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Asia InsurTech Podcast is the only Asian insurance-focused podcast that gives Asian InsurTech Entrepreneurs, Thought Leaders and Investors a platform to present and discuss how technology is helping reshape the insurance industry.
We tell the stories behind the most innovative organisations in the insurance space and introduce the people behind them. Asia InsurTech Podcast is the platform for exploring and discussing insurance technology innovation in the region. We delve deeply into what is being done in Asia to innovate and accelerate the insurance industry.
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EP 169 – Matthias de Ferrieres – CEO at Wellnex – People Don’t Care About the Plan, They Care About the Advisor
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Matthias de Ferrieres, the CEO at Wellnex, about the current InsurTech hype and what academic research says about it. Matthias holds a PhD in Entrepreneurial economics and published a disertation with the title: “The Rise of the Digital Economy: Estimating the Impact of a New Generation of Entrepreneurs as […]
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May 16, 2022
EP 168 – InsureTech Connect Asia – Cherie Wang, Eddy Wong and Lapman Lee – What’s Next in InsurTech in Asia?
In partnership with TDI Connect and ITC Asia we recorded a live podcast with Cherie Wang, a co-founder and CEO of Planner Bee, Eddy Wong, a co-founder and CEO of VSure and Lapman Lee, a Professor of Practice (ESG and FinTech) at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and a Board Member of the FinTech Association […]
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May 9, 2022
EP 167 – InsurTech Sustainability – Gordon Tay, Matthias de Ferrieres, and Nicolas Faquet – How Do I Create Long-Term Value?
In partnership with InsureTech Connect (ITC) Asia, we recorded a podcast panel with Gordon Tay, the Co-founder of Surer, Matthias De Ferrieres the founder and CEO of Wellnex, and Nicolas Faquet, the founder and CEO of Roojai. 2021 has been a record year for InsurTech, however, we have seen very little evidence of profitability yet. […]
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May 2, 2022
EP 166 – Tetiana George – Founder and CEO of Curium – Death of the Disruptors
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Tetiana George, a founder and the CEO of Curium, about the potential for InsurTech enablers, why nobody has solved the biggest challenges in claims management yet and how Curium is planning to make a difference. Michael Waitze 0:04Hi, this is Michael Waitze. And welcome back to the Asia InsurTech […]
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Apr 30, 2022
AIP News RoundUp – EP 53 – Theresa Blissing and Simon Phipps – The Tokenization of Pretty Much Everything
April has been a busy month in InsurTech in Asia and we have seen lots of development in the digital asset and cyber space. Hong Kong virtual insurer OneDegree announced a multi-year partnership with Munich Re to launch digital asset insurance under the brand name OneInfinity. We had Alex Leung, the co-founder of OneDegree on […]
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Apr 25, 2022
EP 165 – Alex Taylor – QBE Ventures at QBE Insurance – What Should We Be Doing and How Could We Be Doing It?
The Asia InsurTech Podcast very much enjoyed speaking with Alex Taylor, the Global Head of Emerging Technology, QBE Ventures at QBE Insurance. We had a great conversation about how the increasing power of compute, universal access to data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning lead to knowledge-based approaches to risk and increased product personalization. Michael Waitze […]
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Apr 18, 2022
EP 164 – Gordon Tay – Surer – How Does Technology Change the Way the Insurance Industry Perceives What It Can Do?
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Gordon, a co-founder of Surer, about how he and his co-founders are solving some of the pain points the insurance industry is facing and are making the sales process of traditional channels more efficient and products more meaningful. Find the AI transcript of our conversation below. Michael Waitze 0:06Hi, […]
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Apr 11, 2022
EP 163 – Sorabh Bhandari – Founder of Riskcovry – Going Towards the Vertex
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Sorabh Bhandari, a co-founder of Riskcovry, about how insurance can be integrated in other business models and how contextual insurance is changing the game. Find the transcript of our conversation below. Michael Waitze 0:00Hi, this is Michael Waitze and welcome back to the Asia InsurTech Podcast. We are joined […]
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Apr 4, 2022
EP 162 – Varun Dua – Founder and CEO at Acko – Before Malls Could Happen, There Was eCommerce
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke to Varun Dua, the founder and the CEO of Acko, about what sets Acko apart from other InsurTech players in India and how the insurer is changing the game for health insurance. Here is the transcript of our conversation. Michael Waitze 0:00Okay, we are on. Hi, this is Michael Waitze. […]
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Mar 31, 2022
AIP News RoundUp – EP 52 – Hugh Terry and Simon Phipps – There Is a Whole New Landscape Emerging
Hugh was still in the UK after attending InsurTech Insights’ conference in London and gave the lay of the land that included a huge focus on embedded insurance. While embedded insurance is not a new idea, technology is making it a lot easier to implement in a way that is even more contextual and relevant. […]
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Mar 28, 2022
EP 161 – Christina Cai – co-Founder and COO at LydiaAI – How Do We Link Health and Wealth?
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Christina Cai, a co-founder and the COO of Lydia AI, about applying AI to healthcare data and the challenges of founding a startup. Find the transcript of our conversation here: Michael Waitze 0:00Okay, the recorders on. Hi, this is Michael Waitze. And welcome back to the Asia InsurTech Podcast. […]
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Mar 21, 2022
EP 160 – Sanchit Malik – co-Founder and CEO of Pazcare – Every Problem Requires a Founder Market Fit
The Asia InsurTech Podcast had a great conversation with Sanchit Malik, the co-Founder and CEO of Pazcare. We discussed approaching the Insurance and InsurTech markets from a B2B perspective and how Sanchit and the Pazcare team look at solving problems and creating efficiencies using technology. Please see the transcript of the conversation below. Michael Waitze […]
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Mar 14, 2022
EP 159 – Vivek Mannige – CEO at AccelTree Software – The Only Answer Is, “Talk to Them”
The Asia InsurTech Podcast was speaking with Vivek Mannige, the founder and CEO of AccelTree Software, about how to increase insurance penetration in rural India, how to build an innovation culture and about life long learning. Here is the transcript of our conversation. Michael Waitze 0:00Okay, we are on. Hi, this is Michael Waitze. And […]
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Mar 7, 2022
EP 158 – Amarit Franssen, Christopher Dennis, and Remy Dorflinger – The State of Digital Transformation in Thailand
The Asia InsurTech Podcast in conjunction with The Digital Insurer recorded a panel with Amarit Franssen, a co-founder of Appman, Christopher Dennis, an advisor at Luma and Remy Dorflinger, a managing director at Coherent to talk about the state of digital transformation in Thailand. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the digital transformation […]
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Feb 28, 2022
AIP News RoundUp – EP 51 – Theresa Blissing, Hugh Terry and Simon Phipps – It Did Require That Long-Term Commitment
February has been a super busy month for InsurTech in Asia. AIA is again in the news. The insurer has announced their “One Billion” initiative planning to engage a billion people to live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives by 2030. Adding to promoting a healthy lifestyle, AIA has also announced its new joint venture with South […]
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Feb 28, 2022
EP 157 – Bob Wouters – FWD and bolttech- It’s Digital With a Human Touch
In January 2022, the Asia InsurTech Podcast was catching up with Bob Wouters who is in charge of FWD general insurance in Thailand and bolttech InsurTech Exchange. bolttech has entered the market in Thailand with its device protection cover, transformed former aggregator Frank.co.th into the bolttech Insurance Exchange and partnered with telco provider DTAC. Listen […]
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Feb 21, 2022
EP 156 – Vipul Sud – Head of Insurance – Azentio Software – We Want Those Different Colors To Change into Mercury
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Vipul Sud, the head of insurance at Azentio Software, about the importance of identifying the underlying business objective and how Azentio is consolidating the fragmented InsurTech platform market globally. The company has acquired essential tech capabilities to be one of the leading software providers in the financial services industry […]
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Feb 14, 2022
EP 155 – Simon O’Dell – InsurTech Gateway Australia – Let’s Hold Hands and Partner, Please
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Simon O’Dell, the managing director at InsurTech Gateway Australia, about the state of InsurTech in Australia and how the industry has accelerated over the past years. Here is the transcript of our conversation: Michael WaitzeHi, this is Michael Waitze. And welcome back to the Asia InsurTech Podcast. This is […]
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Feb 7, 2022
EP 154 – Sanjib Jha – CEO & Executive Director of Coverfox – Every Crisis Is an Opportunity
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Sanjib Jha, the CEO and Executive Director of Coverfox, about the startup ecosystem in India and how Coverfox has pivoted during Covid and came out the other end stronger than ever. Listen to our podcasts with PolicyBazaar here. Find the transcript of our conversation here: Michael WaitzeOkay, we’re on. […]
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Jan 31, 2022
EP 153 – Shanai Ghosh – CEO Edelweiss General Insurance – The FMCG of Financial Services
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Shanai Ghosh, the CEO and Executive Director at Edelweiss General Insurance, about how insurance can become easier, friendlier and more transparent and how digital has helped the company thrive during the pandemic. FInd the transcript of our conversation here: Michael WaitzeOkay, we’re on. Hi, this is Michael Waitze, and […]
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Jan 30, 2022
AIP News RoundUp – EP 50 – Theresa Blissing, Hugh Terry and Simon Phipps – Falling IPOs
Happy New Year everyone! We are looking forward to another exciting year in InsurTech in Asia! Kicking off the year with a major acquisition story. UOB is looking to acquire Citibank’s operations in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam by 2024. In Hong Kong, eCommerce startup Bloom has announced a collaboration with AIA. This continues AIA’s […]
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Jan 24, 2022
EP 152 – Skye Theodorou and Anish Sinha – UpCover – There’s Something Here
The Asia InsurTech Podcast caughtup with Skye Theodorou and Anish Sinha, the co-founders of UpCover to talk about how UpCover has pivoted and redefined their business model. Listen to the episode and hear them discuss the lessons they learned starting an InsurTech from scratch and managing through adversity. Listen to our first episode with Skye […]
