German Quarterly Newsletter
The TDI News Correspondent team covering the German speaking markets (Germany, Austria and Switzerland): Uli Kleber, Frank Genheimer and Lorena Meles, have again curated interesting news and exciting interviews with insight on InsurTech, digitisation and technology innovation within the insurance industry in and surrounding the largest economy in Europe. Enjoy the edition!
Regulation in the time of InsurTech – Interview with Kathleen Köhn (BaFin)
Learn more on how the InsurTech world is growing up and more and more startups are interested in applying for an official insurance license.
CURATED INSURTECH NEWS | What’s going on in the D-A-CH region?
Groundbreaking recent news and information from InsurTech startups and incumbents in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Fresh Capital, Novel Ideas and a Gigantic Domestic Market as a Testbed
Lorena Meles in conversation with Versicherungsforen Leipzig, one of Germany's leading institutions for insurance innovation research.
IN ACTION EUROPE
Homelyfe launches digital insurance platform
UK based, Homelyfe launched a B2B digital insurance platform called “Aventus” which enables businesses to create a white label buying experience for any insurance line, in any digital environment.
Everledger’s Pioneering Blockchain Work for Diamonds
Everledger, a London-based blockchain company, has applied blockchain technology to over 1.6mn diamonds effectively creating a digital twin of the object.
MySeg – manage all your insurances in one place
MySeg is a consumer app aimed at improving consumer’s insurance experience by allowing all insurance matters to be easily and conveniently dealt with in one place
IN ACTION ASIA
Ping An Announces AI-Driven Car Insurance Claims Processor
Ping An has launched a mobile app that allows drivers to make claims and get compensation deducted from a dynamic credit quota.
ZhongAn Insurance’s entry sparks shift to digital products in Japan
China’s pre-eminent digital insurer, ZhongAn, is partnering with Japanese insurer Sompo Japan Nipponkoa to enhancing its technical strengths.
Etiqa Takes the Lead to Service Insurance Customers via WhatsApp in Singapore
Etiqa Singapore and Whatsapp have entered into an agreement to allow customers to leverage Etiqa’s customer care support via the messaging application.
In Action Americas
JLT Re partners with InsurTech for Auto Insurance MGA Pact
JLT Re North America has partnered with Pact Insurance, a personal auto InsurTech company to develop insurance products for mobility risks.
Daimler Financial Services continues to trail blaze mobility-on-demand for global consumers and smart cities
Dailmer Financial Services and its portfolio of products and on-demand services are shaping the cities through predictive mobility.
Intact invests in self-driving startup
Intact Financial has partnered with Voyage which is a self-driving car startup which runs its taxis in The Villages in Florida, one of the largest retirement communities in the US.
In Action Global
IBM working on blockchain with insurance broker Marsh
Marsh MacLennan is currently working with IBM to develop a commercial blockchain solution to enable an in the insurance verification process.
Willis Towers Watson releases new digital tool
Willis Towers Watson has launched a new digital tool called Captive Quantified aimed at helping organizations analyse financial feasibility.
Milliman launches InsurTech solution for re/insurers loss reserving
Millman Inc, an international consulting and actuarial firm have announced the launch of an advanced analytics software called Arius Enterprise.
Knowledge Base
THE FUTURE OF PERSONAL INSURANCE IN THE UK – EXCELLENCE OR IRRELEVANCE- OliverWyman Report
Article Synopsis: Personal insurance CEOs thinking about the medium-term horizon tell us of very legitimate worries over a 5-10 year horizon, Will they be outmanoeuvred by faster or more agile competitors?
Seventh Consumer Trends Report- EIOPA
Article Synopsis: The European market has continued to change with a continued shift towards index and unit-linked products away from traditional with profit participation ones....
Keeping it private: GDPR and developments in data privacy in 2018- Mayer Brown
Article Synopsis: However you measure it, 2018 was a big year for data privacy regulation. The European Union’s General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR), came into effect in May...
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