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In-depth: The evolution of digital marketing in China and its impact on insurance

How China is harnessing livestreaming in insurance: Alipay, Bihubao, and Manulife

‘Super app’ video analysis and research deck: WeChat
WeChat, developed by Tencent, is on the face of it a Chinese messaging, social media, and mobile payment app, similar in some ways to the more basic WhatsApp. In reality it i...

Financial Times – Japan’s army of insurance saleswomen feel threat of digital revolution

PwC – COVID-19: Impact on the Indian insurance industry

TDI Talks! with Thomas Dijohn, SVP, Asia-Pacific at dacadoo

InsurTech video analysis and research deck: DocDoc
Singapore-based DocDoc believes healthcare should be safe, transparent, and fair. DocDoc considers itself the world’s first patient intelligence company. It harnesses the pow...

InsurTech analysis research deck: dacadoo
dacadoo develops technology solutions for digital health engagement and health risk quantification. The Swiss-based company partners with insurers, as well as corporate healt...

InsurTech analysis research deck: PasarPolis
Jakarta-based PasarPolis emerged as an aggregator platform for insurance in 2015. Since then it has grown into one of Indonesia’s leading InsurTech companies, with a st...

中国深度:为什么客户终身价值是每家数字化企业都需要关注的重要模型?如何在保险业有效执行该模型?

Going digital: Insights to optimise consumer appetite for online insurance in Asia 2020

PwC – Sri Lanka Insurance Report

China’s Dynamic InsurTech Map in collaboration with Beijing Fintech Institute

PwC – COVID-19: Impact on the Indian insurance industry

InsurTech video analysis and research deck: 123Seguro
123Seguro is an API enabled digital insurance broker in Latin America. It allows users to compare, buy, and manage policies via app, website and chatbot, from top insurers in...

Australia’s Dynamic InsurTech Map

InsurTech video analysis and research deck: Moonshot
Moonshot Insurance is an Insurance-As-A-Service platform offering contextual B2B2C insurance with a completely digital user experience.
The Digital Insurer (TDI) D...

InsurTech video analysis and research deck: Igloo
Igloo works with e-commerce and travel firms in Southeast Asia to offer their customers insurance products that provide protection on electronics, and coverage on accidents a...

Insurance Council of Australia : General Insurance Code of Practice

Strategy& : Japan’s Insurance Sector post-COVID Where to From Here?

中国深度:在数字平台上建立有效的合作伙伴关系,其他人可以从中国的成功中学到什么?

DBS Face Your Future – AI and nudge theory combined to improve retirement planning

New models for digital distribution of health insurance in a post-pandemic world

The innovative digital distribution channels being adopted by healthcare insurers in China

InsurTech video analysis and research deck: Waterdrop
Insurer video analysis and research deck: Taikang Life
India’s Dynamic InsurTech Map – in collaboration with India InsurTech Association

Why Customer Lifetime Value is the key metric every digital business needs to focus on, and how to effectively adopt it in insurance

How the Customer Lifetime Value framework is transforming insurers in China

Insurer video analysis and research deck: Jun Kang Life
InsurTech video analysis and research deck: Xiaobang
InsurTech Analysis: Friendsurance
In 2010 Friendsurance introduced the world’s first peer-to-peer insurance model that rewarded staying claims-free. Since 2017, it pivoted to an additional business segment: d...

Hong Kong’s Dynamic InsurTech Map – in collaboration with the Fintech Association of Hong Kong

InsurTech Analysis: Zhong An
Zhong An is China’s first online-only insurer. Founded in 2013 by three of the most successful businessmen in China from Alibaba, Ping An and Tencent. Its IPO raised US...

InsurTech Analysis: Pineapple
Pineapple brands itself as instant, fair, social insurance that returns unused premium, and uses a simple app to get quotes, take out cover, and submit claims.
The...

InsurTech Analysis: Cuvva
Cuvva claims to be radically better short-term car insurer powered by an app that aims to cut jargon, paperwork and call centre queues.
The Digital Insurer (TDI) D...