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Jan 17, 2022
EP 151 – Andy Ann – CEO and co-Founder of YAS Digital – It Feels Like a Gift
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Andy Ann, the co-founder of YAS Digital, about embedded, small ticket micro-insurance and how the pandemic has helped accelerate digital transformation of the insurance industry. Listen to our first episode with Andy Ann in November 2020 here. Michael WaitzeHi, this is Michael Waitze, and welcome back to the Asia […]
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Jan 10, 2022
EP 150 – Hamilton Angluben – Founder and CEO at Kwik Insure – You Have to Be Omnipresent
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Hamilton Angluben, the founder and CEO at Kwik Insure about how digital transformation of insurance has accelerated in the Philippines. Michael WaitzeOkay. Hi, this is Michael Waitze, and welcome back to the Asia InsurTech Podcast. This is the only podcast in Asia focused on insurance that gives entrepreneurs, thought […]
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Jan 3, 2022
EP 149 – Alex Leung – OneDegree – In Hindsight, Everything Is Planned
The Asia IsnurTech Podcast spoke with Alex Leung, a co-founder of OneDegree, about their journey from starting a virtual insurer in Hong Kong selling pet insurance to cybersecurity and NFTs. Here is the transcript of our conversation: Michael WaitzeHi, this is Michael Waitze and welcome back to the Asia InsurTech Podcast. This is the only […]
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Dec 29, 2021
AIP News RoundUp – EP 49 – Theresa Blissing, Hugh Terry, and Simon Phipps – The BattleGrounds May Change a Bit
We end the year with a trend that we have been following throughout 2021 – embedded insurance. A pioneer in this space, Cover Genius, has just announced a new partnership with Agoda to offer embedded travel protection in Southeast Asia. We have talked about this only recently with Cover Genius’ MD for Southeast Asia, Arijit […]
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Dec 27, 2021
EP 148 – Jess Tham – KSK Insurance – We Should Embrace Change and Not Fear The Inevitable
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Jess Tham, the Executive Director and Head of claims of KSK in Thailand, about how incumbent insurer KSK is working together with InsurTech startup Sunday. Find the transcript of our conversation below. Michael WaitzeOkay, we’re on. Hi, this is Michael Waitze. And welcome back to the Asia InsurTech Podcast. […]
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Dec 22, 2021
Year End 2021 Special
2021 has been another record year in InsurTech. According to Willis Towers Watson’s Quarterly InsurTech Briefing – October 2021, InsurTech investments in 2021 could reach the entirety of 2018 and 2019 added together. Willis Towers Watson’s Quarterly InsurTech Briefing- October 2021 But InsurTech is no longer just about startups. The Asia InsurTech Podcast has closely […]
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Dec 20, 2021
EP 147 – Suhail Ghai – Chief Digital & Information Officer – Maxlife Insurance – The Customer Wants a Consumer-Grade Experience
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Suhail Ghai, the Chief Digital and Information Officer at Max Life Insurance, about what insurance can learn from consumer goods companies and how technology has changed the inner works of an insurer. Find the transcript of our conversation here: Michael WaitzeHi, this is Michael Waitze, and welcome back to […]
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Dec 13, 2021
EP 146 – Kevin Angelini – Head of Strategy & M&A, Asia Pacific – Zurich Insurance – Customers Want Processes to Be Easy and Seamless
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Kevin Angelini, the head of strategy and M&A for Asia Pacific at Zurich Insurance about the Zurich Innovation Championship and how startups can work with insurance incumbents. Here is the transcript of our conversation. Michael Waitze Okay, we are on. Hi, this is Michael Waitze, and welcome back to […]
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Dec 6, 2021
EP 145 – Rob Schimek – Group CEO bolttech – Enable the Customer to Get a Yes
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Rob Schimek, the Group CEO at bolttech about the power of embedded insurance and how bolttech is aiming to be the rails that the insurance industry builds itself on. Find the transcript of our conversation here: Michael Waitze Okay, we are on. Hi, this is Michael Waitze and welcome […]
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Nov 30, 2021
AIP News RoundUp – EP 48 – Theresa Blissing and Hugh Terry – There’s a Bit of a Broader Dynamic Here
Another busy month in InsurTech in Asia. Swiss Re and Chinese tech giant Baidu are teaming up to help advance autonomous driving. Autonomous vehicles will disrupt the motor insurance market and early partnerships might be the way to go. In Hong Kong, the Insurance Authority (IA) is exploring possibilities for an Open API Framework to […]
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Nov 29, 2021
EP 144 – Evan Tanotogono – CEO and co-Founder at Rey – A New Level of Awareness
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Evan Tanotogono, a co-founder and the CEO of Rey, about his vision to revolutionize healthcare in Indonesia and the reason why seasoned insurance executives are leaving the corporate world to start their own InsurTech. Michael Waitze Okay, we are on. Hi, this is Michael Waitze. And welcome back to […]
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Nov 22, 2021
EP 143 – Amerson Lin – GigaCover – The Macro Trends Still Held in Place
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Amerson Lin, a co-founder, and the CEO of Giga Cover, about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the gig economy and how Giga Cover has pivoted since we last spoke with Amerson in August 2019. Find the transcript of our conversation here: Michael Waitze Okay, we’re on. Hi, […]
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Nov 15, 2021
EP 142 – Andrew Wong – Koba Insurance – We Jumped in the Big Kids’ Game
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke to Andrew Wong, the founder of Koba Insurance, about the insurance market in Australia and the potential of pay-per-mile usage-based insurance. Michael Waitze Okay, we’re on. Hi, this is Michael Waitze, and welcome back to the Asia InsurTech Podcast. This is the only podcast in Asia focused on insurance that […]
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Nov 8, 2021
EP 141 – Arijit Chakraborty – Managing Director, APAC at CoverGenius – Seamless, Curated, Event-based individual Needs
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Arijit Chakraborty, managing director for APAC at Cover Genius, about embedded insurance and the need for personalization. Here is the transcript of our conversation. Michael Waitze Okay, that’s on. Hi, this is Michael Waitze, and welcome back to the Asia InsurTech Podcast. This is the only show in Asia […]
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Nov 1, 2021
EP 140 – Prannay Batra – Director, Head of General Insurance at PhonePe – We’ve Barely Scratched the Surface
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Prannay Batra, Director and Head of General Insurance at PhonePe about affinity partnerships and the massive opportunities in the Indian insurance market. Michael Waitze Hi, this is Michael Waitze, and welcome back to the Asia InsurTech Podcast. This is the only podcast in Asia focused on insurance that gives […]
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Oct 26, 2021
AIP News RoundUp – EP 47 – Theresa Blissing and Michael Waitze – That Was Some Pretty Big News
October ends with some major partnership news! Check out our new episode for more details and to find out which two new guests decided to drop by the AIP News Roundup where we discuss how AIP is getting even better and why blockchain is not dead! This month we saw more partnerships and more investment […]
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Oct 25, 2021
EP 139 – Aniruddha Sen – Kenko Health co-Founder – There Is Almost a $350BN Gap Waiting to Get Filled
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Aniruddha Sen, a co founder at Kenko Health about health insurance penetration in India and how Kenko Health is planning to close the gap in the market. Michael Waitze Hi, this is Michael Waitze and welcome back to the Asia InsurTech podcast. This is the only podcast in Asia, […]
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Oct 18, 2021
EP 138 – Nicolas du Cray and Rajive Keshup – Cathay Innovation – The Ecosystem Is Now Too Big to Ignore
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Rajive Keshup, a director at Cathay Innovation and Nicolas du Cray, a partner at Cathay Innovation, about ecosystems, embedded insurance and the role of InsurTechs when it comes to accelerating financial inclusion in Southeast Asia. Find the transcript of our conversation here: Michael WaitzeOkay, we’re on. Hi, this is […]
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Oct 11, 2021
EP 137 – Mario Berta – Country Managing Director, Philippines – Igloo – Must Be My Italian Input
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Mario Berta, the Country Managing Director for Igloo in the Philippines about micro insurance in emerging markets and the potential for new insurance solutions in the Philippines. Find the transcript of our conversation here: Michael Waitze Okay, we are on Hi, this is Michael Waitze, and welcome back to […]
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Oct 4, 2021
EP 136 – Roopa Malhotra – Head of Digital, APAC at Chubb – Digital Is Part of Everyone
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Roopa Malhotra, the head of digital APAC at Chubb Insurance, about embedded insurance and how to build an innovation culture that embraces digital. Make sure to join Roopa’s keynote panel at the much-anticipated FinTech Connect Asia (5-7 October, SGT): ‘Digital led business models in Insurance – How are start-ups […]
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Sep 30, 2021
AIP News RoundUp – EP 46 – Theresa Blissing and Michael Waitze – I Think It Was Just a Matter of Time
Another month with more record-breaking investments in InsurTech. While most economies in Asia are still suffering from the COVID pandemic, investment in InsurTechs is not slowing down. A category that is attracting the most investment is health care. Singaporean Digital health platform Doctor Anywhere raised S$88 million in series C. The startup has a presence […]
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Sep 27, 2021
EP 135 – Ala Uddin Ahmad – CEO MetLife Bangladesh – Customer Expectation Has Changed Significantly
The Asia InsurTech Podcast was speaking with Ala Ahmad, the CEO of MetLife in Bangladesh, about insurance innovation in Bangladesh. As one of the fastest-growing economies in Asia and with an insurance penetration of 0.5 % of GDP, Bangladesh presents lots of opportunities for insurers and InsurTech. Find the transcript of our conversation below. Michael […]
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Sep 13, 2021
EP 133 – Aparajit Bhattacharya – Managing Partner at Insure First – From a Product-Centric Approach to a Solution-Centric Approach
The Asia InsurTech Podcast was speaking with Aparajit Bhattacharya, a managing partner at Insure First, about what kind of products, processes and technology is required to take insurance to the underserved. Find the transcript of our conversation below: Michael WaitzeOkay, we’re on. Hi, this is Michael Waitze, and welcome back to the Asia InsurTech Podcast. […]
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Sep 6, 2021
EP 132 – Tom Duncan – MD Insurance and Wealth – Grab Financial Group – What Are the Metrics You Manage To?
