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Post-mortem of on-demand insurance, or, renaissance with COVID-19 from the insurtechhand ?

First of all, we must ask ourselves what is on-demandinsurance? On-demandinsurance or “insurance ondemand” or “safe switch”is a concept born several years...

Post-mortem del seguro on-demand, o renacimiento con el COVID-19 de la mano de las Insurtech?

Ante todo, nos debemos preguntar ¿qué es un seguro on-demand? El seguro “on-demand” o “seguro a demanda” o “seguro switch” es un concepto nacido hace varios años con...

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...

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.

Drivers will be able to buy car insurance in a few cl...

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 ...

TDI Point of View: The Future of Personal Lines Insurance

Article Synopsis : 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. It focuses on personal ...

Mobile payments as a springboard for life and health insurance

One of the biggest surprises within digital insurance has been the arrival of mobile payments as a springboard for life and health insurance across developing markets – and ...

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. The pl...

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...

中国人寿/健康应用生态系统概述

本月，我们将探讨中国一些领先的医疗应用程序，该行业正在通过技术的帮助改变消费者接触和参与医疗保健的方式。微医 ...

中国深度：数字生活解决方案（技术支持的死亡率解决方案）

人寿保险在全球范围内下降了几年。许多经济体在2008年后长期陷入衰退，这使它成为一种奢侈，有些人认为他们可以做不到。 ...

Applied Systems and Zurich announce motor partnership

Zurich Insurance and Applied Systems have entered into a technology-based motor insurance distribution partnership which will allow Zurich to connect its Insurer Hosted Prici...

Blink to Strengthen Canadian Foothold with TuGo Partnership

Blink has partnered with TuGo to boost their travel insurance proposition by offering tailor-made travel solutions to its customers. The solution is billed as Realtime Flight...

Gen Re and PAI Health partner to improve customer cardiorespiratory health

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...

NZ InsurTech JRNY partners up with NTUC Income

Next-generation member engagement during the care journey

Article Synopsis : Insurers understand the importance of engagement in improving the value of care, particularly for traditional care and disease management. Despite this, their ...

Chubb launches enhanced TankSafe system for brokers

In the US, Chubb has launched a technology platform called TankSafe for brokers in the management of commercial underground and above ground storage tank insurance. The platf...

BAT Health efforts

China faces a healthcare crisis. Medical resources are scarce and unevenly distributed. The ratio of doctors in China to 1,000 citizens is only 2.2. While this is roughly equal to ...

Kasko2Go Pitch – LIVEFEST 2019 Europe Startup InsurTech Award Winner

Watch Genadi Man, CEO, Kasko2Go talk about usage-based pricing model for Motor Insurance using AI and Big Data, keeping customers as their prime focus. Kasko2Go was the Winner of...

QUANTALYSE and Schönenberger Advisory Services: The automotive digital transformation and the economic impacts of existing data access mo...

Article Synopsis : The European aftermarket, or the value chain that keeps a vehicle on the road once purchased, is a big deal. It serves 320 million passenger vehicles and light...

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

Life insurance has been in global decline for some years. The protracted recession post-2008 in many economies has made it a luxury that some have decided they can do without. This...

Overview of China Life/Health App Ecosystem

This month we consider some of the leading medical apps in China, a sector which is changing the way that consumers approach and engage with healthcare and through the aid of ...

London startup Pluto aims to simplify travel insurance purchase and claims

Pluto is a UK-based travel insurance startup that aims to help travellers get most out of their trips. It providers travellers hassle-free and transparently priced travel ins...

Cytegic and S-RM aim to help incumbents react to cyber threats more effectively

Cytegic, an automated cyber risk management platform, and S-RM Intelligence & Risk Consulting have announced a strategic partnership to leverage Cytegic’s rapid cyb...

Life and Health Digital Insurance Landscape in Asia

x Welcome to the Life and Health Digital Insurance Landscape in Asia report. We have compiled a view of the key players and innovations that we are seeing in the region in ...

Key Digital Trends within Life and Health in Asia

Reasons to read this article We all know that digital has changed how consumers interact with companies worldwide. We also know that life and health insurance is a long way behind ...

