Industry Segments: Digital Page 1 / 8
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- January 22 2020
India’s Digit valued at US$800m after latest PE round
Insurtech market gains traction as Fairfax-backed firm raises another US$84m.
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- December 11 2019
Lloyd’s taps US$395m of debt to fund digital blueprint
The money means it won't need to increase market levies to help create its future vision.
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- December 5 2019
China insurtech secures US$28m from Hillhouse
Private equity deal in Lima Insurance Cloud follows its increased investment in Hong Kong's Blue.
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- December 5 2019
Malaysia’s market under transformation: Malaysian Re
Motor detariffication will let the market become better capitalised and more competitive.
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- November 21 2019
Aviva agrees stake sale in Hong Kong’s Blue
The UK insurer will exit the JV and is in talks over its Indonesia and Vietnam operations.
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- November 13 2019
Lloyd’s sees syndicate-in-a-box sign-up rush
The initiative allows firms not to have a physical presence in the market.
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- November 11 2019
Tencent takes 10% stake in India’s Policybazaar: report
The 11-year old aggregator is a market leader and worth over US$1bn.
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- October 24 2019
Samsung Fire & Marine eyes start-up with Kakao
It is understood the digital player will focus on travel, pet and ride-sharing coverage.
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- October 17 2019
Indonesian insurtech Alodokter raises US$33m
The funds will help develop its health platform.
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- October 10 2019
Regional execs extol digital potential at summit
Directors at FWD, MSIG and Ping An shared strategies at an FT event in Hong Kong.
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- October 9 2019
Hong Kong’s regulator issues first GI virtual licence
Avo will be the first beneficiary of this particular license under the Fast Track scheme.
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- October 2 2019
Asean’s execs expect “modest” growth from digital
Research from Malaysian Re suggests no more than 5% of Asean sales are being made online.
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- September 6 2019
Chinese online broker to raise US$150m in US IPO
Huize is profitable and serves around six million customers.
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- August 26 2019
Digit Insurance signs with Karur Vysya Bank
The fast growing online insurer and nationwide bank are targeting SMEs.
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- June 28 2019
Digital lessons
Not every company can be a digital pioneer, but it sometimes pays to follow.
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- May 23 2019
FWD recruits digital exec from major bank
FWD has hired Ryan Kim as group digital officer from Standard Chartered.
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- May 3 2019
Protecting digital assets
As institutions look to increase investment in crypto assets, insurers are stepping up.
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- April 25 2019
Singapore’s embrace of digital underwriting
Prudential is the latest firm in the Lion City to embrace the technology.
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- April 8 2019
MSIG launches Singapore and Tokyo digital hubs
Japanese giant is trying to cultivate digital technology with start-ups.
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- April 3 2019
Ex-Hong Kong financial secretary to advise Bowtie
John Tsang to support the recently launched digital firm.
