February 2018
Articles
Allianz declares strategic partnership with American telehealth platform
A Boston-based telehealth platform called American Well has received US$59.2m investment from Allianz X, the digital investment unit of Allianz. The partnersh...
AXA accelerates payer-to-partner strategy with acquisition of Maestro Health
AXA has acquired Maestro Health, a Chicago-based US health benefit administration digital company for a total consideration of US$155m. It will operate as a 1...
AXA signs multi-year agreement with Oscar Health
Oscar has entered into a multi-year quota-share reinsurance transaction with AXA’s International Employee Benefits (IEB) division. The partnership comes...
Bought By Many launches travel insurance product
In Europe, Bought By Many has launched an Urgent Medical Travel Insurance policy specifically tailored for people suffering from serious health issues.
Bupa strikes digital health partnership with HealthTap
Bupa has entered into a partnership with US based HealthTap, which styles itself as a ‘healthcare operating system’ powering the largest network of interactiv...
CVS buys Aetna in deal that could transform healthcare
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 e...
FWD Life launches digital insurance FWD LooP
FWD Life Indonesia has launched a comprehensive life insurance product called FWD Loop. The product provides full coverage including critical illness, and hea...
SoftBank leads $1 billion funding of Ping An Group
China’s largest private insurer, Ping An, has announced a recent private financing deal from Japan’s Softbank that relates to three of Ping An’s subsidiaries ...
StartUp Health raises US$19.3m led by Ping An Global Voyager Fund, GuideWell, Masimo
StartUp Health is an accelerator founded in 2011 by Steven Krein and Unity Stoakes, the program is trying to enable entrepreneurs to realise ten healthcare ba...
Zeeno – Digital Wellness Platform for corporates and insurers
Zeeno started out with the idea to use pattern recognition as a means to improve the impact of wellness programs delivered by corporates and insurers for thei...