InsurTech
Vietnam HealthTech startup Medici secures insurance broker license, will integrate health & life insurance services
With this highly competitive license, Medici can distribute a large variety of health and life insurance products on their platform, support customers with claims management, and co-develop insurance products leveraging the data and insights collected through existing services.
AirAsia partners with InsurTech startup PolicyStreet to provide digital car insurance service
The digital car insurance service includes insurance and road tax renewal and allows car owners to make price comparisons of various insurance providers.
InsurTech startup PolicyPal addresses pain points faced by policyholders [ORIGIN Innovation Awards Q&A]
PolicyPal Founder and CEO Val Yap shares her story of how personal challenges led her to start a company that digitalizes insurance comparison and management. She also offers advice to fellow female entrepreneurs on the importance of mentorship and finding the right support groups.
The rise of pet-focused e-commerce is a sign of maturing market, says Oyen’s Kevin Hoong amid pet InsurTech’s $420K Seed raise
We are extremely focused on accelerating our growth of pet owner acquisition in Malaysia and constantly experimenting with new growth channels to scale our business. Within the coming months, we hope to also further develop our proprietary technology which will allow us to distribute our product and manage our claims services smartly and at scale. To…
Why insurance for delivery riders is a win-win
Microinsurance can grow to become a foundation for those gig workers to obtain financial protection against material and health risks such as failed delivery, damaged products during delivery, injuries, accidents, and illness, etc.
What can insurers do about rising digital connectivity exposures?
Insurance can play a pivotal role in providing risk protection but only can do this when fully taking advantage of the ubiquity of the platform economy - using real-time data, automated underwriting, and claims and deploying shorter product innovation cycles.
Digital-first pet insurance platform Oyen launches in Malaysia
The new platform allows pet owners to digitally buy and manage medical insurance for their cats and dogs.
Indonesia InsurTech Qoala acquires Thai InsurTech FairDee, expands into Thailand a year following its $13.5M Series A
Through this acquisition, Qoala plans to speed up technology scalability and innovation across all its businesses by using its learning from Indonesia and Thailand to strengthen its core competencies and digital offerings across all its markets.
Indonesia InsurTech platform PasarPolis raises $5 million in equity financing from The World Bank Group’s IFC
PasarPolis aims to increase insurance penetration and literacy across the region, with plans to scale its Vietnam and Thailand markets this year.
