Industry Segments: Technology Page 8 / 16
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- August 10 2018
Babylon’s US$100m AI doctor
The British health chatbot is set to offer advice in 12 Asian markets after deal with Prudential.
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- August 8 2018
Symbo buys ReLeague digital reinsurance platform
The Singapore-based insurtech has added reinsurance to its offerings in direct insurance.
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- August 7 2018
MSIG Insurance partners with Plug and Play in Singapore
The partnership will focus on digital, operational efficiencies and encouraging innovation in the region.
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- August 3 2018
China’s solar challenge
Solar power poses a particularly tricky problem due to panel warranties that typically provide a 25-year guarantee.
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- July 20 2018
Sharing risk
Providing protection within the sharing economy is a thorny puzzle for insurers, but also a great opportunity — particularly in China.
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- July 19 2018
Vouch Insurtech and six Thai insurers launch digital platform
The platform is called www.fairdee.co.th and seeks to support safer driving and diminish fraudulent claims
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- July 11 2018
Blockchain in insurance sector to hit US$1.4bn by 2023
The size of the market is expected to grow at close to 85% a year, according to new research.
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- July 6 2018
India’s ITI Re sold to Fairfax
The country's only private reinsurer has been sold a year after its owner threatened to quit the industry.
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- July 5 2018
Hong Kong’s Arbor Ventures backs US$12m fundraising for Planck Re
The Israeli commercial insurance data platform is a pioneer in the use of AI in the commercial insurance industry.
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- July 4 2018
China Re and Zhong An invest in blockchain
China Re and Zhong An have already completed a proof of concept to test areas including contracts, documents and claims.
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- June 28 2018
Axa considers more fintech investments in HK
The French group intends to invest US$25.5m in the city this year as it steps up efforts to promote digitisation.
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- June 8 2018
Mitsui Sumitomo signs blockchain MoU with Inmediate
The partnership is expected to deliver an innovative network that connects insurers, distributors and consumers.
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- June 8 2018
IP Ventures, Hanwha Life tie up for regional blockchain network
The move is expected to improve efforts to increase the use of distributed ledger technology in the region.
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- June 5 2018
Axa, Zikto to develop blockchain-based insurance products
The agreement will integrate the Insureum Protocol across the entire spectrum of insurance processes.
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- June 1 2018
Here comes Big Tech
Amazon has made its first foray into the Asian insurance sector, leading a funding round in an online Indian insurer.
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- May 23 2018
Big Tech plans insurance disruption
Almost 30% of customers around the world would be willing to buy insurance from Google and other tech firms.
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- May 18 2018
Malaysian insurtech startup Jirnexu raises US$11m funding
The KL-based online financial services provider has secured additional investment from SIG Asia Investment.
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- May 10 2018
Zurich posts solid premiums
The Swiss insurer has announced that P&C premiums were up 4.6% to US$9.33 billion during the first quarter.
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- April 27 2018
Taikang invests in Chinese biologics startup
The Chinese insurer has taken part in a US$150 million funding round for Innovent Biologics.
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- April 20 2018
Asian insurtech M&A surges
The increase in deal activities in Asia helped drive global insurtech transactions to a record high in 2017.