EY: How China’s insurance industry can emerge stronger after COVID-19

Creating effective partnerships on digital platforms, what can others learn from China’s success?

Singapore’s Dynamic InsurTech Map – in collaboration with the Singapore FinTech Association

Dynamic InsurTech Maps

Customers for life in a digital world Webinar Info-graphic

LIMRA & TDI Webinar – highlights

Oliver Wyman: COVID-19 Considerations for Insurers in Asia

McKinsey: What insurers can learn from China’s continuing COVID-19 recovery

Insurer video analysis and research deck: China Life
InsurTech video analysis and research deck: Hui Ze
The rise of digital ecosystems – outside perspectives and additional materials

China In-Depth: AI and Machine Learning in insurance – Challenges, examples, and advice for successful implementation

Deep dive: Japan’s InsurTech boom

Osborne Clark: The future of insurance in Asia-Pacific

Pulse by Prudential: The future of healthcare

PwC: Reimagining DDO as more than just compliance

InsurTech Analysis: 4Paradigm
Video: Swiss Re’s Yannick Even on AI in insurance, paths to adoption, the Coronavirus crisis, and more

Swiss Re: COVID-19 Consumer Survey – Financial anxiety grows, demand for insurance products accelerates across APAC

PWC: Transforming health insurance in India via a digitally enabled Ayushman Bharat

Assicurazioni Generali: Rise of Digital and Affinity B2B2C Marketing in Insurance – Dealing with a New World

China In-Depth: Coronavirus

InsurTech focus: Pet City

Asian insurers respond to Covid-19

TDI PoV: The future of personal lines insurance

Gojek launches GoSure digital insurance service
Gojek which is an Indonesian ride-hailing app, has collaborated with InsurTech called PasarPolis to launch a digital insurance solution for its users. The range of offerings ...

PwC: Assisted distribution – Changing the face of insurance sales

Infosys: Ping An – China’s insurance innovator

InsurTech focus: Shui Di Chou

China In-Depth: Healthcare funding ecosystems

Qingsongchou

Swiss Re: Digital transformation in China- on the crest of a wave

FWD goes open source with Red Hat
FWD Insurance has embraced open source technology by partnering with Red Hat to face growing traditional and non-traditional competition. With this, it wants to break its rel...

AIA Vitality partners with Virgin Active, Grab and Singtel
AIA Vitality’s solution has expanded its fitness experiences for users. AIA Singapore announced enhancements to its AIA Vitality program with the inclusion of Virgin Ac...

China In-Depth: Online Reciprocal Communities

Insurtech on the move ‘19: Bihubao

Commercial ORC – a B2B distribution model

Interview: Gavin Li, CEO, Bihubao

Axinan是一家全栈的InsurTech公司

值得关注的创业公司: 悟空宝和百度的阿波罗

本月,我们与Blink首席执行官兼联合创始人Paul Prendergast进行了交谈。

中国深度:参数化未来

中国人寿/健康应用生态系统概述

中国平安保险

中国深度:数字生活解决方案(技术支持的死亡率解决方案)

NZ InsurTech JRNY partners up with NTUC Income
In Singapore, NTUC Income has partnered with NZ-based JRNY to develop an AI insurance agent. The project is at a nascent stage and will be completed in four months.
Th...

Kyobo Life Insurance rolls out AI-based underwriting system
In Korea, Kyobo Life has announced the launch of its new AI-based underwriting platform called Best Analysis and Rapid Outcome (BARO). The platform employs machine learning t...

Aon, Oxfam, Etherisc agriculture insurance blockchain makes first payouts
Aon, Oxfam and Etherisc’s blockchain solution for agriculture insurance has announced its very first payouts in Sri Lanka. The solution was aimed at providing farmers access ...

TAL launches Claims Hub to demystify the claims process
In Australia, TAL, which is a life insurance carrier, has announced the launch of Claims Hub.
The platform has a dual role. Firstly, it guides and supports customers t...