In conversation with Haifei Chen, General Manager Life/Health China, Gen Re

Haifei Chen, MSc, FSA Haifei is General Manager of Gen Re Life/Health China. He is responsible for the development and management of Life/Health business in China. Haifei ...

Life and Health in Asia – Q4 2019

Welcome to the first quarterly edition of Life and Health in Asia, jointly brought to you by TDI and Gen Re. In this edition we have an in-depth analysis of the 10 key digital ...

ICLAM 2019: The Digital Insurer MedTech Panel

IFC: How Insurtech Can Close the Protection Gap in Emerging Markets

Article Synopsis : Life insurance has low penetration in the emerging market, but insurtech will be particularly significant in closing the ‘protection gap’. Insurance ...

BCG: Reinventing Life Insurance Agency Distribution Globally

Article Synopsis : This report from Boston Consulting Group and Morgan Stanley Research examines the future of life insurance distribution and the role of agencies – and ...

McKinsey: Life insurance in China – Four priorities

Article Synopsis : The agency channel in China is seen by some [Reinventing Life Insurance Agency Distribution Globally] as being an exemplar of digitalisation. It has embraced ...

Routledge: Personalizing solidarity? The role of self-tracking in health insurance pricing

Article Synopsis : Can data-driven innovations, working across an internet of connected things, personalise health insurance prices? That is the basic premise of this lengthy, ...

Health-related data for better insurance products

Product platforms reimagined Moving beyond financial protection through health-centred design When it comes to health, the insurance conversation with customers typically starts ...

China In-Depth: Ageing Asia

Annuities and retiree care for an ageing Asia Longer lifespans are generally seen as a positive outcome of economic growth. Yet, the Chinese face the double challenge of rising ...

Earthquake detection, mitigation and insurance

Asia is no stranger to natural catastrophes. Of all those that affect the continent, earthquakes are the most destructive and the deadliest. An infamous earthquake in 2008 in ...

WhenFresh launches big data InsurTech solutions direct to insurers

Established in 2012, WhenFresh Ltd is a Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) business which services various sectors including Financial Services and Insurance. It helps in bringing toge...

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...

Topdanmark partners with LeakBot

Topdanmark, the second-largest insurance company in Denmark, offers a wide range of policies to customers around the country including house insurance for many Danish homeown...

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 ...

Partnering with InsurTechs to face the challenge of Mobility as a Service

Throughout history, humans have been on the move, and they found ways to handle the associated risks. Since the earliest forms of mobility protection – possibly marine insurance ...

Blockchain Technology in Healthcare: A Systematic Review, MDPI

Article Synopsis : [google-translator] Blockchain has come a long way since it was associated only with Bitcoin. It has been a target for insurtech applications outside financial...

Accenture: Life insurance is a dying business. Can technology revive it?

Article Synopsis : This blog looks at what needs to be done to get European consumers buying life insurance. People are not buying it, and this is particularly true for ...

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...

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...

SkyWatch.AI Announces New Partnerships with Aviation Brokers

SkyWatch.AI is a data analytics platform which offers drone pilots on-demand insurance solutions. The platform leverages machine learning to assess risk and mitigate it real-...

On-demand insurance: Challenges and opportunities for large insurance carriers

Article Synopsis : Digitalisation allows greater tailoring of products and with convenience overtaking price as a key motivator, on demand insurance is on the rise. Technology is...

Cognitive document processing services for supplemental health insurance

Article Synopsis : The supplemental health insurance market faces key challenges and this is largely due to the volume of paperwork it still has to process. Policy submission, ...

Avibra app integrates well-being and life insurance

Launched in 2019 by Yogesh Shetty, the Avibra app offers a solution that fully integrates both everyday well-being and life insurance protecti...

The Hartford Acquires Sharing Economy Specialist Y-Risk

The Hartford, a P&C insurer has acquired Y-Risk, a managing general underwriter specializing in the ‘on-demand’ economy, from Allstar Financial Group. The acquisition is ...

By Miles – On-Demand Insurance Company Raises £5m Series A

By Miles is a UK insurtech providing pay-per-mile car insurance targeting motorists who drive infrequently. A matchbox-sized black box device called ‘Miles Tracker’ ...

