InsurTech

Singapore’s bolttech acquires majority shareholding in Indonesian broker Axle Asia

Bolttech, the Singapore-based international insurtech, announced Thursday it has completed the acquisition of a majority shareholding in PT Axle Asia, an established insurance broker in Indonesia.

YAS MicroInsurance completes $4.5M Pre-Series A round led by Noria Capital, ZEMU VC & JKL Capital

YAS MicroInsurance (YAS), an insurance on-blockchain pioneer in Hong Kong, has announced the completion of their Pre-Series A fundinground, raising $4.5 million. The round was led by Noria Capital, ZEMU VC and JKL Capital.

Indonesia insurtech PasarPolis partners Shopee for SEA expansion

Indonesia-based insurtech PasarPolis has partnered with e-commerce giant Shopee to provide affordable and accessible insurance for customers across Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. With expansion plans across Southeast Asia, PasarPolis currently has partnerships with over 50 insurance providers and digital giants including Gojek, IKEA, Xiaomi, and more.

Vietnamese insurtech firm Medici raises Series A funding for technology infrastructure

The emerging insurtech and healthtech platform based in Vietnam Medici has been backed with an undisclosed amount in Series A funding from its existing investors, including lead investor Jungle Ventures, Insignia Ventures Partners and Wavemaker Partners.

Indonesia’s Rey Assurance raises $4.2M seed round co-led by the TPTF and Genesia Ventures

Rey Assurance (Rey), an insurtech company in Indonesia, announced Wednesday $4.2 million in seed funding to advance its digital health products and leading technology platform. The round was co-led by the Trans-Pacific Technology Fund (TPTF) and Genesia Ventures and joined by RDS.

YAS MicroInsurance and Amodo join forces to enable autonomous insurance on-chain

YAS MicroInsurance (YAS), a Hong Kong-based insurance on blockchain frontier, said Thursday it is joining forces with Amodo, a Croatia-based telematics insurtech company, to deliver autonomous insurance on-chain. This collaboration symbolises the new age of insurance against the backdrop of smart cities.

Allianz Insurance Singapore expands its digital capabilities with Fermion’s SaaS claims platform and enters the Singapore Motor Insurance ecosystem

The digital claims platform helps deliver a better customer experience and enables the insurer to attain robust claims management and cost control capabilities.

Infobip and Data Cohorts collaborate to transform customer experience within Malaysia life insurance market

Global cloud communications company Infobip has inked a partnership with Data Cohorts, specialising in Customer Communications Management and Business Process Outsourcing, to offer the financial services and insurance industries a unified communications platform to enhance customer service experience through digital solutions.

Improving insurance

From product push, the industry is moving to embed products by offering end-to-end distribution solutions and increasingly, ecosystem solutions. However, the promise is yet to become an everyday reality.

Indonesia’s Qoala raises $65M Series B funding led by Eurazeo

Indonesia-based insurtech startup Qoala, said Wednesday it has successfully raised Series B funding of $65 million led by Eurazeo.The round also saw participation from several existing investors including Flourish Ventures, KB Investment, MassMutual Ventures, MDI Ventures, SeedPlus and Sequoia Capital India. BRI Ventures, Daiwa PI Partners, Indogen Capital,…