China In-Depth: Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent

InsurTech focus: Guan Aitong

Interview: Nick Luo, VP, Yuanbao Tech

BAT Health efforts

Dr. Schanz, Alms & Company: Emerging Asia Life Insurance Pulse

TDI LIVEFEST 2019 Asia and ANZ Startup InsurTech Award Winner – EVARI

IEEE Network: When Internet of Things Meets Blockchain: Challenges in Distributed Consensus

China In-Depth: Digital life solutions (tech enabled solutions for mortality)

Overview of China Life/Health App Ecosystem

InsurTech focus – Ping An

AXA partners with Mynt and MicroEnsure for digital insurance app
In the Philippines, AXA has partnered with Mynt and MicroEnsure to provide digital insurance coverage through GCash Insure. GCash Insure is an extension of Mynt’s GCash app w...

Minsheng Life partners with open-source blockchain infrastructure project
Wanxiang Blockchain and the PlatON global computing network have together launched an open source blockchain infrastructure PlatONE. The platform uses cryptographic algorithm...

Interview: Paul Prendergast, Blink insurance

InsurTechs to watch: Wu Kong Bao and Baidu’s Apollo

China In-Depth: Parametric future

InsurTech focus – Axinan

McKinsey: Life insurance in China – Four priorities

ORF: Towards a Cyber-Security Roadmap for Digital Payments- Best Practices and Recommendations

Handdii secures $1.5 million in seed funding
Handdii an InsurTech in Australia which offers customers access to contractors for repairing property claims has recently secured $1.5 million in seed funding. The InsurTech ...

Singapore’s Pand.ai AI engine powers Great Eastern Life’s chatbot
In Singapore, Panda.ai has partnered with Great Eastern Life to power its chatbot proposition. Panda.ai is an AI chatbot developed for financial services, which serves Fortun...

医疗保健资金生态系统

中国深度报告:新冠病毒

中国深究-保险与人工智能和机器学习 — 挑战、案例以及如何成功实施

线上互惠社区

The Digital Insurer & InsureTech Connect Partnership for ITC Asia

China In-Depth: Ageing Asia

Earthquake detection, mitigation and insurance

InsurTech of the month: Bihubao

Halodoc completes strategic funding round, as it continues to expand portfolio of services
Halodoc was founded in 2017 in Indonesia with an aim to merge two separate business units which catered to teleconsultation with healthcare professionals and pharmacy deliver...

MSIG’s industry-first video interaction technology brings convenience and speed to motor claims process
In Singapore, MSIG has teamed up with Merimen and Wavecell to co-innovate a video chat survey to speed up the motor claims process. The video is called TrueSight Interactive ...

中国深度:数据分析和人工智能对中国保险的影响

本月InsurTech:需求保

采访:Ricky Chung,智能放映

生命/健康分配中的AI计划

AI initiatives within life/health distribution

China In-Depth: The impact of data analytics and AI on China’s insurance industry

InsurTech of the month: Xuqiubao (需求保)

Interview: Ricky Chung, Smart Screening

Grab raises $300m from Invesco to move beyond ride-hailing
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Grab , a ride-hailing company in SEA has raised $300 million from Invesco to further boost its drive to become a “super-app” offering a plethora of ...

Prudential powers up PRUWorks for SMEs with HælthTech technology
In HK, Prudential has entered into a regional agreement with HælthTech, a provider of technology solutions and operating platforms for insurers. PRU leverages HælthTech’s OMN...

Using blockchain to reimagine health information exchange in India: PwC

Parametric Insurance within Agritech

InsurTech of the month: 2019 update

Interview: Lex Tan – CEO of MotionsCloud

China In-Depth: Agritech

Great Eastern launches three-generation critical illness term plan
Great Eastern Singapore has launched GREAT Family Care, a critical illness term plan that protects three generations in a family within a single policy. The solution comes at...

UOB renews bancassurance deal with Prudential for S$1.15b
Prudential Plc and United Overseas Bank (UOB) have renewed their bancassurance agreement for S$1.15bn. The partnership is 15 years old and started when UOB sold its life insu...