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...

Thumbtack Tries Bridging the Benefits Gap for Gig Workers

Founded in 2008, Thumbtack achieved unicorn status by matching professionals like tutors and painters to locals in need of their services. Recently, the company anno...

Marsh enables ‘proof of insurance’ for gig workers

Marsh has partnered with a data security platform, ‘Evident’, to develop a first-of-its-kind blockchain based verification solution for its sharing and gig economy clients. T...

Redefining Insurance for the Gig Economy

To Uber is To Disrupt Uber has achieved that rare and special distinction of becoming a verb. To “Uber” has replaced to “hail” in the same way that Hoover replaced vacuum ...

The workforce is changing. Can insurance keep up in the Gig Economy era?

The gig economy, a product of our ongoing digital disruption era, is one of the biggest trends to affect the workforce in the last decade as it really took off in the recession ...

Gig Economy

China In-Depth: Ecosystems with life/health

Although Ping An and Zhong An are widely recognised for their ability to establish end-to-end operations and move upstream to secure new distribution channels, these efforts have ...

Zurich acquires technology company for auto warranties

Zurich has acquired U.S based Sea Pine Technologies, a provider of digital applications for marketing of vehicle protection products. This acquisition enables Zurich to posit...

China Commercial Health Insurance White Paper

Article Synopsis : China’s got a problem with its health and it knows it. This paper says the commercial health insurance market is about to explode as a result of increasing ...

Insurance Strategy: From Digital Wellness to Digital Therapeutics

In this article, The Digital Insurer’s Andrew Dart discusses the emergence of Digital Therapeutics. He shows how, with its targeted disease focus and emphasis of clinically ...

How auto insurance can adapt to changing risks

Article Synopsis : Travelers public policy division The Travelers Institute has released a white paper called Insuring Autonomy: How auto insurance can adapt to changing risks, ...

JLT Re partners with InsurTech for Auto Insurance MGA Pact

JLT Re North America has partnered with Pact Insurance, a personal auto insurtech company that allows can buy and manage their car insurance comp...

Root Insurance Closes $51 Million Investment to Expand Customized Auto Insurance

Root Insurance announced its closing of $51mn Series C funding round led by RedPoint Ventures. The company is known for incorporating individual ...

Daimler Financial Services continues to trail blaze mobility-on-demand for global consumers and smart cities

Daimler Financial Services and its portfolio of products and on-demand services are shaping the cities through predictive mobility. The company h...

Avinew, the InsurTech Company for the Age of Autonomous Vehicles, Raises $5 Million in Seed Funding Led by Crosscut

Avinew a Calif.based Insurtech startup specializing in insuring autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles has announced the raising of $5M in seed funding.

Avinew is des...

Avinew, the InsurTech Company for the Age of Autonomous Vehicles, Raises $5 Million in Seed Funding Led by Crosscut

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 larges...

Life360 and Allstate Form Strategic Relationship to Transform Car Insurance and Personal Transportation

Life360 has partnered with Allstate to provide millions of users with insights into their driving behavior and personalized insurance offers. Alt...

Waymo’s Driverless Application Is Scrubbed of Insurance Details

Waymo, a self-driving technology company has obtained insurance to begin testing autonomous vehicles with no backup drivers on Bay Area roads. The details of the policy have ...

Car2Go car sharing and insurance

Car2Go is a German car rental company which is a subsidiary of Daimler AG providing carsharing services in urban areas in Europe, North America, ...

Ping An Announces AI-Driven Car Insurance Claims Processor

Ping An’s has launched a mobile app that allows drivers to make claims and get compensation deducted from a dynamic credit quota, which is ...

Safety & Shipping Review 2018 An annual review of trends and developments in shipping losses and safety

Article Synopsis : Shipping has always been the backbone for trade and commerce and this is no different today. Our global economy relies on shipping to transport nine out of 10 ...

Tom Bobrowski from The Digital Insurer speaks @ Digital Insurance around the world panel session – Global LIVEFEST 2018

Watch Tom Bobrowski from The Digital Insurer speak @ Digital Insurance around the world panel session – Global LIVEFEST 2018 about the digital business model of Trov as ...

