Aon Benfield is addressing, at the 15th Biennial Hazards Conference in Australia, how insurers and reinsurers need to monitor “mega trends” in both society and technology to identify and capitalise on new growth opportunities. There are currently more than 550 InsurTech start-ups with approximately USD14bn in investment – equating to a 55 percent increase in capital since 2016 when the sector was USD9bn across 200 start-ups.