With the COVID-19 outbreak, life insurers across the globe have witnessed an acceleration of a digitally enabled model of distribution. V. Viswanand, Deputy Managing Director, Max Life Insurance, shares in this article how life insurers can transform into a new-age digital hybrid sales distribution model post COVID-19.
AppMan Company Ltd ("AppMan"), an insurtech SaSS platform in Thailand, has raised a new series A $4.6 Million US Dollars round from Private Equity Trust for SME Growing Together 1 with Siam Alpha Equity (SAE) as its Trust advisor, Krungsri Finnovate, Casmatt, KTBST as well as Poems Ventures, the venture arm of PhillipCapital group.
The search for the best of the best in the financial advisory world is on with the launch of the 6th Asia Trusted Life Agents & Advisers Awards 2021.
Cyber insurance is expected to go mainstream to address the spike in cyber risk for individuals and small businesses. Cyberscout, a provider of personal and commercial cyber risk assistance services, shares its perspective on the fundamental shifts in the global cyber risk landscape that happened in 2020, and what 2021 will bring for the insurance industry.
Prudential Corporation Asia (Prudential) has released The Pulse of Asia - The Health of Asia Barometer, a report written by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), which underscores the unprecedented opportunity offered by digital health technologies to improve access to healthcare in Asia.
FWD Group has launched its first-ever podcast series: Changing the way people feel about insurance... with FWD. The podcast will offer insights into FWD's innovative approach and areas of expertise as well as the exciting trends in Asia's dynamic insurance industry.
AIA Group Limited has announced a regional strategic digital technology partnership with ZA Tech Global Limited (ZA Tech), a joint venture between ZhongAn Technologies International Group Limited and SoftBank Vision Fund 1.
Tan Chuan How, Chief Agency Officer of Income, answered questions in the insurer's latest episode of #YouAskWeTell
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation, including in the high net worth (HNW) and ultra high net worth (UHNW) insurance space. Joseph Low, Group CEO, Private Client Services by Mercer (PCS) shares why innovating in this space is a fine balancing act.
Most financial advisers do not fully embrace the potential of the general insurance business. One of the main reasons is that intermediaries in the sector are often stuck with a tiresome manual workflow where they spend most of their time on administrative work. Asia Advisers Network spoke with the founders behind insurtech firm Surer, which aims to revolutionalise the way general insurance business is done.
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