InsurTech

Singlife launches Singlife Connect 2.0 to continue supporting insurtech startups in Singapore

Singapore-based financial services company Singlife has launched the second edition of its in-house accelerator program, Singlife Connect. The accelerator program supports and spurs the growth of promising insurtech and budding ecosystem enterprises, Singlife said in a statement on Wednesday.

Philippine insurer InLife sells 40 percent stake in Oona Philippines to Oona Insurance

Philippine insurers Insular Life (InLife) and Oona Insurance group (Oona) have on Thursday jointly announced that they are entering into an agreement, with InLife selling its 40 percent stake in their non-life insurance joint venture, Oona Insular Insurance Corporation (Oona Philippines), making it Oona’s fully owned subsidiary.

Insurers, insurance asset managers expect a wave of M&A activity to hit Singapore and Hong Kong in 2024, says Clearwater Analytics

Insurers and insurance asset managers are expecting a wave of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity to hit Singapore and Hong Kong in 2024, as the region echoes the wider global industry trend towards consolidation, Clearwater Analytics said Tuesday.

Singapore’s Igloo closes $36M Pre-Series C fundraise with 50 percent valuation increase

Singapore-based insurtech Igloo has on Monday announced that it has closed a $36 million Pre-Series C funding round. Global investment firm Eurazeo, through its insurtech fund backed by the insurer BNP Paribas Cardif, led the investment.

Japan’s Sumitomo Life invests additional $133M in Singapore’s Singlife

Singapore homegrown financial services company Singlife has on Wednesday announced Japanese insurance company Sumitomo Life Insurance Company (Sumitomo Life) has increased its investment in the company by way of a capital injection amounting to SGD 180 million ($132.64 million).

OneDegree Global, Eazy Digital forge strategic alliance to offer innovative solutions for insurance providers

Singapore-based insurance technology solutions provider OneDegree Global (OneDegree) and Thailand-based sofeware as a service (SaaS) insurtech startup Eazy Digital have joined forces in a strategic partnership aimed at setting a new standard in Asia's insurance sector.

South Korea’s Shinhan EZ enters Indonesian insurance market via partnership with Tap Insure

Shinhan EZ General Insurance, a subsdiairy of South Korean conglomerate Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd, is entering Indonesian insurance market via the partnership with Tap Insure, a strategic partner within the PasarPolis insurtech ecosystem.

Singaporean insurtech bolttech partners Three Sweden for device protection

Singapore-based insurtech, bolttech has on Monday announced its partnership with Three Sweden, an innovative telecommunications service provider based in Sweden, to offer comprehensive device protection solutions to customers both online and in-store. The partnerhip strengthens its existing collaboration with CK Hutchison Holdings (CKHH), building on other…

Insurtech Igloo scores mobile partnerships with OPPO and realme to offer after-sales care in Southeast Asia

Singapore-based insurtech firm Igloo has forged its first mobile partnerships with China-based consumer electronics manufacturers OPPO and realme to offer after-sales care in Southeast Asia. The partnership has launched in Singapore with OPPO and in the Philippines with realme, with plans to roll out into other markets, including Indonesia, Vietnam,…

Thailand insurance firm Roojai completes DirectAsia acquisition

Roojai, a Thailand-based online insurance company, has on Wednesday announced that it has completed the acquisition of Singapore-based insurance firm DirectAsia group. Roojai has entered into an agreement to acquire DirectAsia group from Hiscox.