The Asia InsurTech Podcast was catching up with Tom Duncan, the Managing Director Insurance and Wealth at Grab Financial Group to dicuss financial inclusion, the power and limitations of embedded insurance and how social media can help increase awareness. Listen to our other episode with Tom here. Michael WaitzeHi, this is Michael Waitze, and welcome […]
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Sep 1, 2021
AIP News RoundUp – EP 45 – Theresa Blissing and Michael Waitze – I Know What You Want to Say
There is no summer break for InsurTech. Hong Kong’s OneDegree raised $28 million in a new round of funding and is looking to expand further in Asia. The InsurTech startup holds a virtual general insurance for Hong Kong and also has a SaaS business that operates across Asia. Listen to our 2020 episode with co-founder […]
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Aug 30, 2021
EP 131 – Benny Fajarai – LifePal co-Founder and CMO – Expertise, Authority, and Trustworthiness
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Benny Fajarai, a co-founder and CMO at Lifepal, about their latest funding round and how the company is leveraging social media to increase financial literacy in Indonesia and increase insurance penetration. Find the transcript of our conversation below and find our conversation with Lifepall COO Nicolo Robba here. Michael […]
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Aug 23, 2021
EP 130 – Nadia Suttikulpanich – Fuchsia Innovation Center for Muang Thai Life Assurance – We Believe In Repeatable Models
The Asia InsurTech Podcast caught up with Nadia Suttikulpanich, the head of Fuchsia Innovation-Center for Muang Thai Life Insurance. Nadia has been on the show first in 2019 and a lot has changed since then, especially consumer behavior using digital services. Muang Thai was one of the first insurers to offer telemedicine pre-Covid and the […]
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Aug 16, 2021
EP 129 – Jonas Piela and Theresa Blissing – Blockchain Is Over
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Jonas Piela, the host of the Digital Insurance Podcast in Germany. Since April 2020 Jonas has published podcasts around digital transformation and speaks with C-level executives in the German insurance market. Michael Waitze and Theresa Blissing took the opportunity to discuss with Jonas the differences between a mature, European […]
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Aug 9, 2021
EP 128 – Dhirendra Mahyavanshi – co-Founder Turtlemint – We Are Flag Bearers of Digitization
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Dhirendra Mahyavanshi, a co-founder of Turtlemint, about how to increase insurance penetration in India and bring insurance to tier two and tier three cities. Turtlemint is one of the early InsurTechs in India and has shown despite the ongoing pandemic solid growth. Find the transcript of our conversation below: […]
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Aug 2, 2021
EP 127 – Romil Turakhia – Head of Markets at Azentio Software – This Is a Real Revolution
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Romil Turakhia, Head of Markets at Azentio Software and former co-founder at Candela Labs, about the cloud revolution in insurance and the new freedom insurers will experience with SaaS for cloud. Romil shares how he and his team are planning to democratize technology for all insurance players and enable […]
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Jul 31, 2021
AIP News RoundUp – EP 44 – Theresa Blissing and Michael Waitze – You Have the Perfect InsurTech Storm
We are kicking off the second half of the year with more incredible news on InsurTech. Global investment in InsurTech is at an all-time high, a trend we have been following in Asia all year. The good news is that investment in established players is increasing and the number of early-stage deals. We are looking […]
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Jul 26, 2021
EP 126 – Kamesh Goyal – Chairman of Digit Insurance – Don’t Only Go By the Scenario of Reverting to the Mean
The Asia InsurTech Podcast was catching up with Kamesh Goyal, a founder and Chairman of Digit Insurance, to talk about the massive volatility we are experiencing at the moment and what this means for risk assessment. The course of COVID has proven to be hard to predict, the same applies to weather patterns due to […]
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Jul 19, 2021
EP 125 – Guiam Wainwright – co-Founder at Jamm – Changing Those Habits Requires Lots of Little Engagements
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Gui Wainwright, a co-founder of Jamm about customer engagement in insurance and the future of telematics. Find the transcript of our conversation below. Michael WaitzeWe are on. Hi, this is Michael Waitze. And welcome back to the Asia InsurTech Podcast. This is the only podcast in Asia, focused on […]
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Jul 12, 2021
EP 124 – Dominique Roudaut – Hannover Re – The Idea Is To Empower Your Lifestyle
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Dominique Roudaut, Head of Asia InsurTech Partnership and Innovation Solutions at HannoverRe, about the major trends in InsurTech, namely embedded insurance, parametric insurance, and becoming a risk partner. Find the transcript of our conversation below: Michael Waitze Hi, this is Michael Waitze. And welcome back to the Asia InsurTech […]
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Jul 5, 2021
EP 123 – Amarit Franssen – co-Founder AppMan – It’s About Connectivity and Teamwork
The Asia InsurTech Podcast was catching up with Amarit Franssen, a co-founder of Thai InsurTech Appman to talk about the impact of Covid, the future of motor insurance, and Appman’s latest funding round. Find the full transcript of our conversation below: Michael Waitze Hi, this is Michael Waitze, and welcome back to the Asia InsurTech […]
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Jun 29, 2021
AIP News RoundUp – EP 43 – Theresa Blissing and Michael Waitze – Ain’t Misbehavin’
Money, fund raising and IPOs…where does it all end? We started with a conversation about FWD, the InsurTech arm of Pacific Century Group, and its planned IPO in New York. This would make it the largest Hong Kong or China-based insurance IPO in New York since 2003. This is just indicative of the amount of […]
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Jun 28, 2021
EP 122 – Sarbvir Singh – CEO at PolicyBazaar – Technology Platforms Tend To Bring Transparency
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Sarbvir Singh, the CEO of PolicyBazaar, about the future of the insurance industry in India and the power of data analytics. Find the transcript of our conversation here: Michael Waitze Okay, we’re on. Hi, this is Michael Waitze. And welcome back to the Asia InsurTech Podcast. This is the […]
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Jun 21, 2021
EP 121 – Manuel San Miguel – co-Founder and CEO of Ignatica – The Deeper You Go Down Into the Value Chain, the Higher the Stakes Are
The Asia InsurTech Podcast caught up with Manuel San Miguel, a co-founder, and the CEO of Ignatica to talk about some of the changes, both good and bad, that the insurance industry has experienced over the last 18 months. It has been almost that long since we last spoke with Manuel and the world is […]
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Jun 14, 2021
EP 120 – Gustaf Agartson – Founder & CEO at Bima – Combine the Digital Approach With the Human Touch
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Gustaf Agartson, the founder and CEO at Bima about the opportunities for insurance in emerging markets like Africa and Asia. Find the full transcript of our conversation below: Michael Waitze Okay, we’re on. Hi, this is Michael Waitze. And welcome back to the Asia InsurTech Podcast. I’m already nervous, […]
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Jun 7, 2021
EP 119 – Russell Higginbotham – CEO Reinsurance Asia at Swiss Re – Ultimately, We Should Be Driven By How Our Customers Want To Do Business
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Russell Higginbotham, the CEO of Reinsurance Asia at Swiss Re about changing consumer behavior, the latest consumer trends and the new role of insurance. Here is the transcript of our conversation: Michael Waitze Okay, we’re on. Hi, this is Michael Waitze, and welcome back to the Asia InsurTech […]
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Jun 1, 2021
AIP News RoundUp – EP 42 – Theresa Blissing and Michael Waitze – Hopefully, We Are Getting Into a More Normal World
Another month, another regional expansion for bolttech in Southeast Asia. In May, bolttech announced its partnership with Vietnam’s e-commerce platform Tiki to offer device protection plans. The Asia InsurTech Podcast has been following the trend of alternative distribution channels for a while and bolttech is certainly one of the major ecosystem players in the region. […]
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May 31, 2021
EP 118 – Nitin Malhotra – Yoors – This Is the Right Time To Invest In Digital Tools
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Nitin Malhotra, a co-founder and Head of Growth for Yoors about how insurers can drive digital transformation and about use cases that allow insurers to quickly digitize and optimize their sales channels. Michael Waitze Okay, we’re on. Hi, this is Michael Waitze, and welcome back to the Asia […]
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May 24, 2021
EP 117 – Naval Goel – CEO PolicyX.com – The Difference Lies In How You Serve Your Customers
The Asia Insurtech Podcast spoke with Naval Goel, the founder and CEO of Policyx.com. Michael Waitze Hi. This is Michael Waitze. And welcome back to the Asia InsurTech Podcast. This is the only podcast in Asia focused on insurance that gives entrepreneurs thought leaders and investors a platform to discuss how technology is reshaping the […]
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May 17, 2021
EP 116 – Rahul Nawab – Insurance Analytics and RPM, EXL – Are My Insurance Journeys Just As Robust as an Amazon Is?
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Rahul Nawab, Practice Leader – Insurance Analytics at EXL about data analytics, digital transformation and how InsurTech is impacting the insurance industry as a whole. Michael Waitze Is that working? Okay, we’re on. Hi, this is Michael Waitze, and welcome back to the Asia InsurTech podcast. This should […]
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May 16, 2021
AIP and AIR Conversations on Emerging Markets – EP 02 – Tunde Salako and Thereas Blissing – The Dots Are Being Connected
Theresa Blissing and Michael Waitze from the Asia InsurTech Podcast and Tunde Salako from Africa InsurTech Rising came together for another episode of Conversations on Emerging Markets. This time the three are discussing alternative forms of distribution. Distribution is one of the hardest codes to crack in micro-insurance and in general insurance for low-income populations. […]
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May 10, 2021
EP 115 – Harshet Lunani – Founder of Qoala – Some Simple Things Can Go a Long Way
The Asia InsurTech Podcast was happy to be joined again by Harshet Lunani, the Founder of Qoala. The first time he was on the show was back in August of 2019 and then he subsequently participated in.a panel discussion about COVID-19 in April 2020. AIP wanted to catch up with Harshet because so much has […]
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May 3, 2021
EP 114 – Thomas Dijohn – SVP Asia-Pacific at dacadoo – Banking Is a High-Frequency Environment, Insurance Is Not
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Thomas Dijohn Senior Vice President Asia Pacific at Dacadoo about living in real time, ecosystems and data analytics. Michael WaitzeHi, this is Michael Waitze, and welcome back to the Asia InsurTech Podcast. This is the only podcast in Asia focused on insurance that gives entrepreneurs, thought leaders and investors […]
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May 2, 2021
AIP News RoundUp – EP 41 – Theresa Blissing and Michael Waitze – It Just Doesn’t Stop, Does It?
