Industry Segments: Technology Page 12 / 15
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- August 7 2017
Aviva, Tencent to launch Hong Kong online insurer
The two companies are seeking regulatory approval to launch the disruptive startup.
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- July 18 2017
HK regulator tells insurers to embrace technology
The Insurance Authority has urged insurance companies to harness financial technology and big data analytics.
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- July 13 2017
Ping An eyes fintech, healthcare assets abroad
China’s largest insurer by market value is on the hunt for assets in the US, Israel and Singapore.
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- June 30 2017
Insurers worry about innovation
Insurers doubt their ability to work with partners outside of the industry and are struggling to bring good people into it.
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- June 26 2017
Malaysian insurers to develop digital platform
The deal will set the foundation for a full-service life insurance and takaful aggregator portal.
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- June 23 2017
How insurers are responding to medical innovations
Social changes and medical innovations are pushing health insurers in Asia to design products for new risks.
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- June 13 2017
Ping An hunts for fintech, healthtech startups
The Chinese insurer is looking at joint ventures or distribution agreements with early-stage startups.
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- June 6 2017
Technology changing ways to do insurance business
Insurance technology is pervading almost all aspects of the conventional insurance value chain, says Conning.
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- June 2 2017
Small chips, big risks
The complexity of semiconductor manufacturing can pose a range of risks that need to be understood to be able to offer sustainable capacity.
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- May 30 2017
Aviva eyes fintech future with AI acquisitions
The British insurer has said that acquisitions related to artificial intelligence and big data are in the pipeline.
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- May 24 2017
Protecting against wearable liabilities
From fitness monitors to digital tattoos, wearables are creating a host of issues that insurers need to address.
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- May 22 2017
U Mobile, Sun Life ink insurance deal
The partnership represents the first time any Malaysian telco has offered life insurance to its customers.
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- May 8 2017
Ping An hires former Citi banker to head fintech fund
Jonathan Larsen will lead a new US$1b investment fund and will also become chief innovation officer.
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- May 3 2017
Investments in insurtech start-ups drop sharply
Insurance technology start-ups saw a sharp fall in funding during the first three months of the year.
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- April 28 2017
China’s mythical insurtech unicorns
The IPOs of China's biggest fintech companies have been slow to get off the ground, suggesting lukewarm interest.
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- April 28 2017
Startup Singapore Life raises US$50m in funding
The Series A funding round is led by Hong Kong-listed Credit China FinTech and UK-based investment firm IPGL.
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- April 21 2017
Kyobo Life joins Korea’s insurance blockchain project
The project will develop and implement an automatic payment system for small claims to policyholders.
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- April 10 2017
Munich Re, Sompo agree partnership with Trov
The insurtech firm is expanding its on-demand policies in Europe, Asia and South Africa.
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- April 7 2017
Ping An commits US$1bn yearly for tech investment
China’s second biggest insurer remains committed to expanding its investment in the field of internet development.
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- April 3 2017
Sun Life inks insurtech deal with Vietnam’s GOFS
The Canadian life insurer has forged a three-year partnership with the operator of Vietnam’s first digital bank.
