Time for a fintech moonshot to spur innovation
February 19 2016 by Nick Ferguson
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Warburg Pincus weighs sale of Oona Insurance after buyer interest: Bloomberg
- March 12
The private equity firm has hired Citigroup to review strategic opportunities for the Southeast Asian digital general insurer.
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Indian startup Kiwi General Insurance appoints Saurav Jaiswal as CEO
- July 22
General insurer was founded by private equity firm WestBridge Capital and former Tata AIG CEO Neelesh Garg.
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MSIG paid out claims totalling US$44.3m in Hong Kong and Macau in 2024
- July 16
Insurer's claims settlement ratio reached 94.5%, rising for the third consecutive year, up from 92.4% in 2021.
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Taiwan’s FSC revises digital insurer regulation to boost innovation, reduces capital requirement to US$16.5m
- May 8
Key changes include allowing physical service locations and permitting foreign digital carriers to apply for a licence.
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Partner Re | Understanding ageing in APAC: why perception, planning and protection don’t always align
Ageing is shaping finances, family dynamics and insurance needs, but current product propositions and underwriting frameworks are not keeping pace with protection needs, finds Partner Re survey.
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BHSI | D&O in Asia in 2026: navigating geopolitics, insolvencies, and digital crackdowns without breaking the bank
A soft market presents organisations with opportunities to strengthen resilience, although the abundance of capacity is unlikely to persist.
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QBE | Elevating customer experience, humanising claims: QBE Asia’s ‘Solutions in a Box’
Vastly improving turnaround times and personalising service delivery, QBE Asia’s award-winning, end-to-end bundled claims solutions is a game-changer for the insurance industry.
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Beazley | What does cyber protection look like from day 1 to day 600 and beyond?
Cybersecurity is no longer just an IT concern, but a governance issue that belongs on the boardroom agenda.