No slowing down in InsurTech in Asia. Despite the ongoing pandemic we see new funding rounds every month. This time, Hong Kong-based InsurTech Ignatica secured US$7 million in a pre-series A. Listen to our episode with CEO Manuel San Miguel here. In Malaysia, Bolttech continues its expansion across Asia and announced another partnership with Samsung. […]
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Apr 28, 2021
AIP and AIR Conversations on Emerging Markets – EP 01 – Tunde Salako and Thereas Blissing – It’s Becoming a Whole New World of Opportunities
The majority of developing countries can be found in Africa and Asia. Designing insurance solutions for those markets has its very own challenges but at the same time presents the largest untapped market for insurers. Distribution and payment are just two areas that need to be reinvented in order to work in a developing country […]
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Apr 26, 2021
EP 113- Julie Kim – CEO SmallTicket – You Have To Jump In, Otherwise You Will Lose
The Asia InsurTech Podcast was catching up with Julie Jung-Eun Kim, the founder and CEO at Smallticket to get an update on how the Korean insurance market has changed over the past two years. Just like in other Asia markets, platforms have attracted new partnerships with insurers and Smallticket is offering insurance coverage to food […]
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Apr 19, 2021
EP 112 – Adrit Raha – CEO at Symbo – The Disciplined Pursuit of Doing Less
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Adrit Raha, a co-founder and co-CEO of Symbo, about how InsurTechs can help insurance incumbents to digitize along the value chain. Michael WaitzeHi, this is Michael Waitze and welcome back to the Asia InsurTech Podcast. This is the only podcast in Asia focused on insurance that gives entrepreneurs, thought […]
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Apr 17, 2021
AIP News RoundUp – EP 40 – Theresa Blissing and Michael Waitze – I Do Believe We Will See Some Consolidation
We are in the second quarter of 2021 with more exciting InsurTech news. ZA Tech has announced the opening of its Asia Fintech Center (AFC) in Singapore. The Hong Kong-based company said the AFC is dedicated to exploring financial services innovation and helping industry partners in the region to build new products that will accelerate […]
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Apr 12, 2021
EP 111 – Sherry Du – Managing Director Asia Pacific at RGAX – Open Minded To New Ideas
Asia InsurTech Podcast had the pleasure of speaking with Sherry Du, a Managing Director of RGAX APAC at Reinsurance Group of America in Hong Kong. We had a great conversation during which we discussed: How access to new data streams can provide better products and services Sherry’s extensive experience in the insurance industry The importance […]
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Apr 5, 2021
EP 110 – Romil Turakhia, Reid Bailey and Rohit Nambiar – CIO vs Chief of Digital, Practical Advice On Digital Transformation and the Cloud
The Asia IsnurTech Podcast had a roundtable discussion with Romil Turakhia, an Executive Director of Innovation at Candela Labs, Rohit Nambiar, the Group Chief Executive Officer at Tune Protect, and Reid Bailey, the Transformation Director at Bupa. We had a dynamic conversation about how insurers can connect the dots between legacy enterprise systems and emerging […]
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Apr 1, 2021
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 39 – Theresa Blissing and Michael Waitze – Whoever Owns the Ecosystem Owns the World
The first quarter of 2021 ends with more major InsurTech news. Zhong An Online, China’s first online insurer and InsurTech unicorn, has announced its results for 2020. The insurer ranked 9th for P&C insurers in China and passed breakeven with a reported USD 85MM in profit. FWD has launched an InsurTech and Takafultech accelerator programme […]
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Mar 29, 2021
EP 109 – Vivek Ramji Iyer – Grant Thornton Bharat – Risk Protection To Risk Prevention
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Vivek Ramji Iyer, partner and national leader of financial services and risk advisory at Grant Thornton Bharat about how insurers are moving from risk protection to risk prevention. Michael WaitzeHi, this is Michael Waitze, and welcome back to the Asia in InsurTech Podcast. This is the only podcast in […]
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Mar 22, 2021
EP 108 – Rohit Nambiar – Tune Protect – If You Really Want To Innovate, Be Ready To Be Fired
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Rohit Nambiar, the group Chief Executive Officer at Tune Protecy Group about what it takes to be an innovator and what role technology plays. Michael WaitzeOkay, we’re on. Hi, this is Michael Waitze and welcome back to the Asia InsurTech Podcast. This is the only podcast in Asia focused […]
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Mar 15, 2021
EP 107 – Gourab Mukherjee – CEO at Aktivo Labs – Building More Contextual Ecosystems
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Gourab Mukherjee, the CEO at Aktivo Labs about how InsurTechs and HealthTechs can help consumers live a healthier life and avoid lifestyle and chronic desease. Find the transcript of our conversation here: Michael Waitze 0:00Okay, the recorders on Hi, this is Michael Waitze, and welcome back to the Asia […]
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Mar 14, 2021
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 38 – Theresa Blissing and Michael Waitze – Financial Literacy Remains Important
March starts with news from Symbo. The InsurTech secured another funding round and collected $9.4M to expand across India and Southeast Asia. In China, Xiaobangguihua has raised new funding as well. The startup focuses on online insurance sonultation and offer online courses to increase financial literacy. In Hong Kong, OneDegree es expanding beyong pet insurance. […]
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Mar 8, 2021
EP 106 – Kanpassorn Eix Suriyasangpetch – CEO of Ooca – This Is Going To Be With Me My Whole Life
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Kanpassorn Eix Suriyasangpetch, an army dentist turned tech entrepreneur. She is the CEO and co-founder of OOCA, the anonymous video-call platform to help people go through stigma and help connect with psychiatrists and psychologists through online video call- it’s the first telemedicine that focuses on mental wellness app for […]
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Mar 1, 2021
EP 105 – Steven Tannason – co-Founder AmanCo – A Reflection of Shifting Consumer Behavior
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Steve Tannason, a co-founder of Amanco.id about what we can learn from social media platforms like TikTok for InsurTech and how Amanco.id is planning to change employee benefits in Indonesia. See the full transcript below: Michael Waitze 0:00Okay, we’re on. Hi, this is Michael Waitzer and welcome back to […]
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Feb 28, 2021
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 37 – Theresa Blissing and Michael Waitze – We Tried Clubhouse, Have You?
For a while now, we have been looking for a way to make the AIP News RoundUp more interactive. That’s why we have joined Clubhouse! On Clubhouse we will discuss the latest news with InsurTech peers live and on the podcast we will still publish the summary of the news. Feel free to join us […]
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Feb 25, 2021
Panel – The Era of Digital Distribution – Emerging Markets
In partnership with InsureTech Connect we hosted a panel with Nicolas Faquet, the Founder & CEO Roojai.com – Thailand, Yen Ming Lee, the co-foudner of Policystreet – Malaysia, and Nicolo Robba the co-founder and COO at Lifepal – Indonesia. The panel was part of InsureTech Connect’s Digital Distribution & Ecosystems: Virtual Summit held on February 25th, […]
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Feb 22, 2021
EP 104 – Arsh Maini – CEO at Candela Labs – The Making of a Perfect Storm
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Arsh Maini, the Chief Executive Officer of Candela Labs about the wave of Digital Transformation in the Insurance Industry and the fact that it is definitively here to stay. We discussed how data helps drive micro-targeted and personalized products and the impact that the move to cloud computing will […]
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Feb 15, 2021
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 36 – Theresa Blissing and Michael Waitze – The Nature of Work Is Changing and the Nature of Insurance Is Changing With It
Another awesome month for InsurTech in Asia! Congratulations to PasarPolis for raising US$5M from the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC), which focuses on accelerating financial inclusion and literacy in developing countries. It is IFC’s first investment in an Indonesian startup and demonstrates the belief that InsurTechs like PasarPolis can help increase insurance penetration in […]
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Feb 15, 2021
EP 103 – Yannick Even – Swiss Re – Customer Expectation Is Driving the Change
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Yannick Even, Global Analytics Business Partner at Swiss Re, about the use of data in (re)insurance. Data has the power to transform insurance as we know it and enable insurers to offer better, more personalized products and help close the protection gap. Yannick shares how data allows insurers to […]
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Feb 8, 2021
EP 102 Kulin Shah and Yogesh Agrawal – Solving a Problem, Not Selling
Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Kulin Shah and Yogesh Agrawal, the co-founders of Onsurity. The startup just celebrated its one year anniversary. Onsurity has the vision to bring affordable healthcare to SMBs and to increase insurance penetration in India. Transcript: Michael Hi, this is Michael Waitze and welcome back to the Asia InsurTech Podcast. This […]
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Feb 1, 2021
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 35 – Theresa Blissing and Michael Waitze – It Doesn’t Mean You Get the Journey Right
It is only the first month of the New Year and we already have Asia’s first InsurTech unicorn of 2021. Certainly a promising start! Indian InsurTech and licensed general insurer Digit achieved a valuation of US$1.9 billion. The company was only founded in 2017 by industry veteran Kamesh Goyal, who previously worked for insurance incumbent […]
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Feb 1, 2021
EP 101 – Kamesh Goyal – Chairman of Digit Insurance – One Has To Really, Really Focus On Basics
Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke to Kamesh Goyal, the founder and the Chairman of Digit Insurance which has reached unicorn status in January 2021 with a valuation of USD 1.9 billion. Kamesh has been working in insurance for almost 33 years. Before starting Digit, he worked with Allianz for almost 16 years in Asia, the Middle […]
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Jan 25, 2021
EP 100 – Winnie Wong, Avo Insurance and Walter de Oude, Aviva SingLife – Go Big or Go Home
For our 100th episode, Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Winnie Wong, the CEO and Executive Director of Avo Insurance and Asia Insurance, and Walter De Oude, the deputy chairman of Aviva SingLife, about InsurTech in Asia. How has the industry developed over the past 2 years? What is next in InsurTech in Asia? There is […]
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Jan 18, 2021
EP 99 – Samdarshi Sumit – President Director and CEO at PFI Mega Life – A Lot of Bite-Size Insurance Being Sold
Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Samdarshi Sumit, the President Director, and CEO at PFI Mega Life in Indonesia. Samdarshi shares how life insurance has changed due to the global outbreak of Covid-19 and how digital transformation has accelerated. When it comes to transformation in general, some of the biggest challenges are changing behavior, mindset, and […]
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Jan 17, 2021
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 34 – Theresa Blissing and Michael Waitze – Is Bitcoin Bad for Blockchain?
Happy New Year! Asia InsurTech Podcast is back with more exciting news kicking off 2021! Grab Financial Group (GFG) starts the year with a bang, securing over US$300 million in their series A funding round. According to Grab, GFG increased its total revenue by over 40% in 2020 vs 2019. Its insurance distribution reached over […]
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Jan 11, 2021
EP 98 – Nicolo Robba – COO at Lifepal – Trust Is Built Online
Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Nicolo Robba, the Co-founder and COO of Indonesian InsurTech Lifepal. Nicolo first came to Southeast Asia with Lifepal co-founder Giacomo Ficari when both of them were working for startup studio and venture builder Rocket Internet and helped build e-commerce giant Lazada. Seeing the massive opportunities for insurance in Indonesia with […]
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Jan 3, 2021
EP 97 Mahesh Subramanian – CEO CamCom – The Drones Become Your First Responders
Asia InsurTech Podcast talked to Mahesh Subramanian, Co-founder & CEO of AI startup CamCom. The company is focused on deploying AI in the automotive space and to innovate along the insurance value chain. For example, with the help of drones and computer vision, CamCom could assess damages on a car within minutes after an accident. […]
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Jan 1, 2021
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 33 – Year End 2020 – Shefali Sonpar and Theresa Blissing – The Larger Ecosystem Is Now Getting More and More Technology Adaptable
For the last News Roundup of 2020, Theresa Blissing, Michael Waitze, and Shefali Sonpar reflected on what 2020 meant for InsurTech and digital transformation and what 2021 might look like. 2020 was the year that insurers all over the world were forced to accelerate digital transformation and embrace digital distribution. InsurTechs have played a crucial […]
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Dec 28, 2020
EP 96 – Deepak Bhuvneshwari Uniyal – CEO at Insurance Samadhan – It’s So Complex, You Don’t Really Understand If You Want To Buy It or Not
Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Deepak Bhuvneshwari Uniyal, Co-founder and CEO of Insurance Samadhan, a tech platform resolving insurance complaints and claims in life, health, and general insurance. Deepak has started as an insurance sales agent and experienced first hand why insurance is so important for people to manage risks. Insurance being a very technical […]
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Dec 21, 2020
EP 95 – Michael Gerber – CEO of 360F – What Is Transactional Insurance?
Asia InsurTech Podcast talked to Michael Gerber, the CEO of 360F. Originally from Switzerland, Michael has worked as a consultant in over 100 projects in more than 20 years and understands the pain points the insurance industry is facing. He shares why he chose to work in insurance and why the industry has often a […]
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Dec 16, 2020
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 32 – Theresa Blissing and Michael Waitze – Hopefully, 2021 Will Be Less Crazy
December started with some major FinTech news. Grab-Singtel received the digital full-bank licenses issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Only two digital full-bank licenses and two digital wholesale were awarded to four of the 21 applicants. The AIP Team is wondering if a (re)insurance license will follow next! Other major news is the […]
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Dec 14, 2020
EP 94 – John Brisco – CEO and co-Founder of Coherent – How Do Insurance Companies Increase Product Speed To Market?
Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with John Brisco, CEO & Co-Founder of Coherent. Originally from Scotland, John has worked for insurance incumbents AXA, QBE, and Manulife in Europe, Australia, and Asia. With his rich experience in the industry, he started Coherent to help insurers get new, innovative products out to market faster, tackling the challenges around […]
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Dec 7, 2020
EP 93 – Mark Wales – co-Founder of Galileo Platforms – At the Heart of Our Platform Is a Blockchain
Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Mark Wales, co-founder of Galileo Platforms, a B2B platform technology company. Mark has over 30 years of experience in financial service IT and spent the past 16 years in Hong Kong and Singapore. After working for major international corporations including ING, he co-founded Galileo in 2016. Galileo’s blockchain powered platform […]
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Nov 30, 2020
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 31 – Theresa Blissing and Michael Waitze – Why Does So Much Money Keep Flowing Into InsurTech?
November ends with more news from Singlife. The newly formed holding company Aviva Singlife issues S$550m subordinated notes to be listed on the Singapore Exchange. The money collected will be used for funding the purchase of Aviva Singapore operations and the capital requirements. In India, InsurTech startup Turtlemint raises $30 million. Turtlemint works with insurance […]
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Nov 30, 2020
EP 92 – Harprem Doowa – CEO of Frank – How Does It Really Feel to Get Acquired?
Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Harprem Doowa, the CEO and Co-Founder of Frank.co.th. Before starting Frank.co.th, Harprem was working in the e-commerce space and co-founded e-commerce company WhatsNew and Moxy. The lessons he learned about selling products online helped Harprem to start the successful online distribution platform Frank.co.th which was fully acquired in 2019. The […]
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Nov 22, 2020
EP 91 – Andy Ann – co-Founder YAS Digital – How Can Content and Data Analytics Drive Insurance Loyalty?
The Asia InsurTech Podcast talked to Andy Ann, co-founder of YAS Digital. Andy is a serial entrepreneur who has won numerous awards and brings a wealth of big data, digital media and entrepreneurship expertise. He is the founder and Chairman of NDN Group, a digital conglomerate focusing on data, mobile and media technologies and founded […]
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Nov 16, 2020
EP 90 – Ruth Haller – co-Founder and CEO at Anapi – How Can Startups Find Insurance To Cover Emerging Risks?
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke to Ruth Haller, the CEO and co-Founder of Anapi, an insurtech platform that helps startups and entrepreneurs get key insurance coverage to cover new and emerging risks. Ruth is a very experienced insurance executive who started her career with incumbent Zurich Insurance. Ruth and the team at Anapi are focused […]
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Nov 14, 2020
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 30 – Rahul Mathur and Theresa Blissing – Is There a Real Use Case for Blockchain In Insurance?
November started with some exciting blockchain news. Singlife Philippines adopts Galileo’s blockchain solution as their insurance core policy administration system. After years of proof-of-concept projects, this is Galileo’s first implementation and possibly the first time ever a blockchain platform is used by an insurer as a core system. Blockchain platforms promise to lower admin costs […]
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Nov 9, 2020
EP 89 – Victor Roy – Founder of Bindcover – How Can the Smaller Brokers Compete With the Biggest Brokers?
The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke to Victor Roy, the Founder of Bindcover. Victor has almost two decades of experience in the insurance industry. He has worked in brokerage firms, did some marketing and also opened his own agency, which is still active. Running his own agency at the beginning was difficult because all of the […]
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Nov 2, 2020
EP 88 – Melissa Wong – Group Chief Digital Officer, bolttech – How Do We Make Insurance Contextual?
We talked to Melissa Wong, the Group Chief Digital Officer at bolttech. Like insurer FWD, bolttech is part of Pacific Century Group (PCG) and the group’s latest international InsurTech business. It was launched in Asia in 2020 and is integrating three capabilities including device protection, insurtech exchange, and digital insurance. Melissa comes from a digital […]
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Nov 1, 2020
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 29 – Theresa Blissing and Shefali Sonpar – Is Mobile Phone Coverage the New Motor Coverage?
October ends with the theme of conglomerates entering insurance. Chinese tech conglomerate Tencent is applying for a re-insurance license which seems to be part of their overall strategy all along. In 2017, Tencent has already launched its insurance platform WeSure and has invested in a number of InsurTechs including Zhong An, Waterdrop, Policy Bazaar and […]
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Oct 26, 2020
EP 87 – Ashish Kenath – Regional Lead Digital Ecosystems – Prudential Vietnam Assurance – What Happens To an Insurance Company As It Goes Through Digital Transformation
We spoke to Ashish Kenath, the Regional Lead – New Markets and Business Development at Prudential Insurance Growth Markets. Ashish has 15 years of experience in the insurance industry including a posting in the US where he worked for Aetna in Hartford, CT. He received his MBA in HK and then joined Prudential. He posited […]
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Oct 19, 2020
EP 86 – Amit Ghosh – R3, Head of Asia Pacific – There Are Key Problems the Insurance Industry Wants to Solve
The Asia InsurTech Podcast had the pleasure of speaking with Amit Ghosh, the Head of Asia Pacific for R3. R3 is an enterprise software company that provides purpose-built distributed ledger technology across industries to foster digital transformation. AIP was excited to have a DLT platform on the show to discuss ways in which this developing […]
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Oct 18, 2020
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 28 – Rahul Mathur and Shefali Sonpar – A Knowledge Transfer Partnership
Mid-October is seeing some very interesting developments in the Asian InsurTech space. The product and services space is bursting with innovative offerings. This week’s News RoundUp started with a discussion of CoverGenius’ $12M capital raise that in our view is a bridge round. We expect them to come back with bigger news soon. Next we […]
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Oct 12, 2020
EP 85 – Raghav Murali-Ganesh – Founder CancerAid – The Core Concept of the Blend of Tech and Touch Is Very Powerful
We had the pleasure of speaking with Raghav Murali-Ganesh, the Founder of CancerAid, a leading Australian health technology startup empowering cancer patients and improving the provision of care. Raghav is a radiation oncologist and cares deeply about his patients’ physical health and mental health. He did his training as a medical doctor and supplemented that […]
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Oct 4, 2020
EP 84 – Hassan Karim – Adira Insurance – Integrating Insurance Products and Services Within the Ecosystem of Others
In this episode, we talked to Hassan Karim, Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Chief Marketing Officer at Adira Insurance, Indonesia. Adira is an acquisition made by Zurich Insurance in November 2019. Indonesia has seen a rapid transformation towards digital distribution, especially after the outbreak of the global pandemic. Hassan explains the implications for insurers and […]
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Sep 30, 2020
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 27 – Rahul Mathur and Theresa Blissing – It’s Time To Start Building
September ends with more investment news. GirnarSoft will invest $20 million in its omnichannel insurance subsidiary InsuranceDekho. The funds will be used to strengthen InsuranceDekho’s transaction businesses and expand deeper into the country with its B2C platform. Singaporean InsurTech Igloo is in the news again with the launch of PandaCare together with food delivery company […]
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Sep 28, 2020
EP 83 – Naby Mariyam – Founder and CEO of Coverhero – Intensity Is the Right Word
In this episode, we spoke to Naby Mariyam, the founder and CEO of Coverhero and gig economy insurance platform Hustle. The platform offers income protection in case of an accident for gig workers and business owners in partnership with Agile Underwriting. Naby has a background in academia and academic research. With Hustle she is now […]
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Sep 21, 2020
EP 82 – Cindy Kua – co-Founder & CEO of Sunday
In this episode, we talk to Cindy Kua, a co-Founder, and CEO of Thai-based InsurTech Sunday. The startup serves individuals and businesses as the “one-stop insurance shop” for digital healthcare, electronics, automotive and travel. Launched in Thailand in 2017, Sunday is now looking to expand into other markets in Southeast Asia. With the latest funding […]
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Sep 17, 2020
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 26 – Rahul Mathur and Shefali Sonpar – Some Really Insane News
This week’s News Roundup is all about new rounds of funding and how InsurTechs are looking at the opportunity to capture new markets. We covered the announced merger of Singlife and Aviva Singapore. The combined entity will initially be known as Aviva Singlife. This merger creates one of the largest in the Southeast Asian insurance […]
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Sep 14, 2020
EP 81- Abhishek Poddar – Plum – Agents Are Not Going To Disappear
We talked to Abhishek Poddar, the co-founder, and CEO of Plum, an Indian InsurTech aiming to re-imagine and co-create group health insurance products from the ground-up. While the retail health insurance space has been digitised thanks to players like PolicyBazaar, group health insurance is still widely manual. Plum is planning to change that. Michael and […]
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Sep 7, 2020
EP 80 – Skye Theodorou and Anish Sinha – UpCover – Unbundling of the Traditional Workspace
In this episode, we talked to the two co-founders of Australian InsurTech Upcover, Skye Theodorou, who is the CEO, and Anish Sinha, the COO. UpCover is an InsurTech building tailored, simple, and pay-as-you-go insurance protection and benefits products for the gig economy, the fastest growing workforce in the world. The way we work is changing […]
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Aug 31, 2020
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 25 – Rahul Mathur and Shefali Sonpar – Customer Experience Is Kept at the Heart of this Transformation
August has seen some exciting developments with Insurtech and marked developments in digital adoption by Asian Insurers. The theme continues to be digital adoption to reach a traditionally untapped customer base. We start this episode with Chinese InsurTech Waterdrop who has raised US$230M Series D led by reinsurance giant SwissRe, alongside China-based internet firm Tencent. […]
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Aug 31, 2020
EP 79 – Dipu KV – Bajaj Allianz General Insurance – The World Is About “Learn It All”
In this episode, we talked to Dipu KV, the President and Head of Operations, Communities & Customer Service at Bajaj Allianz General Insurance which has won a number of awards for its digitization activities and its mobile app has over a million downloads. However, like all insurers around the globe, Bajaj Allianz has experienced a […]
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Aug 24, 2020
EP 78 – Vincent Kasten – Head of Intelligent Operations – Prudential Asia – Develop that Solid Culture of Innovation
In this episode, we talked to Vincent Kasten, the Head of Intelligent Operations at Prudential Asia. Vincent has a diverse and quite interesting background. He has worked in the US, Africa and Asia and has witnessed innovation and disruption across a range of industries. During his exceptional career, Vincent has accommodated a number of major […]
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Aug 17, 2020
EP 77 – Ravi Saraogi – Uniphore Software Systems – AI and Automation Are Upending Business Verticals
In this episode, we spoke to Ravi Saraogi, the co-founder and President of Asia at Uniphore Software Systems. Ravi is a software engineer by training and after graduation from university, Ravi and his co-Founder Umesh Sachdev entered an incubator program at the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. It was here that Uniphore, a company […]
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Aug 15, 2020
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 24 – Rahul Mathur and Theresa Blissing – Doubling Down On an Opportunity
The month started again with investment news from Indian unicorn PolicyBazaar. In July, Softbank invested USD 150 million and PolicyBazaar CEO called it a “mistake”. This month, Google is looking to do the same as part of the company’s India investment strategy. Meanwhile, Tesla has set up its first overseas insurance brokerage in mainland China. […]
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Aug 10, 2020
EP 76 – Timo Uustal – co-Founder and CEO of NurseBeam – Four Hours of Sunlight
In this episode, we talk to Timo Uustal, co-founder and CEO of Nursebeam, a HealthTech startup that helps people manage their health while traveling. For example, when suffering from a mild illness, the integrated chatbot suggests over the counter medication available in a foreign country and even recommends trustworthy pharmacies close by. By integrating this […]
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Aug 3, 2020
EP 75 – Aurora Voss – co-Founder and CEO of ClaimSpace – Will Customers Ever Be In love With Insurance?
