see it (highly likely) but very encouraging to see this on TechCrunch - a more mainstream outlet showing that this really has started to hit the prime time.

This is backed up from the recent Q2 reports from Willis Towers Watson & CB Insights (here) into the investment landscape.  Interestingly, it seems a shift from P&C to Life and is also afoot with more in both the Life & Health space - as well as the back office (according to a report from PWC and Startup Bootcamp).

The article sums is up brilliantly "It’s worth noting that many of today’s largest insurance companies have histories that date back a couple of centuries. They didn’t  last this long without some ability to adapt to changing times."