Simon Phipps from The Digital Insurer speaks @ Digital Insurance around the world panel session – Global LIVEFEST 2018

Watch Simon Phipps from The Digital Insurer speaks @ Digital Insurance around the world panel session – Global LIVEFEST 2018 about PingAn as Global challenger based on ...

Digital Microinsurance – Reaching new insurance consumers panel session @ Africa LIVEFEST 2018

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Richard Leftley from MicroEnsure speaks @ Africa LIVEFEST 2018 panel session -Digital Microinsurance – Reaching new insurance consumers

Watch Richard Leftley from MicroEnsure speak @ Africa LIVEFEST 2018 panel session -Digital Microinsurance – Reaching new insurance consumers about bringing simple insurance ...

Ezekiel Macharia from Kenbright speaks @ Africa LIVEFEST 2018 panel session -Digital Microinsurance – Reaching new insurance consumers

Watch Ezekiel Macharia from Kenbright speak @ Africa LIVEFEST 2018 panel session -Digital Microinsurance – Reaching new insurance consumers about the role of product development...

Katharine Pulvermacher from Microinsurance Network speaks @ Africa LIVEFEST 2018 panel session -Digital Microinsurance – Reaching new ins...

Watch Katharine Pulvermacher from Microinsurance Network speak @ Africa LIVEFEST 2018 panel session -Digital Microinsurance – Reaching new insurance consumers about ...

Hepstar Pitch – LIVEFEST 2018 Africa InsurTech Startup Awards

Watch Brett Dyason, Co-founder, Hepstar talk about a travel insurance distribution platform using data analytics, behavioral science, machine learning, and content aggregation. ...

Inclusivity Solutions Pitch – LIVEFEST 2018 Africa InsurTech Startup Awards

Watch Jeremy Leach, Founder & CEO, Inclusivity Solutions talk about a microinsurance platform via mobile and creating inclusive digital insurance markets. Inclusivity ...

MICROENSURE Pitch – LIVEFEST 2018 African Insurance Innovation Awards

Watch Stephen Cartwright, Commercial Director, MicroEnsure talk about developing easy to understand insurance products for microinsurance, promoting digital claims and using ...

Meerkat Pitch – LIVEFEST 2018 African Insurance Innovation Awards

Watch David O’Brien, Founder & Managing Director, Meerkat talk about how Meerkat is helping clients to regain control via Debt Counselling and reducing cost through the ...

Rosaline Chow Koo from CXA speak @ Platforms & Eco-systems – The Future of Insurance in Asia? panel session – Asia & ANZ ...

Watch Rosaline Chow Koo from CXA speak @ Platforms & Eco-systems – The Future of Insurance in Asia? panel session – Asia & ANZ LIVEFEST 2018 about building an ...

Wesurance Pitch – LIVEFEST 2018 ASIAN & ANZ InsurTech Startup Awards

Watch Natalie Fong, Co-Founder & COO, Wesurance talk about developing smart insurance for mobile age to be able to get covered immediately with just a few clicks. ...

Muang Thai Life Pitch – LIVEFEST 2018 ASIA & ANZ Insurance Innovation Awards

Watch Nadia Suttikulpanich, Head of Fuchsia Innovation Center, Muang Thai Life talk about their program called BaoWan BetterCare-the first ever dynamic pricing insurance for ...

HSBC Insurance Pitch – LIVEFEST 2018 ASIA & ANZ Insurance Innovation Awards

Watch Ken Tang, Head of Product Development, HSBC Insurance talk about HSBC Cancer term protector- the first digital & online all in one product to offer cancer and life ...

PolicyBazaar Pitch – LIVEFEST 2018 ASIA & ANZ Insurance Innovation Awards

Watch Ashish Gupta, Chief Technology Officer, PolicyBazaar talk about Self-Inspection Video Service on Android & iOS platform to solve the problem of renewals of expired motor ...

TrackActive Pitch – LIVEFEST 2018 European InsurTech Startup Awards

Watch Ian Prangley, Co-Founder & Health Director, TrackActive talk about empowering people to take care of their musculoskeletal health by optimizing a ...

