Smart Ageing in China
Editorial by Hugh Terry
This month we look at what digital insurance can do for China’s aging population. From preventative healthcare to smart home assistants, advances in sensors are lifting the burden of senior care from the government and into the hands of senior’s themselves. As Swiss Re point out in this month’s thought leadership: “If insurers want to increase their ageing business, they will need to find new ways to provide relevant and attractive new paths to financial security for older people.”
Your digitally,
Hugh Terry
The Digital Insurer
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Spotlight Articles
Interview: Shi Wei, Answern Insurance
This month we speak to Shi Wei of Answern Insurance, based in Beijing. Shi has fifteen years experience in the Chinese insurance industry and recently turned his attention to digital distribution models.
InsurTech of the month: mCloud
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Latest News
4Paradigm - China's A.I leader
4Paradigm is a Beijing based AI startup that is pioneering machine learning software in China. Founded by ex-Baidu R&D engineers, the 4Paradigm team are working with several Chinese insurers on fraud detection and policy holder profiling.
Alipay launches health insurance on WeChat
Alipay has launched a reward points based free health insurance service in collaboration with Taikang Life – one of China’s largest life insurers.
Riskeys - Shanghai based health insurance aggregator
An aggregator that is targeting the health and life segment with a new approach to customer acquisition.
CVS and Aetna Merge
CVS Health Corp, a major drugstore across the US is merging with Aetna for a total US$69bn in a bid to marry low-cost medical services in pharmacies with an established health insurer.
Axa and Oscar partner
Oscar has entered into a multi-year quota-share reinsurance transaction with AXA’s International Employee Benefits (IEB) division.