Digital Germany Q1 2020 Update
How do insurers tackle innovation in a connected world?
To find out, for this edition Uli Kleber, The Digital Insurer’s Germany News Correspondent, connected with Moshe Tamir, who has worked at Intel, and as Head of Digital Transformation at Generali Group among other roles, before launching his own company – Axell – an innovation builder, in Tel Aviv. And as always we have a full round up of all the most relevant InsurTech activity in Germany and surrounding regions from TDI News Correspondent Frank Genheimer.
Enjoy the edition!
How to move from an ego system to an ecosystem
Uli Kleber connects with Moshe Tamir, founder of Axell, to find out how insurers should tackle innovation in a connected world.
CURATED INSURTECH NEWS | What’s going on in the D-A-CH region? - Q1 2020
The latest roundup of InsurTech startups and incumbents from Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
IN ACTION EUROPE
Applied adds Geo Underwriting to personal lines panel
Applied Systems, a cloud-based solution provider has launched a new product in partnership with Geo Underwriting called Geo FlexiLet.
Humana and Validic partner to boost wellness through wearables
Humana Inc, a wellness company, and Validic, a health data solution provider, have teamed up to boost device connectivity and the use of data in Humana’s Go365 wellness and rewards program.
Santalucia embraces agile integration approach
Santalucia which is a Spanish insurer has partnered with Red Hat to embrace agile integration and open hybrid technologies to further its digital transformation strategy.
IN ACTION ASIA
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.
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.
AIA Vitality partners with Virgin Active, Grab and Singtel
AIA Singapore announced enhancements to its AIA Vitality program with the inclusion of Virgin Active and new lifestyle incentives from Grab, Singtel and Golden Village.
In Action Americas
Fetch! debuts searchable database of underwriting guidelines
In the US, distribution-based InsurTech called Fetch! has launched a software application which allows underwriters to search relevant underwriting guidelines on the go, thereby removing the time spent on researching them.
Element AI brings AI underwriting to GroupAssur
GroupAssur, a Canada-based broker, has partnered with Element AI, which offers AI-based software solutions to optimise its underwriting workflows.
Farmers Edge and Fairfax Brasil deliver data-driven crop insurance
Farmers Edge, a digital agriculture ecosystem provider, has partnered with Fairfax Brasil to develop bespoke data-driven crop insurance solution for growers in Brazil.
In Action Global
InsurTech Lami launches digital car insurance platform in Kenya
InsurTech Lami has launched a new application called Griffin Motor App targeting over 1 million drivers in Kenya.
Willis Towers Watson partners with eBaoTech
Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has partnered with eBaoTech, a digital insurance solution provider.
OPAL IS unveils protection platform for life insurers
OPAL, a Fintech developer, has launched a new protection platform called Pandora Launch for life insurers and banks. The platform is used by HSBC Life, Aviva and Lloyds Banking Group.
Knowledge Base
PwC: Assisted distribution – Changing the face of insurance sales
India’s economic development has gone hand in hand with that of the insurance industry, says this report from PwC
Capgmini: How organisations and consumers are embracing voice and chat assistants
Conversational interfaces – those boxes the humans have become used to speaking to – have established themselves in our society’s homes
TDI Point of View: The Future of Personal Lines Insurance
Our featured report this week comes from TDI Academy. It is the first white paper from a series that will be known as Point of View.
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