Paul Prendergast from Blink speaks @ Data & Analytics – How to create and extract value panel session – Europe LIVEFEST 2018

Watch Paul Prendergast from Blink speak @ Data & Analytics – How to create and extract value panel session – Europe LIVEFEST 2018 about how Blink is using a different ...

Allianz Germany Pitch – LIVEFEST 2018 European Insurance Innovation Awards

Watch Henriette Goetze, Head of Markets & Strategy, Allianz Germany talk about their product using web-based fitness platform motivating customers to adopt a healthy and ...

PZU Pitch – LIVEFEST 2018 European Insurance Innovation Awards

Watch Marcin Kurczab, Director of the Innovation Lab, PZU talk about how they are doing innovations in different products using Big Data and digitalization. PZU was the winner of ...

Jeff Berezny from Trov speaks @ Digital Transformation – Urgent or Too Late? panel session – North America LIVEFEST 2018

Watch Jeff Berezny from Trov speaks @ Digital Transformation – Urgent or Too Late? panel session – North America LIVEFEST 2018 about how Trov became the world’s ...

Dustin Yoder from Sureify speaks @ Digital Transformation – Urgent or Too Late? panel session – North America LIVEFEST 2018

Watch Dustin Yoder from Sureify share his thoughts and insights @ Digital Transformation – Urgent or Too Late? panel session – North America LIVEFEST 2018 on the ...

CoverWallet Pitch – LIVEFEST 2018 North America InsurTech Startup Awards

Watch Rashmi Melgiri, Co-founder, CoverWallet talk about how CoverWallet make it easier for SME’s to understand, buy and manage their insurance coverage. CoverWallet was a ...

The Connected Car – The Future of Auto Insurance panel session @ North America LIVEFEST 2018

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Matteo Carbone from IoT Insurance Observatory speaks @ Connected Car – The Future of Auto Insurance panel session – North America L...

Watch Matteo Carbone from IoT Insurance Observatory share his insights @ Connected Car – The Future of Auto Insurance panel session – North America LIVEFEST 2018 about ...

Mark Breading from Meets Action speaks @ Connected Car – The Future of Auto Insurance panel session – North America LIVEFEST 2018

Watch Mark Breading from Meets Action speaks @ Connected Car – The Future of Auto Insurance panel session – North America LIVEFEST 2018 about different factors and their ...

Sun Life offers one-stop platform to access health-care providers

In Canada, Sun Life has launched Lumino Health, a network of health resources comprising over 150K healthcare providers including dentists, massage therapists, chiropractors,...

Chubb Partners With Hartford Steam Boiler to Deploy Innovative Internet of Things Sensors in Homes and Businesses

Chubb in partnership with Hartford Steam Boiler (HSB) Inspection and Insurance Company (a unit of Munich Re) are installing IOT based technology in the homes and businesses o...

The Digital Insurer Webinar Infographic: New solutions for prevention and management of diabetes and other chronic diseases

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Slice ICS Customer Announces Go-Live of First Digital Insurance Product

In Canada, he Co-operators, in partnership with Slice have launched a new digital insurance product called Duo, an on-demand pay-per-use homeshare insurance product ...

Generali partners with Blink in Asia

In Hong Kong, Generali has partnered with Blink, a subsidiary of CPP Group. The partnership will help Generali’s strategic reinsurance solution team to expand its offerings b...

AXA Invests in DabaDoc

In Africa, AXA has invested an undisclosed sum in a Morrocan healthtech platform called Dabadoc. The investment will help Dabadoc to enhance its footprint in its existing geo...

Assurant Invests in Mojio to Explore Digital Protection and Support Solutions for Vehicle Owners and Partners

Assurant, Inc is partnering with Mojo, a technology platform and SaaS provider for connected cars to explore digital protection and support solutions for vehicle owners and a...

The health protection gap in Asia: a modelled exposure of USD 1.8 trillion

Article Synopsis : Swiss Re research shows that the health protection gap in Asia reached US$1.8 trillion in 2017. The gap is the amount of insurance required to avoid dipping ...

