Subject: Technology Page 14 / 17
-
- 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.
-
- 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.
-
- 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.
-
- March 27 2017
China’s first tech insurer to launch by 2020
Enterprises affiliated with the China Academy of Sciences are sponsoring the establishment of China’s first tech insurance company.
-
- March 24 2017
Blockchain’s insurance revolution
While bitcoin itself remains a wild frontier, the underlying technology of blockchain is evolving into a powerful insurance tool.
-
- March 20 2017
Global M&A activity at lowest level in three years
However, Asian transactions were still robust, with 12 of the top 20 deals by value in 2016 involving an Asian insurer.
-
- February 24 2017
Singapore pushes for insurtech edge
The Lion City wants to become an insurtech hub, in line with a vision laid out in its Committee on the Future Economy.
-
- February 22 2017
Insurtech startup Digital Fineprint enters Asia
The company is one of just eight insurtech worldwide firms to take part in MetLife's collab partnership.
-
- February 16 2017
Sompo partners with Stanford and startup incubator
The Japanese insurer aims to develop products and services for the age of autonomous vehicles and robots.
-
- February 15 2017
Dai-ichi Life considers using fintech in life insurance
The Japanese insurer is using its investment in bitFlyer to explore innovations that unite finance and technology.
-
- February 14 2017
China’s JD.com mulls online insurance business
One of China’s e-commerce giants is set to launch an internet insurance service.
-
- February 9 2017
New insurance platform to launch in China
The collaboration between Fosun and CXA will focus on employee healthcare and wellness.
-
- February 8 2017
More insurance members join blockchain initiative
The consortium hopes to improve the way data is shared between reinsurance and insurance companies.
-
- February 2 2017
Blockchain-based insurance platform launched in Thailand
The decentralised platform was launched by the creators of the peer-to-peer YoCoin digital currency.
-
- January 27 2017
Breaking the digital ceiling
Could 2017 could be the year that digital and insurtech solutions break into the mainstream in Asian insurance markets?
-
- January 27 2017
Japanese insurers expand cyber attack coverage to IoT
Several of the country's major non-life insurers are offering wider coverage and higher payout limits.
-
- January 27 2017
Consortium to explore use of blockchain in insurance
The Blockchain Insurance Initiative is planning to announce several new members in the next weeks.
-
- January 13 2017
Tokio Marine tests blockchain-powered data policy
The new technology is being tested as a way to improve security in the marine insurance sector.
-
- December 21 2016
Chinese insurer Zhongan scraps HK IPO plan
Instead, the insurer, which has more than 400 million customers, is considering listing in mainland China.
-
- November 28 2016
Global usage-based insurance market growing rapidly
The market is expected to reach US$123 billion, growing at a rate of 36.4%, during the next six years.