In this episode, Michael Waitze talks to Aurora Voss, the co-Founder, and CEO of ClaimSpace. The startup was founded in Australia in 2017 and Aurora gives some insights into the Australian InsurTech landscape and how insurers are responding to the current global pandemic. Like in other parts of the world, insurers in Australia are accelerating […]
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Aug 2, 2020
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 23 – Rahul Mathur and Theresa Blissing – Pretty Good Lock-In Value
InsurTech in India is not slowing down one bit and powerful US tech players are entering the market! While WhatsApp is currently piloting its insurance offerings, Amazon Pay has launched auto insurance in partnership with licensed InsurTech Acko. What is even more interesting, Amazon is offering extra benefits including additional discounts on premiums to Amazon […]
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Jul 27, 2020
EP 74 – Firras Sabbah – CEO and co-Founder Go! Insurance – Digital Health Insurance
In this episode, Michael Waitze talks to Firras Sabbah, the founder of Go! Insurance. Firras started his career in insurance with German insurer Allianz and was the CIO of Allianz General Insurance Thailand. Experiencing the problems insurance incumbents are facing first hand, he decided to start Go! Insurance. While Go!’s first concept was around motor […]
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Jul 20, 2020
EP 73 – Hung Phan – co-Founder and CEO, Papaya Insurtech – Focused On the Customer Experience
In this episode, Michael Waitze talks to Hung Phan, co-founder, and CEO of Vietnamese InsurTech Papaya. Coming from a banking background, Hung’s first experience with insurance was when he joined newly launched FWD Vietnam in 2017. In 2018, Hung started Papaya and focuses on employee benefits and simplifying benefits administration for corporations. Michael and Hung […]
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Jul 18, 2020
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 22 – Rahul Mathur and Theresa Blissing – Have One Source of Truth
July started with major investment news coming out of India. SoftBank made another investment of USD 150 million into PolicyBazaar and holds now a 15% stake while CEO and co-founder Yashish Dahiya calls the investment a ‘mistake’. (Listen to the podcast we recorded with Yashish in April 2020 here.) More international investment rumors coming from […]
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Jul 13, 2020
EP 72 – Charles Hung – Blue Hong Kong – How to Unlock the Power of Data
In this episode, Michael Waizte talks to Charles Hung, the CEO & Executive Director of Blue Hong Kong, a joint venture between Hillhouse Capital, a leading investment management firm, Tencent Holdings Limited, a leading Internet value-added services provider, and insurance group Aviva. Blue focuses on providing simple, flexible, and valuable insurance solutions through online channels […]
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Jul 6, 2020
EP 71 – Tim Attia – CEO Slice Labs – Insurance Being Part of Other Buying Experiences
In this episode, Michael Waitze speaks to Tim Attia, co-founder, and CEO of Slice Labs. Originally from the US, Slice has started expanding into Asia. While the US and Europe are well established in terms of insurance penetration and traditional distribution, Asia presents a chance to bypass analog distribution and leverage on the mobile-first economy. […]
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Jun 30, 2020
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 21 – Rahul Mathur and Theresa Blissing – Insurance Begins With the Claim
The second half of June had some exciting news coming out of Malaysia with the largest investment yet into a Malaysian fintech. Axiata Group announced a strategic investment of US$ 70 Million by Great Eastern into Boost Holdings Sdn Bhd. Boost Holding currently has several startups in its portfolio including e-wallet business Boost, microfinancing and […]
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Jun 29, 2020
EP 70 – Quang Ninh Tran – SaveMoney – Using Big Data, AI and Machine Learning
In this episode, Michael Waitze talks to Quang Ninh Tran, CEO of SaveMoney Corporation, a digital insurance marketplace in Vietnam. The company is using data from telecommunication companies, banks, and social media for data analytics. Quang Ninh is an actuary by training and has more than 10 years of experience in the insurance industry. With […]
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Jun 22, 2020
EP 69 – Michele Grosso and Mallika Uswachoke – Democrance – Providing Mutual Aid for those Who Need It Most
In this episode, Michael Waitze talks to Michele Grosso, the co-founder, and CEO of Democrance and Mallika Uswachoke, who is in charge of Strategic Development and Emerging Customers at Krungthai Axa Life Insurance in Thailand. Driven by the desire to restore insurance to its original purpose of providing mutual aid for those who need it […]
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Jun 15, 2020
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 20 – Rahul Mathur and Theresa Blissing – June 15 – It Becomes Like a Behavioral Nudge
June started with lots of InsurTech news from familiar faces. Go! Insurance announced pre-seed funding and the launch of Thailand’s first insurance platform that allows purchasing health insurance online with automated underwriting. DocDoc has announced a new partnership with a Chinese insurance risk control company Kaitaiming Technology (KTM). KTM will give access to DocDoc’s doctor […]
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Jun 15, 2020
EP 68 – Amit Naik – co-Founder CEO MetaMorphoSys – Tilting the Scale in Favor of Incumbents
In this episode, Michael Waitze talks to Amit Naik, CEO & co-founder of MetaMorphoSys Technologies, a SaaS-based digital insurance platform. The Indian startup has developed an end-to-end platform that takes care of the entire value chain for insurance incumbents. Amit started his career in the insurance industry with IT provider Majesco in 2001 and later […]
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Jun 8, 2020
EP 67 – Kenichi Nogami – Insharerance – Good Risk Is Very Stable and Very Profitable
In this episode, Michael Waitze talks to Kenichi Nogami, the CEO of inSharerance. Kenichi started his career 40 years ago with Nippon Life and experienced how the industry has changed over the years and adopted new technologies. During his time with Zurich Life, he implemented the first online life insurance products and was behind the […]
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Jun 1, 2020
EP 66 – Yen Ming Lee – PolicyStreet – What We Wanted to Do Was Beyond the Sandbox
In this episode, Michael Waitze talks to Yen Ming Lee, co-founder and CEO of PolicyStreet. In 2016, the Malaysian InsurTech started as a marketing partner for selected insurers distributing term life policies. But PolicyStreet wanted to offer more products and services, so Yen Ming successfully completed his CFP and the team turned PolicyStreet into a […]
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May 30, 2020
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 19 – Rahul Mathur and Theresa Blissing – May 30 – Providing the Infrastructure to Go Digital
In this episode of the AIP News Roundup, the team talks about MicroInsurance, InsurTech in Singapore, and APIs. Riskcovry, an Indian based Insurtech startup focusing on API and distribution, has secured an undisclosed amount in Pre-Series A funding. JETCO, the Hong Kong Electronic Teller Services company, announced a partnership with insurtech start-up GoLion to offer […]
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May 25, 2020
EP 65 – Sibtain Jiwani – Founder, SmartChoice – Why Can That Not Happen In Pakistan?
In this episode, Michael Waitze talks to Sibtain Jiwani, the founder and CEO of Smartchoice.pk. The startup is Pakistan’s leading insurance aggregator helping individuals and businesses compare and buy insurance plans instantly online. The aggregator started in 2014 and has since partnered with 10+ insurance companies offering motor, travel, health and life insurance products. Studying […]
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May 18, 2020
EP 64 – Alex Leung – co-Founder OneDegree – The Best Way to Manage Disruption Is to Be Part of That Disruption
In this episode, Michael Waitze talks to Alex Leung, a co-founder of Hong Kong-based InsurTech OneDegree. The Company started in 2016 as a tech enabler and has just acquired a virtual insurance license in Hong Kong as the first independent technology startup. The company today has two business models, one as a licensed virtual insurer […]
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May 15, 2020
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 18 – Rahul Mathur and Theresa Blissing – May 15 – They Don’t Have a Legacy System
The beginning of May saw lots of InsurTech news and familiar faces. ZA Technology in a JV with Fubon Life acquired a digital insurance license for ZA Life in Hong Kong. Online aggregator and FWD-owned Frank.co.th partnered with Rabbit LINE Pay, the e-wallet service from messenger app LINE in Thailand, and SuperYou by Sequis Life […]
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May 11, 2020
EP 63 – Lars Heibutzki – CEO Allianz Ayudhya General Insurance – It Needs to Be Fully Integrated Into the Platform
In this episode, Michael Waitze talks to Lars Heibutzki, the CEO of Allianz Ayudhya General Insurance, Thailand. Lars shares insights about how Allianz is empowering its people with technology. The Company has built its own tech capabilities with Allianz Technology mainly around core systems but is also working with external providers to get access to […]
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May 4, 2020
EP 62 – Yashish Dahiya – CEO Policy Bazaar – Anybody Who Owns the Customer Will Eventually Take the Value
In this episode, Michael Waitze talks to Yashish Dahiya, the co-founder and CEO of PolicyBazaar. The Company started in 2009 and reached unicorn status in 2018. Tencent and the Softbank Vision Fund are among some of their prominent investors. Before starting PolicyBazaar, Yashish was a strategy consultant with Bain & Co. He shares why he […]
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Apr 30, 2020
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 17 – Rahul Mathur and Theresa Blissing – April 30 – Moving On from Cats and Dogs to Humans
The end of April saw some impressive funds raised in InsurTech. Singaporean Axinan has raised USD 8.2 million and rebranded into Igloo. The Company has used the Igloo brand previously only for their consumer-facing protection plans. End of 2019 we had founder Wei Zhu on the show. You can find the episode here and a […]
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Apr 27, 2020
EP 61 – Michael Lovegrove – Founder and CEO of JRNY – We Need to Be Aligned on a Mission
In this episode, Michael Waitze talks to Michael Lovegrove, the founder, and CEO of JRNY. The Company is on a mission to reduce the globally underinsured population which amounts to approximately USD 1.2 trillion with many of them found in Southeast Asia. The New Zealand startup is working with insurers globally to develop easy to […]
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Apr 20, 2020
EP 60 – Bob Wouters – Country Manager FWD General Insurance – The Relevance of Insurance Is Becoming Clearer and Clearer
In this episode, Michael Waitze talks to Bob Wouters, the country manager of FWD’s general insurance practice in Thailand. Bob shares a bit of FWD’s digital strategy. The Company has recently started to roll out non-life insurance capabilities across all its markets. FWD had already made a seed investment in Thai non-life aggregator platform Frank.co.th […]
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Apr 15, 2020
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 16 – Rahul Mathur and Theresa Blissing – April 15 – Still Smashing Goals
In this episode of the AIP news roundup we are taking a break from all the COVID-19 related news. And despite the global pandemic, we have lots of exciting InsurTech news coming out of Asia. The biggest news for this month so far is the first official media appearance of bolttech. The company is part […]
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Apr 13, 2020
EP 59 – Chris Bayley – Cover Genius – Focusing on the Big Chicken
In this episode, Michael Waitze talks to Chris Bayley, the Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Cover Genius. Prior to starting Cover Genius, Chris was one of the first few employees in Google’s Sydney office where he managed the insurance team. While Cover Genius has started in Australia in 2014, the company has now offices […]
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Apr 6, 2020
EP 58 – Nicolas Faquet – Founder & CEO Roojai.com – Within Minutes We Had to Decide
In this episode, Michael Waitze talks to Nicolas Faquet, the founder and CEO of Roojai.com. The two discuss the impact that COVID-19 has on the insurance industry and how the pandemic is forcing insurers to accelerate digital transformation. While most companies have developed some sort of Business Continuity Plan (BCP), hardly anyone is really prepared […]
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Apr 1, 2020
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 15 – Rahul Mathur and Theresa Blissing – COVID-19 Accelerates Digital Transformation
Like all news outlets at the moment, the AIP News Roundup Team covers the latest Corona News in insurance. Several insurers across Asia have rolled out COVID-19 coverages. Indian neo-insurer Digit has already sold out their Sandbox-powered COVID product and incumbents like AIA and MSIG rollout digital capabilities around claims and remote healthcare. In non-corona […]
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Mar 30, 2020
EP 57 – Natalia Kozyura – Head of Innovation Center, FWD Insurance – Innovation Needs to Be Decentralized
In this episode, Michael Waitze talks to Natalia Kozyura, the Head of Innovation Centre at FWD. Natalia comes from a tech background. Before joining FWD Natalia has worked for Tech giants Microsoft and Amazon as well as tech startups in Southeast Asia. At FWD she now oversees a tech team prototyping and building tech solutions […]
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Mar 23, 2020
EP 56 – Anuj Jindal – CEO SureClaim – Claim Is Layered Around Trust
In this episode Michael Waitze talks to Anuj Jindal, the CEO & co-Founder of SureClaim in India. Anuj has a background as an engineer and worked in HealthTech prior to starting SureClaim. SureClaim is a consumer-centric tech platform designed to help consumers make the best use of their health insurance through intelligent decisions and smarter […]
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Mar 17, 2020
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 14 – Theresa Blissing and Michael Waitze – March 17 – The Problem Is Changing Behavior
In this episode of the AIP News Roundup Michael and Theresa talk about the launch of the new AIP website and its new functionalities. They also talk about the soft-launch of InsurTech Mentors, a global mentoring platform that connects insurers with startups and young talents. In collaboration with Aerate, the team is onboarding insurers and […]
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Mar 16, 2020
EP 55 – Tom Duncan, Hendra Tan, and Mike Eksteen – Insurance Innovators – Can We Speed That Up Through Technology?