TDI TALKS! WITH ABHISHEK SHAH AND PRAYAT SHAH FROM WELLTHY THERAPEUTICS

15 minutes live with Abhishek Shah and Prayat Shah from Wellthy Therapeutics who share their views on how digital therapeutics like Wellthy are helping to prevent and reduce the ...

TDI Talks! With Abhishek Shah and Prayat Shah from Wellthy Therapeutics

Abhishek Shah and Prayat Shah from Wellthy Therapeutics share their views on how digital therapeutics like Wellthy Therapeutics are helping to prevent and reduce the impact of ...

FloodFlash an InsurTech startup focused on properties at risk of flooding raises £1.9m seed

FloodFlash is a London-based startup specialising in flood insurance. Founded in 2017 and was developed by a team that spent decades by modelling and structuring of parametri...

TDI Talks! With Dustin Yoder, CEO @ Sureify

15 minutes live with Dustin Yoder who talks about the digital transformation of life insurance.

TDI Talks! With Dustin Yoder, CEO @ Sureify

15 minutes live with Dustin Yoder who talks about the digital transformation of life insurance.

Marsh launch cyber risk and data breach insurance policy

Marsh launched a cyber insurance called as CyberShield cyber risk and data breach insurance policy for medium-sized to large organisations. The policy is available outside US...

Chubb reveals new cybersecurity app for commercial clients

To protect US and Canadian commercial enterprises during cyber breach, Chubb launched a new Cyber Alert mobile application designed to give customers rapid incident response ...

Willis Towers Watson launches tailored cyberinsurance coverage for general aviation business

Recently, Willis Tower Watson (WTW) launched a cyber insurance solution called WTW Aerospace Cyber Guard for the general aviation industry. The product was developed...

Bajaj Allianz launches first cyber insurance cover

Bajaj Allianz has launched first of its kind cyber crime insurance for individuals called Individual Cyber Safe policy. The policy is positioned for towards those cy...

Travelers Europe Launches Cyber Insurance in UK and Ireland

Travelers Europe has launched a first standalone cyber insurance for businesses in the UK and Ireland. The policy is named as CyberRisk and it provides:

– Liabil...

Travelers Europe Launches Cyber Insurance in UK and Ireland

Allianz Risk Barometer, Top Business Risks for 2018

Article Synopsis : This report from Allianz identifies and discusses the most important corporate perils for the year ahead and beyond, based on a survey of more than 1,900 risk ...

IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Healthcare Predictions

Article Synopsis : This presentation from IDC researchers Cynthia Burghard and Lynne Dunbrack gives us ten predictions for the global healthcare industry, with three points of ...

TDI Webinar, March 2018 – Health Technology & Impact on Insurance

The Health Technology & Impact on Insurance webinar was held on 21 March 2018. The agenda includes: Framing Health Tech Connecting the Healthcare Value Chain How Insurers can ...

TDI Webinar Mar 2018 – Health Technology & Impact on Insurance

The Health Technology & Impact on Insurance webinar was held on 21 March 2018. The agenda includes: Framing Health Tech Connecting the Healthcare Value Chain How Insurers can ...

Rethinking Health Plan Models for the Emerging On-Demand Digital Economy

Article Synopsis : Even as on-demand healthcare platforms disrupt the industry, they create possibilities for new value propositions, partnerships and business models reshaping ...

Hopping Aboard the Sharing Economy

Article Synopsis : Based on interviews with more than 25 founders and CEOs of sharing-economy startups across the globe and a survey of over 3,500 consumers in the US, India and ...

HealthTech: What’s the diagnosis for insurers?

By Dr Rebecca Pope, Senior Data Scientist, KPMG UK There is no doubt that HealthTech applications using machine learning, a subfield of AI, have huge potential to improve ...

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.

BigIns – Tailored health insurance in China

BigIns is a Shanghai based broker that is targeting the health and life segment with tailored policies distribut...

Muang Thai Life Rethinking Health Insurance

Muang Thai Life (MTL) has launched a health/wellness programme that focuses on providing Thai customers with more involved healthcare support than traditional health insuranc...

Usage-Based Insurance (UBI): Driving the User Experience – Covisint

Article Synopsis : Usage Based Insurance (UBI) is an umbrella marketing term representing a collection of methodologies, technologies and business practices aimed at predictively...

