Industry Segments: Technology Page 2 / 15
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- September 1 2021
Lloyd’s Asia eyes ESG, tech improvements: webinar
New underwriting guidelines on coal and oil sands come alongside an increased focus on digital claims.
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- August 18 2021
Korean insurers face competition from fintech powerhouses: Moody’s
The digital "arms race" will Big Tech will be a credit burden for some incumbent insurers.
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- July 16 2021
Labuan pushes digitalisation and inclusion
(Re)insurers in the Malaysian financial hub saw GWP rise 6.7% to US$1.6bn in 2020.
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- July 6 2021
Insurtech Profile: gettgo
The Thai firm has millions of users and wants to introduce a smart search engine for health insurance.
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- June 10 2021
Insurtech wefox targets Asia’s ‘high expectations’: CEO says
CEO tells IAN the region is an "obvious" choice for growth.
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- June 1 2021
Tencent-backed venture receives HK reinsurance licence–report
FuSure Reinsurance has applied to reinsure 17 non-life lines including railway rolling stock, aircraft and ship liability.
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- May 25 2021
Insurtech Profile: Supercede
Supercede co-founders Ben Rose and Jerad Leigh are focused on making reinsurance easier to buy.
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- May 21 2021
Howden expands HX analytics platform into Asia
The Singapore-based operation is led by former Marsh executive Edward Howland Jackson.
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- April 29 2021
Covid-19’s digital tipping point here to stay
Experts say the pandemic drove insurers to accelerate an ongoing digital transformation.
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- April 6 2021
Insurtech Profile: Coherent
The HK-based firm is looking to expand and is building a new team in Japan this year.
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- March 31 2021
Philippines insurtech targets SE Asia after aggregator launch
Kwik.insure founder tells IAN it is eyeing Vietnam following local tie-up with 15 insurers.
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- March 23 2021
CXA shutters Vietnam office as it ‘consolidates’ due to Covid-19
The insurtech sold its Singapore and Hong Kong brokerages in February.
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- March 18 2021
Hong Kong’s digital insurers need ‘time’ amid mixed results
Insurance Authority data for 2020 shows some large gaps between premiums and expenses.
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- March 11 2021
Insurtech Profile: Igloo
Company founder and CEO Wei Zhu tells IAN the cloud-based micro-insurer is eyeing an acquisition in one of its existing markets.
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- February 17 2021
Insurtech profile: Galileo Platforms
The Hong Kong-based blockchain specialist's partners include Singlife Philippines, Amodo and DXC.
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- February 9 2021
China/US tensions reduced political risk appetite: WTW
Worldwide market capacity is US$4bn with around half allotted to Asia.
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- January 28 2021
China, India insurtechs raise over US$270m in Q4 2020: WTW
Global fundraising hit an all-time annual high of US$7.1bn.
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- January 25 2021
ZA Bank gets HK agency license
ZhongAn has broadened its insurance presence in the SAR via a subsidiary.
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- January 21 2021
Covid-19 a watershed moment for Asia
AFF panel on 'The Future of Insurance' discussed digital ecosystems and insurtech partnerships.
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- January 19 2021
Data a key tool to mitigate climate risk: AFF 2021
Panellists highlight the difficulty in underwriting new green technologies such as solar panels and fuel cells.
