InsurTech

FWD to enter Malaysian life insurance market with strategic investment in Gibraltar BSN

Hong Kong-based insurance firm FWD Group Holdings Limited will enter the Malaysian life insurance market following the signing of an agreement to invest in a majority stake in…

Thai insurtech startup Eazy Digital raises $850,000 in oversubscribed seed round

Eazy Digital, a Thai insurtech startup that provides digital platforms for insurance companies, has raised $850,000 in an oversubscribed seed funding round. The round was led by…

PasarPolis becomes Indonesia’s first full-stack insurtech ecosystem with new strategic partnership

PasarPolis, an Indonesia-based insurtech firm, has become Indonesia's first official full-stack insurtech ecosystem, giving the company the ability to both distribute and…

Bolttech partners AIS for embedded protection services in Thailand

Singapore-based insurtech bolttech, has partnered with Thailand’s mobile network operator AIS, to deliver embedded protection services including mobile device switch and…

Singlife with Aviva launches accelerator for Insurtech startups

Singapore homegrown financial services company Singlife with Aviva has announced the launch of Singlife Connect, its accelerator programme to support and spur the growth of…

Income’s Max Tiong on innovating insurance through a customer-centric and data-driven approach [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]

"At Income, our lifestyle-centric and data-driven approach to insurance and financial planning puts us at the forefront of innovative solutions that empower better financial…

PolicyStreet partners foodpanda Malaysia to digitise delivery partners’ insurance

Malaysia-based insurance technology firm PolicyStreet has teamed up foodpanda Malaysia to digitise delivery partners’ insurance for better protection. Both parties said in a…

Singapore’s Igloo raises additional $27M, bringing Series B total funding round to $46M

Singapore-based insurtech Igloo has on Tuesday announced that it has successfully raised an additional $27 million in its Series B extension, bringing a close to its Series B…

Igloo launches blockchain-based weather index insurance for rice farmers in Vietnam

Singapore-based insurtech Igloo, in partnership with PVI Insurance, Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration (VNMHA) and international reinsurer SCOR, on Tuesday…

Singapore’s Gigacover doubles down on transportation and logistics amidst profitability

Singapore-based insurtech Gigacover has bolstered performance through recently-inked partnerships with leading insurance brokerage firm, ComfortDelGro Insurance Brokers, and…