InsurTech

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,…

Singapore insurtech firm CoverGo raises $15M Series A led by SemperVirens VC

CoverGo, a Singapore-based insurtech platform, announced Tuesday it has secured $15 million in Series A funding led by California-based SemperVirens VC with participation from US venture capital firms SixThirty, Tribeca Early Stage Partners and Fresco Capital. The startup's strategic investors include pan-African insurance group Old Mutual, Asia-based…

Singapore insurtech unicorn Bolttech acquires AVA Insurance

Bolttech has completed the acquisition of AVA Insurance Brokers and AVA Insurance Agency (AVA). The acquisition of AVA will accelerate the deployment of Bolttech’s insurance exchange in Singapore, connecting insurers, distributors and customers, making it easier and more efficient to buy and sell insurance.