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- August 3 2016
Singapore to finance insurance tech startups
Eligible startups will include those working on claims processing, fraud prevention and automated advice.
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- August 2 2016
AXA and Alibaba agree global strategic partnership
The companies will seek to work together to co-innovate and develop value-added products and services.
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- July 25 2016
Discovery enters Japan market with Sumitomo, Softbank
South Africa’s third-biggest insurer plans to introduce its health reward programme, Vitality, with its new partners' help.
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- July 18 2016
FWD signs Vietnam distribution agreement
The 15-year bancassurance deal solidifies FWD’s market entry as it completes the acquisition of Great Eastern Life Vietnam.
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- July 15 2016
Asian insurtech funding takes off
Funding for fintech ventures in Asia is rising steeply as investors bet on the potential for emerging-market startups.
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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.
