Industry Segments: Digital Page 16 / 18
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- July 1 2016
Allianz appoints chief digital officer for Asia Pacific
The German insurer has hired Robin Loh for the newly created role of chief digital officer for the Asia-Pacific region.
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- June 24 2016
Cars that don’t crash won’t need insurance
What happens to the market for auto insurance when the majority of cars on the road are effective at preventing crashes?
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- June 9 2016
Baidu sets up new online car insurance firm
The Chinese insurer is venturing into the business through a partnership with China Pacific Property & Casualty.
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- June 7 2016
CIMB to sell Sompo Japan products in SE Asia
Malaysia's second-largest bank has struck a distribution deal for the Japanese insurer's non-life products.
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- June 3 2016
On-demand insurance
Scott Walchek, founder and chief executive of technology company Trov, wants to reinvent insurance for the mobile generation.
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- May 31 2016
Comparison site GoBear expands in Malaysia
The Singapore-headquartered company has appointed Amelia Lim as its first head of marketing in the country.
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- May 27 2016
Blockchain technology coming to China?
Ping An has become the first Chinese insurer to join a global consortium exploring ways to use the technology in financial markets.
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- May 26 2016
Allianz launches Singapore innovation hub
The company's Asia Lab will seek to harness digital innovation and advanced analytics to deliver intuitive solutions.
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- May 26 2016
Ping An joins blockchain consortium
The Chinese insurer has joined a global consortium working on ways that blockchain technology can be used in financial markets.
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- May 26 2016
Innovation and industry transformation on agenda of IIS forum
More than 50 executives and experts will participate on the program at the IIS Global Insurance Forum.
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- May 19 2016
Internet-connected underwriting
Many common risks will be completely transformed by the internet of things, but there will be no shortage of new liabilities.
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- April 26 2016
Alibaba sets up online health cover JV
The company, founded by Jack Ma, has teamed up with six other investors to establish a partnership with China Taiping.
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- April 25 2016
Korean online sales growing rapidly
Sales have more than quadrupled since 2012, according to the Korea Life Insurance Association.
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- April 7 2016
Zhong An posts US$30m net profit in 2015
China's first and only internet insurance licence holder saw premiums grow 200% to US$339m last year.
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- March 22 2016
China’s Huize Insurance completes US$31m series B fund
One of the top online insurance agency platforms in China has received financing from unidentified Chinese investors.
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- February 19 2016
Time for a fintech moonshot to spur innovation
An analyst at Citi has made the “audacious” suggestion that Google should shake up the industry by buying AIG.
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- February 17 2016
China approves new online insurance venture
CIRC has approved Shenzhen Infogem Technologies' registration to operate an online insurance firm.
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- February 17 2016
Cyber incidents among top threats to businesses, says Allianz
An Allianz survey shows that more businesses now consider cyber incidents among the major new threats to business.
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- February 2 2016
Indonesian firms target country’s 88 million internet users
With just 2.5% insurance penetration, more companies are going online to win customers and boost premiums.
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- January 22 2016
China’s life market forecast to become world’s third biggest
McKinsey predicts double-digit growth during the next five years as it shifts focus to pursue value-creation.
