InsurTech
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.
June 1, 2022
TNGlobal Insider,InsurTech,Opinion
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.
May 18, 2022
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,…
May 12, 2022
News,Investments,Singapore,InsurTech
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…
May 11, 2022
News,Mergers and Acquisitions,Singapore,InsurTech
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.
February 16, 2022
Malaysian Central Bank issues discussion paper on licensing framework for digital insurers & takaful operators
Malaysian Central Bank has issued the discussion paper on licensing framework for digital insurers and takaful operators. The discussion paper outlines the proposed framework for licensing new digital insurers and takaful operators (DITOs) to encourage digital innovation in the insurance and takaful sector.
January 5, 2022
News,FinTech,Singapore,Malaysia,InsurTech
Singapore insurtech Igloo extends footprint in Malaysia with Pine Labs partnership
Igloo has partnered with Pine Labs to extend of its regional footprint in Malaysia. Through the partnership, Pine Labs will offer shoppers hassle-free and easy mobile phone protection solutions under the IglooCare Program.
December 16, 2021
TNGlobal Insider,Podcast,InsurTech
Can blockchain-powered microinsurance become a new global standard? [Panel discussion podcast]
Essentially, microinsurance is insurance with low premiums, covering potentially up to billions of people at scale, especially for those who can’t afford regular insurance. Today, microinsurance products cover more than 290 million people globally, each having at least one policy.
December 15, 2021
FinTech,InsurTech,Blockchain / Crypto,Media / Streaming,eCommerce,Philippines,Analysis
Striking while the iron is hot: The Philippine venture scene is heating up and getting hotter
TechNode Global’s series on the Philippines will delve into why Filipino entrepreneurs and founders are attracting venture capital (VC) money in droves. In this second part, we explore the rise in Series B (and now, C) fundraising rounds out of the Philippines in 2021, and what it signals for the startup ecosystem as a whole. Seven founders share how much…
November 29, 2021