China Spotlight: The drive for autonomous commercial vehicles

While the debate over autonomous driving and the role of telematics continues, one sector will prove crucial as insurers seek a business model for a driverless future – ...

Finalist of The Digital Insurer’s European Insurance Innovation Award 2017 – Healix

Thank you, Healix! On 19th September 2017 the final presentations for The Digital Insurer Insurance Innovation Awards were held. In this unique format four finalists presented ...

Finalist of The Digital Insurer’s European Insurance Innovation Award 2017 – HDI Sigorta

Thank you, HDI Sigorta! On 19th September 2017 the final presentations for The Digital Insurer Insurance Innovation Awards were held. In this unique format four finalists presented...

Finalist of The Digital Insurer’s European Insurance Innovation Award 2017 – Zurich

Thank you, Zurich! On 19th September 2017 the final presentations for The Digital Insurer Insurance Innovation Awards were held. In this unique format four finalists presented ...

Finalist of The Digital Insurer’s European Start Up InsurTech Award 2017 – CBien

Thank you, CBien! On 19th September 2017 the final presentations for The Digital Insurer Startup InsurTech Awards were held. In this unique format four finalists presented online ...

TDI Webinar Sep 2017 – The On Demand/Instant Insurance Proposition

The The On Demand/Instant Insurance Proposition webinar was held on 7 September 2017. The agenda includes: Connecting with the on-demand customer How to find the right customer ...

TDI Webinar Sep, 2017 -The On Demand/Instant Insurance Proposition

The The On Demand/Instant Insurance Proposition webinar was held on 7 September 2017. The agenda includes: Connecting with the on-demand customer How to find the right customer ...

Verifly – Instant on-demand drone insurance

Verifly is a US-based startup offering on-demand drone insurance for recreational and commercial flights through a mobile app. Policies offered by Verifly cover the 2 mile ra...

By Miles – Pay-per-mile car insurance

By Miles is a UK based startup that offers pay-per-mile car insurance using a black box and mobile app. By Miles members just pay a small subscription fee t...

Neosurance – Contextual insurance through push notification

Italy based Neosurance has created a platform which enables insurers to deliver scenario based tailored policies. Neosurance provides a virtual sales agent for insurers that ...

Flock – Pay as you fly Drone insurance

Allianz and Flock, a UK based InsurTech, are set to launch the first pay-as-you fly drone insurance later this year for the UK market. The coverage can be tailored to each fl...

Zego – Flexible insurance for delivery drivers

Zego, previously known as Tego, is a London-based on-demand insurance provider which is making insurance flexible and more accessible for customers, and to manage their own p...

Farmers Insurance – On-demand roadside assistance

US based Farmers Insurance has introduced a new app in partnership with roadside assistance startup Honk. Using the app, Farmer’s policy holders can signal the need for assis...

Back Me Up – App-based and on-demand

Back Me Up is a subsidiary of Ageas Insurance, providing usage based property insurance for millennials, irrespective of time and place.

Essentially, the core differen...

Digital Risks – Shaking up business insurance

Digital Risks is a rareity amongst InsurTechs as it focuses solely on the needs of digital businesses. Specifically, Digital Risks offers coverage against the rising threat o...

Airsurety – Instant travel life insurance

Airsurety is a New York based startup focusing on accidental deaths that take place during air travel and offers affordable, instant and easy to purchase term life insurance ...

Insurancebox – Niche and on-demand

Insurancebox is a Shanghai-based InsurTech that has a range of niche and on-demand insurance products. Through partnering with several third party internet portals, Insurance...

League – Revolutionising employee benefits

League is a new digital alternative to traditional health insurance that connects employers and employees to a comprehensive network of health services and benefits, giving t...

Customers love the choice with On-Demand insurance

Hey Dad, can I borrow your car? This is the title of an article I posted 18 months ago in December 2015. It was my first interview with Freddy Macnamara, the founder and CEO of ...

Rick’s article examines on-demand from the broader definition and covers the user experience

Parento launches first private paid parental leave soluti...

The company teams up with Boost Insurance to create entirely new category, a paid parental leave program that offers new moms and dads holistic support to keep valuable employee...