In this episode, AIP founder Theresa Blissing recorded at Insurance Innovators Indonesia in Jakarta. She is joined by Tom Duncan, the head of insurance at Grab, Mike Eksteen, the VP of Digital at Chubb Asia Pacific and Hendra Tan, the President Director (CEO) at PT. OneConnect Financial Technology Indonesia. The panel is discussing the importance […]
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Mar 8, 2020
EP 54 – Karin Zulkarnaen – CMO Allianz Indonesia – Insurance Is Part of Life
In this episode, Michael Waitze talks to Karin Zulkarnaen, the Chief Marketing Officer of Allianz Life Indonesia. Karin has spent 15 years with Allianz and talks about the massive changes technology has brought to the insurance industry and how it is helping to shape the future of insurance in a country like Indonesia. With insurance penetration below […]
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Mar 1, 2020
EP 53 – Kazy Hata – justInCase – You Have to Change
In this episode, Michael Waitze talks again to Kazy Hatta, the founder and CEO of JustInCase. We had Kazy on the show in May 2019 (find the episode here) and are excited to have him back and talk about its impressive progress over the past 10 month. JustInCase has recently raised USD 10 million in Series A funding and doubled […]
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Feb 29, 2020
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 13 – Rahul Mathur and Lyndon Reid – February 28 – The Too Hard Bucket Came Into Play
We round out February by welcoming Lyndon Reid as a permanent member of the AIP News RoundUp team! The team started by looking at the recent announcement by SwissRe’s iptiQ platform that it will partner with Ikea in Singapore and Switzerland to offer on-line home insurance to Ikea customers. We see this as part of a growing push by reinsurers to […]
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Feb 23, 2020
EP 52 – Hassan Karim, Dr Kartina Sury and Tommy Martin – Insurance Innovators Summit – It’s Not Replacing, It’s Augmenting
In this episode, AIP founder Theresa Blissing recorded at Insurance Innovators Indonesia in Jakarta. She is joined by Hassan Karim from Zurich Indonesia, Dr. Kartina Sury, a senior researcher on digital and marketing as well as Tommy Martin, the co-founder and COO of Qoala on the topic Human vs Machine. The panel is discussing if machines are taking over insurance jobs and how important the human […]
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Feb 16, 2020
EP 51 – John Moore – Founder, Ikigai Partners – The Sweet Spot Was Partnering
In this episode, Michael Waitze talks to John Moore, the founder of Ikigai Partners. Prior, John was in charge of the global innovation strategy at Bupa in London. He shares his experience in setting up innovation units and InsurTech investment arms. John explains what insurers are looking for in startup partnerships. Based on his experience, most startups do not understand […]
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Feb 13, 2020
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 12 – Rahul Mathur and Theresa Blissing – February 15 – Does Anybody Really Want To Engage?
In this AIP News Roundup Theresa, Michael and Rahul are discussing the latest news from early February. GoJek has partnered with PasarPolis to launch GoSure on its 3PP platform. Grab in the meantime has acquired Bento, a Singapore-based wealth-tech Robo-advisory startup. Lots of news coming out of India again. Acko is about to raise around USD 4.2 million in venture debt after raising USD 35 million last November. WhatsApp Pay […]
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Feb 9, 2020
EP 50 – Chang Li – Director, InsurTech Plug And Play Japan – No Mom, That’s Not The Case
In this episode, Michael Waitze talks to Chang Li, the Director InsurTech at Plug And Play Japan. Chang Li, originally from China, gives an overview of the differences between the InsurTech market in Japan compared to other countries in Asia and dives deep into the InsurTech startup ecosystem in Japan. Chang Li and Michael talk about the Japanese culture […]
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Feb 3, 2020
EP 49 – David Yeng -Co-Founder InsureVite – Either You Complain About It or You Do Something About It
In this episode, Michael Waitze talks to David Yeng, co-founder of InsureVite. The Singaporean based startup aims to help insurers transform their customer experience through social messaging apps leveraging transactional chatbots and artificial intelligence. The solution can be integrated into different messaging apps such as WeChat or LINE. The InsurTech has customers in Japan and Australia, while their tech team is based […]
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Feb 1, 2020
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 11 – Rahul Mathur and Lyndon Reid – January 31 – There Is Probably a Monkey Exclusion
Lyndon Reid came back to join Rahul Mathur and Michael Waitze on our bi-weekly trip through the most important news in the Insurance and InsurTech space in Asia. The three started with an announcement from Slice and Sompo Holdings, Asia about a roll-out of an on-demand travel insurance product. They determined that this product did not seem much different from most other travel insurance […]
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Jan 26, 2020
EP 48 – Celine Le Cotonnec – AXA Singapore – A Big Fantasy for Every IOT Provider
In this episode, Michael Waitze talks to Celine Le Cotonnec, the Chief Data Officer at AXA Singapore. Celine has spent 17 years in Asia, mostly in China where she was in charge of new technologies for the French embassy and she worked for car manufacturer PSA before joining AXA and the insurance industry in 2017. With her unique experience of developing use-cases […]
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Jan 20, 2020
EP 47 – Rick Tsing- OneOneDay – Insurance Is Getting Much More Accessible
In this episode, Michael Waitze talks to Rick Tsing, the Founder and CEO of OneOneDay. OneOneDay started in 2017 and is not an InsurTech. The startup is developing permission-based advertising for internet, smartphone and smart TV users that rewards viewers for consuming ads. The reason we got them on the show is their super fascinating […]
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Jan 14, 2020
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 10 – Rahul Mathur and Theresa Blissing – January 15 – Continuous Deluge of Activity
Welcome, 2020! We are looking forward to another year filled with exciting developments in InsurTech and innovation in insurance in Asia. The biggest financial news to kick of the new decade has probably been the race to become one of Singapore’s first digital banks. On December 31st the application period ended and we are seeing […]
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Jan 13, 2020
EP 46 – Manuel San Miguel – CEO Ignatica – Dynamic Definition of Risks
In this episode, Michael Waitze spoke with Manuel San Miguel, the CEO and Co-founder of Ignatica Ltd. Ignatica enables insurers to deliver more product innovation, personalized servicing, and build market-leading customer experiences. The Company delivers the core platform needed to quickly build new products that deliver straight through, true digital client experiences and applies a […]
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Jan 6, 2020
EP 45 – Shefali Sonpar- Global Thought Leader – Business Transformation Is Going To Have a Modular Approach
In this episode, Michael Waitze talked to Shefali Sonpar, a Digital Transformation Evangelist. Shefali spent 20 years in the global insurance industry, mostly on the IT side and is a global Thought Leader in digitization of the insurance industry. Originally from India, she has worked all over the globe including Europe, US and Canada. Shefali […]
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Dec 30, 2019
EP 44 – Amarit Franssen- co-Founder at AppMan – We Try To Think Forward Also
In this episode, Michael Waitze recorded with Amarit Franssen, the co-founder of Thai InsurTech AppMan. The venture started as a software development startup and focused on insurance very early on. Since 2014, AppMan has been exclusively providing solutions for insurers and has a strong focus on digitization of the sales process. This Thai startup has […]
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Dec 26, 2019
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 09 – Rahul Mathur and Theresa Blissing – December 26 – Year End Round Up
2019 has undeniably been a busy year in terms of InsurTech in Asia. It has been the year InsurTech accelerated across Southeast Asia. Michael, Theresa, and Rahul discussed which companies, in their opinion, had a major impact in 2019. Ride-hailing service and super app GRAB has made big waves by entering the insurance space with […]
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Dec 23, 2019
EP 43 – Maureen Nova Ledesma- CMO co-Founder at Vesl – Using Technology to Make Insurance Products More Accessible
We had the pleasure of speaking with Maureen Nova Ledesma, a co-Founder and the CMO of Vesl. In its own words, Vesl is a financial technology company that is innovating in the trade finance sector by providing a platform that connects trade lenders and businesses to per invoice trade credit insurers, among other specialized insurance […]
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Dec 21, 2019
EP 42 – Cole Sirucek, Chang Li, Thibault Demoures and Lyndon Reid – InsurTech Insights Roundtable – The Initial Concept Was Massive Scalability
In this episode, AIP founder Theresa Blissing recorded at the InsurTech Insights Conference in Hong Kong with Lyndon Reid – the Chief Commercial Officer at Shift Insurtech, Cole Sirucek – co-founder of DocDoc, Chang Li – Director of Plug and Play Japan, and Thibault Demoures – the Asia Head for health solutions development at Axa […]
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Dec 21, 2019
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 08 – Rahul Mathur and Lyndon Reid – December 17 – Overeating Their Pudding a Little Bit
During this special episode of AIP’s bi-weekly News RoundUp, Rahul Mathur and I were joined by Lyndon Reid, the Chief Commercial Officer at Shift InsurTech. We had a spirited, fun and informative conversation as we wrapped up the previous two weeks of news in the InsurTech universe. As always, there was a ton of news […]
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Dec 16, 2019
EP 41 – Mitesh Jain – CTO co-Founder Symbo Insurance – Exactly at the Point of Need
In this episode, Michael Waitze spoke to Mitesh Jain, the co-founder, and CTO at Symbo Insurance. Mitesh previously worked for Deloitte and worked on the rollout of Obamacare in several US states. After coming back to India he founded and exited tech HR startup Happy2Refer before he co-founded Symbo in India in 2017 and which […]
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Dec 12, 2019
EP 40 – Yannick Even, Wei Zhu, and Laurens Koppelaar – InsurTech vs Incumbent Roundtable – Collaborate and Co-Exist
At the Singapore Fintech Festival, AIP founder Theresa Blissing recorded a panel episode analyzing how InsurTechs and traditional insurers can collaborate and co-exist. The panel is joined by Yannick Even, Head of Digital & Smart Analytics APAC at Swiss Re, Wei Zhu, Founder and CEO of Axinan and Laurens Koppelaar CEO Singapore and Head of […]
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Dec 9, 2019
EP 39 – Stephen Barnham – CIO MetLife Asia – Our Customers Trust Us
In this episode, Michael Waitze talks to Stephen Barnham, CIO for Asia Pacific at MetLife. Stephen shares some fascinating insights on MetLife’s view on the InsurTech startups ecosystem and its appetite to partner and work with startups. Stephen and Michael have known each other since the early 1990s when both were working for Morgan Stanley […]
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Dec 5, 2019
EP 38 – Dr. Geok Leng Tan, Jong Tong Foo, Kayvon Deldar and Zal Dastur – Plug and Play Roundtable – It Might Be Innovation Tourism
At the Singapore Fintech Festival AIP founder Theresa Blissing recorded a special episode with Plug and Play Singapore and three of their startups from batch 0 and batch 1. In this episode were Kayvon Deldar, Program Head, Singapore Insurtech and Fintech at Plug and Play Tech Center, Dr. Geok Leng Tan, CEO of AIDA Technologies, […]
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Dec 2, 2019
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 07 – Rahul Mathur and Theresa Blissing – December 3 – Is This Just Startup Hype?