AIA and Citi reinforce partnership with digital insurance solution
In Malaysia, Citi and AIA have collaborated to launch an end-to-end digital channel that allows Citi customers to purchase AIA’s suite of insurance products and solutio...

Modernising the insurance value chain: Top three digital imperatives

Zurich Partners with The Makeover Guys to Protect Newly Renovated Homes
Zurich General Insurance has partnered with The Makeover Guys, (a property investment solutions provider) to launch a new insurance solution known as ‘The Make...

Interview: Haifei Li, Sino Conflux Life

Online Reciprocal Communities

China In-Depth: InsurTech impact on Chinese insurance

InsurTech of the month: Kaopubao

5月采访: 李海博

在平安交叉销售

中国深度:自然巨灾预防

本月InsurTech:获客宝

Cross Selling at Ping An

InsurTech of the month: Hukebao 獲客宝

Interview: Gavin Li

China In-Depth: Natural Catastrophe Prevention

Digital India: Technology to transform a connected nation

Solidier.ly, a digital health related solutions
Soldier.ly is an Australian tech startup which has developed a stress detection app for smartwatches that provides users with real-time assistance when it detects stress. The...

SCOR teams up with Garmin Health to improve underwriting process
SCOR Global Life has announced a partnership with Garmin Health, a wearable technology startup, with the aim of improving its underwriting in the Asia Pacific region.
...

Specialty insurer SiriusPoint is now live

AIP News RoundUp – Episode 37 – Theresa Bliss...

The Art of Hiring – Agency Nation

SiriusPoint launches with more than $3bn in initial capital

AXA launches enhanced business protection plan for SMEs &...

India’s IRDAI directs insurers to offer standard personal...

Genworth Financial sells ownership in Genworth Mortgage I...

Metromile Appoints Junna Ro as General Counsel

Using Insurance Data to Better Tackle Ransomware – ...

Sanlam Limited (SLM : JSE) Stock Price & News –...

American Family backs AnswersNow

Alt Lending Week Ending 26th February 2021 – Daily ...

India Insurtech Landscape And Trends

Would your client actually buy a pandemic risk product?

Simply Business Boosts Agent Engagement with Noble Gamifi...

HDFC Life Insurance Management Team – Leaders Profile

Chubb launches MY Smart Car Insurance

Innovating in insurance – one (digital) step at a time

PHYD and PAYD: UBI most popular product models

Meet Zurich’s new chief risk officer for Canada

Chubb and Travix partnership to personalise travel insurance

Baidu reboots fintech bid with blockchain

Chubb Launches Travel Insurance Partnership with Travix

Partners Life Selects the FINEOS Platform for Claims –

Fixing accident and disaster recovery, with AI – Th...

Chubb partners with Travix

Aviva to exit Turkey

COVID-19 to drive stronger reinsurance growth & posi...

Stablecoin News for the week ending Wednesday 24th Februa...

More Insurer Partnerships, Tech Investments, Divestitures...

Chubb Launches MY Smart Car Insurance for Low Mileage Dri...

Safe drivers could save nearly one-third at renewal with ...

Travel insurance industry set to see growth

How life insurers can transform into a new-age digital hy...

Top firms increasing global I.T. spend to next-gen tech

Chatbots take on more customer service tasks at Progressi...

AIA Hong Kong Launches “AIA Voluntary Health Insurance Pr...

Whatfix: Helping businesses on their digital journey R...

E47 – Growth of Actuarial Science Through the Lens ...

Part 4: What changes can we expect in future? – Dai...

We asked Europe’s biggest tech investors to pick th...

TymeBank raises ~$109 million

This Kenyan insurtech startup is eyeing Asia and Latin Am...

TPL Insurance to offer travel insurance policies online

Progressive Acquires Protective Insurance Adding To Its &...

Asia InsurTech Podcast – Page 42 of 42 – The ...

Chubb Life Vietnam launches new medical rider “Bảo hiểm C...

Hong Kong’s virtual banks primed to disrupt insurance

Megha Prakash – Earthmiles • Accelerating insurance...

Technology will continue to drive M&A – Clyde and Co