Automotive app Caura is live

Caura Drive brings car payment services under one roof.

AXA Wellness Index 2020

Sun Life rolls out Covid-19 outbreak coverage for self-fu...

Sun Life US has launched three Covid-19 insurance products to provide risk protection for self-funded employersif their employees become infected.

Boom in telehealth raises risk of cyber attacks

While the surge in telemedicine uptake has been vital throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, patient data is now at increased risk

AXA XL rolls out specialised insurance for ‘Highly Protec...

AXA XL’s North America Construction insurance business is rolling out custom-built insurance programmes and services for ‘Highly Protected Project’ (HPP).

Specialist broker Flock selected as Biba drone scheme pro...

Brokers can benefit from the scheme as Flock can provide insights on client requirements, the insurtech says

Insurtech FloodFlash launches expanded parametric product

Insurtech FloodFlash has launched the newest iteration of its commercial parametric flood insurance, FloodFlash+. FloodFlash+ sees policies underwritten

FloodFlash scales sensor-based parametric flood cover to ...

Insurtech start-up FloodFlash, which offers an innovative sensor-based approach to support parametric flood insurance triggers, is scaling up its offering

Covid-19 lockdown accelerates van insurance demand

Vans have become critical during the UK's lockdown and this has led to an uptick in van insurance requests

CUNA Mutual debuts MaxProtect Fixed Annuity

MaxProtect™ joins CUNA Mutual Group's already-robust portfolio of annuities, which had fourteen mentions in Barron's 2020 Top 100 Annuities list.

Combined Insurance Named Number One Military Friendly® Em...

Combined Insurance, a Chubb company, announced today that it has been named the nation's number one Military Friendly® Employer for 2021 by VIQTORY in the $1B - $5B revenue cate...

Direct Line starts rolling out LeakBot to UK home insuran...

Direct Line Group has signed a partnership with insurtech LeakBot to offer leak detection technology for home insurance customers.

Hannover Re to distribute Neurotrack’s digital tool...

Neurotrack announces partnership with Hannover Re US to offer insurers "Digital Brain Check-ups" for their policyholders.

SEA Insurtech Igloo to Provide Foodpanda Riders with Insu...

More than a third of SMEs are interested in pandemic-rela...

However, a pandemic insurance product targeted at micro or sole trader sized businesses could be 'unsustainable' for insurers says analytics firm

Baloise introduces MaaS platform in Belgium

The program is intended for employers to offer employees a mobility budget to choose an alternative means of transportation.

QLM Life and Medical Insurance expands its global medical...

The Middle Eastern life and health insurer has expanded its global medical network to include over 70,000 hospitals and medical centres across five continents

Regulatory Roadmap: Why a Successful Digital Health Produ...

Regulatory Roadmap: Why a Successful Digital Health Product Launch Starts With a Regulated IoT Infrastructure. Sept. 23, 2020 • Webinar 2pm ET.

Manulife to roll out Covid-19 travel insurance in Canada

Canadian insurer Manulife is set to launch its Covid-19 travel insurance next month for Canadians traveling across the country and internationally.

Demand for patient-centric health tech surges

Health and fitness concerns, the rising prevalence of chronic diseases, and pandemic-related gym and fitness centre closures are driving a demand for more patient-centric health...

Igloo to provide foodpanda drivers with insurance programme

Southeast Asia-based insurtech Igloo is to provide foodpanda drivers in Thailand with an insurance protection programme that includes Covid-19 protection.

TCARE raises $3 million to address caregiver burnout

Funds will help expand its evidence-based family caregiver support platform nationwide.

Zurich North America rolls out insurance product in Texas

Zurich North America has rolled out an Occupational Accident and Employers Work Injury Liability Insurance Policy for nonsubscribers in Texas.

MetLife to acquire Versant Health

Versant Health owns the well-established marketplace brands Davis Vision and Superior Vision.

Nearly 70% of young Canadians say their mental health has...

Sun Life commits $10,000 to Foundry Kelowna's Mobile Health & Wellness Unit, providing mental health and health care services to young people KELOWNA, BC, Sept. 17, 2020 /CNW...