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- September 2 2024
Roojai Group appoints Nicolas Fauvarque as group chief financial officer
For his new role, Fauvarque. who joins from the carrier P&V Group, has relocated to Thailand from Belgium.
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- August 30 2024
Aon’s White Rock sues China Construction Bank over Vesttoo fraud, claims US$140m
The lawsuit is another step to maximise recoveries for clients impacted by the Vesttoo fraud and make the bank accountable for the harm it has caused, Aon spokesperson told IAN.
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- August 5 2024
South Korean digital carrier Carrot gets exclusive rights to use behavioural-based motor insurance
Motor insurance, sold by 12 general insurers in Korea, is typically standardised with minimal differentiation, and therefore, exclusive rights are rare.
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- July 1 2024
Gen AI prophecy turns reality as insurers count cost benefits
Artificial intelligence, blockchain and embedded solutions are delivering tangible cost savings and enabling more competitive premium rates, senior insurance executives told an industry forum.
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- June 21 2024
Chinese insurtech Huize to buy controlling stake in Vietnamese startup Global Care
The deal marks Nasdaq-listed Huize's foray into the South-East Asia market and will introduce VinaCapital as a strategic shareholder of the Shenzhen-based insurtech.
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- June 17 2024
Chinese insurtech Yuanbao eyes US listing
The Beijing-based online broker is seeking approval from China's securities watchdog to issue up to 64.5 million shares on a US stock exchange.
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- May 23 2024
Fairfax-backed Go Digit makes a quiet trading debut
The US$314m IPO was priced at the top end of the price band valuing the digital insurer at US$3bn.
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- May 10 2024
China Construction Bank sued over Vesttoo fraud charges in US court
US company Porch accused the Chinese bank of enabling a “massive fraud” that caused “monumental losses” for the company, in a complaint filed to a New York court.
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- May 9 2024
Lexasure-owned Front Street Re appoints Edison Fong as CEO
New York-based Fong joins from reinsurer Converge Re, where he was a director focusing on reinsurance in life and annuities markets in the US.
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- May 7 2024
CelsiusPro launches parametric climate risk insurance for Indian women workers
The index-based product offered in partnership with Howden Insurance Brokers and Go Digit, provides financial protection against extreme heatwaves for women working in India's informal sectors.
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- April 29 2024
Indonesian broker Axle Asia rebrands as bolttech
The rebrand and renaming are expected to boost bolttech's solutions in the largest economy in South-East Asia.
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- April 12 2024
LeapFrog Investments taps Indonesia’s reform opportunities with full-stack insurtech
The insurance-focused investor believes that the winners in South-East Asia’s largest digital economy will be those that can steer away from an asset-light broking model, as it backs insurtech PasarPolis in ramping up its underwriting capability.
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- April 10 2024
Australian insurtech Honey raises US$71.5m in a series A funding
The investment for the specialist home insurance startup backed by RACQ was led by the US private firm Gallatin Point Capital.
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- March 28 2024
Insurtech Qoala raises US$47m in latest funding round co-led by PayPal Ventures
PayPal Ventures co-led the latest funding round with MassMutual Ventures, bringing the Jakarta-based insurtech's total funding raised to US$130 million since its inception.
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- March 26 2024
Hannover Re to combine global cyber, digital risks underwriting business
Stefan Sperlich, who was leading the company’s North American structured reinsurance business, will head the Hannover-based business unit as managing director.
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- December 15 2023
OneDegree Group gets strategic investment from Dubai Insurance
Following the partnership, the Hong Kong-based virtual insurer will offer professional indemnity and directors' and officers' policies, primarily catering to web3 companies, in UAE.
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- December 5 2023
Pop Holdings adds Nicole Coleby as managing partner in Melbourne
In this newly created role, Coleby will be in charge of operations and managing teams at Fusion Specialty and io.insure, reporting to Pop's co-founders Killian McDermott and David Rogers.
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- December 4 2023
Insurtech Igloo raises US$36m in pre-series C round
The new round backed by Eurazeo, Openspace and La Maison closed at a 50% increase in valuation compared with the Singapore-based insurtech's series B+.
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- October 24 2023
Vesttoo creditors seek to liquidate company and terminate all employees
The troubled insurtech, which the creditors' motion said is "viewed as the Madoff of insurance", is to file a response and expects the Bankruptcy Court to rule in November.
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- October 18 2023
Bolttech mulling US$300m US listing: report
The Singaporean insurtech is in talks with investment banks for the potential share sale, which may take place as soon as next year, according to Bloomberg.