The second half of November was again filled with InsurTech news and the largest InsurTech conference in Asia of 2019, InsurTech Insights, took place in Hong Kong. AIP founder Theresa Blissing was at the conference together with several AIP alumni and shares some of the stories from the two-day conference. In the news in the […]
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Dec 2, 2019
EP 37 – Jonathan Larsen – Ping An Group – Technology Was Largely an Inhibitor
In this episode, Michael Waitze talks to Jonathan Larsen Chief Innovation Officer at Ping An Group and the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Ping An’s Global Voyager Fund. Ping An, founded in 1988, is a world-leading technology-powered retail financial services group and one of the largest financial services companies in the world. If you […]
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Nov 25, 2019
EP 36 – Walter de Oude – CEO Singlife – We Built the Tech and then Sold the Insurance
In this episode, Michael Waitze talks to Walter de Oude, CEO of Singlife. The Singapore headquartered neo-insurer, valued at $360M, acquired a license from the MAS in 2017 and began selling life insurance policies after buying Zurich Insurance’s Singapore business. Singlife closed a $90M Series C funding round on 1st July 2019. This announcement was […]
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Nov 18, 2019
EP 35 – Ian Pollard, Michael Lovegrove and Matthias de Ferrieres – Singapore FinTech Festival Roundtable
In this episode, AIP founder Theresa Blissing recorded live at Singapore FinTech Festival and talks to Ian Pollard, Group MD Delta Insurance, Michael Lovegrove, Co-founder and CEO of JRNY, and Matthias de Ferrieres, the founder and CEO of my-insurer. JRNY and Delta Insurance are both headquartered in New Zealand, a country with a smaller population […]
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Nov 17, 2019
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 06 – Rahul Mathur and Theresa Blissing – November 15 – Were Products Mis-priced?
November continued to busy with InsurTech News coming out of China and India. November 11th is Single’s Day in China and Zhong An reported a jaw-dropping 1 billion CNY (USD 142 million) Gross Written Premium for this date alone. Waterdrop was awarded Innovator Startup of the year and Tencent acquired a 10% stake in Indian […]
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Nov 11, 2019
EP 34 – Grace Park & Cole Sirucek – Founders at DocDoc – Nailing Jello to the Wall
In this episode, AIP founder Theresa Blissing visited the DocDoc office in Singapore and talked to the co-founders Grace Park and Cole Sirucek. Grace and Cole, a husband and wife team, share their very personal stories. When their daughter was three months old, her liver was failing and she required a rare liver surgery. This […]
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Nov 4, 2019
EP 33 – Kobi Bendelak – CEO InsurTech Israel – Create an Environment for Disruption
Michael Waitze recently spoke with Kobi Bendelak, the CEO of InsurTech Israel, which is both a consulting business and a fund that invests in early-stage InsurTech startups. Kobi has had a more than two-decade career in the insurance industry, including being the founder and CEO of Reshef Insurance Brokers, which was eventually sold to Generali. […]
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Oct 30, 2019
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 05 – Rahul Mathur and Theresa Blissing – October 30 – Jaw Dropping
The second half of October wasn’t any less busy in terms of InsurTech news coming out of Asia. SingLife is in the news again with Walter de Oude, CEO and founder of SingLife, explaining on MoneyFM the SingLife account system and how they are combining savings, protection and spending into one account as well as […]
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Oct 28, 2019
EP 32 – Snehal Patel – CEO at MyDoc – Less Disruption, More Cooperation
In this episode, Michael Waitze talked to Dr. Snehal Patel, Co-Founder & CEO of MyDoc. The Singaporean B2B HealthTech company has built a comprehensive healthcare services network across Asia that connects organizations, governments, and patients to doctors, pharmacies, insurers, and laboratories. MyDoc’s goal is to create an efficient and effective healthcare ecosystem for patients and […]
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Oct 21, 2019
EP 31 – Wei Zhu and Arijit Chakraborty – Axinan – Get Those Labs More Integrated
In this episode, AIP founder Theresa Blissing visited full stack InsurTech Axinan in their Singapore office and talked to the founder, Wei Zhu, and the Chief Insurance Officer & General Counsel, Arijit Chakraborty. Openspace Ventures backed and Paypal incubated, Axinan is both a B2B and B2C InsurTech focusing on logistics as well as consumer electronics. […]
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Oct 14, 2019
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 04 – Rahul Mathur and Theresa Blissing – October – A Super Interesting Proposition
Another busy month for InsurTech in Asia. Regulators across Asia are changing the game. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Thailand’s Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to boost cooperation in insurance supervision. AIP already talked to the Secretary General of the OIC and the strategy of the […]
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Oct 14, 2019
EP 30 – Rohan Kumar – co-Founder & CEO Toffee Insurance – It’s a Collaborative Effort
In this episode, Michal Waitze speaks with Rohan Kumar CEO and Co-Founder of Toffee Insurance. Toffee Insurance was founded 2017 and its focus is on selling micro insurance for different kinds of services. Rohan went to the University of Lincoln and Massey University. Early in his career he worked for companies like Shell. Rohan discovered […]
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Oct 13, 2019
Special Episode – Dr. Suthiphon Thaveechaiyagarn – Secretary General – Office of Insurance Commission
In this episode, Michael Waitze spoke with Dr. Suthiphon Thaveechaiyagarn, the Secretary-General of the Office of Insurance Commission. The OIC regulates and supports insurance companies and startups in Thailand. Dr. Thaveechaiyagarn studied law at Thammasat University and was honored with a scholarship to study at Harvard University. Dr. Suthiphon notes that technology is the biggest trend in […]
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Oct 7, 2019
EP 29 – Jay Weintraub – co-Founder & CEO InsureTech Connect – Learn To Speak Incumbent
In this episode, Michael Waitze spoke with Jay Weintraub the Co-Founder and CEO of InsureTech Connect. InsureTech Connect was founded in 2016 to bring InsureTech entrepreneurs and startups together. Jay was born in Texas and studied Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. Jay has always had an entrepreneurial spirit, founding, among other things, companies such […]
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Sep 30, 2019
AIP News RoundUp – Episode 03 – Rahul Mathur and Theresa Blissing – September – Running From Pillar To Post
The second half of September was again dominated by news coming out of Mainland China. The CareVoice, one of China’s largest health InsurTech, has launched their own operating system, CareVoiceOS, after closing an eight-figure Series A funding round in August. We already spoke to Sebastien, the co-founder and CEO of The CareVoice, about this announcement […]
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Sep 30, 2019
EP 28 – Sebastien Gaudin – CEO The CareVoice – The Way You Learn and Grow Is By Doing Things
In this episode Michael Waitze talks to Sebastien Gaudin, the CEO & Co-Founder of The CareVoice. The CareVoice is a Shanghai-based health InsurTech startup that focuses on making healthcare more human while using technology. The Company is already working with 15 insurance clients in China and Hong Kong. After completing the Ping An Accelerator, the […]
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Sep 23, 2019
EP 27 – Cleosent Randing – Founder & CEO at PasarPolis – Democratization of Insurance
In this episode, Michael Waitze spoke with Cleosent Randing, the founder and CEO of PasarPolis. PasarPolis is a tech platform that provides solutions for their partner companies including Go-Jek, Traveloka and Tokopedia. Cleosent studied at the Simon Fraser University in Vancouver. His first job was in digital performance before starting PasarPolis because he saw a […]
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Sep 16, 2019
EP 26 -Tom Duncan – Head of Insurance at Grab – Radically Simplifying the Product
In this episode, Michael Waitze spoke to Tom Duncan, the Head of Insurance at Grab. Tom is not new to the financial services sector in general and the insurance business in particular. After more than a decade working in Global Markets at banks like ANZ and Barclays, Tom moved into the startup world and then […]
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Sep 14, 2019
AIP News RoundUp – EP 02 – Rahul Mathur and Theresa Blissing – September – We Are Living In a New Reality Now
Halfway through September, it is time for another InsurTech news roundup! Singapore’s CXA was in the news announcing it was looking for fresh funding and its desire to become Southeast Asia’s first InsurTech unicorn. It also maintained that it expects to be profitable by 2020. Axinan, another Singapore based company, was back in the news […]
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