How wearable devices can change the insurance industry
Wearable technology can provide a wealth of insight into customers’ lifestyle and behavior, and claims information, substituting hard data for guesswork. Read more: insurtechnews.com
Cuvva parks £1.5m for pay-as-you-drive insurance
Pay-as-you-drive car insurance startup Cuvva has raised £1.5m in a new round of funding led by LocalGlobe. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
Ensuring a faster insurance payment?
Waiting on an insurance payment, for those in a tough spot, can be like watching grass grow while face-down in the grass. Read more: www.pymnts.com
Anthemis secures investment partnership with Baloise
Anthemis currently holds more than 30 companies in its portfolio, including Betterment, fundraising platform Artivest and on-demand insurer Trov. Read more: www.finextra.com
Is the era of insurance aggregators ending?
The insurance industry will move from claims handler to claims preventer, so comparing products will become much more complicated. Read more: insurancethoughtleadership.com
Chinese online insurer leaves traditional rivals in the dust
Zhong An is the largest insurance company in the world that you have never heard of. It is "anywhere, anything, anytime" insurance with no agents. Read more: asia.nikkei.com
Microsoft CEO says InsurTech shows the future of chat bots
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, suggests looking at the insurance industry for a look into how chat bots are being used commercially. Read more: www.cnbc.com
InsurTech in Asia: 10 things to know
To facilitate the pace of innovation underway, it is paramount to understand the customer perception of insurance in Asia; here are some common themes. Read more: www.e27.co
The impact of more data on the claims handling process
Data and analytics have become incorporated in the P&C space application and underwriting processes. Read more: www.propertycasualty360.com
Zipari nabs $7m for predictive health insurance CRM
Insurance CRM provider Zipari has secured $7m in a Series A round led by Vertical Venture Partners. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com