Asia InsurTech Podcast

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Nischal Tanna, the Group CEO of TransformHub about embedded insurance, his financial services background and the inspiration for founding TransformHub. He also discusses the importance of digital transformation and the need for insurance companies to adapt to the changing landscape and meet customer needs through technology. Please see our […] The post EP 195 – Nischal Tanna – Group CEO at TransformHub – Partnerships Are the New Business Model appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

The Asia InsurTech Podcast enjoyed speaking with Susanne Møllegaard, a Partner and the CEO at Process Factory. Susanne thoughtfully enlightened us about the biggest trends in insurance and InsurTechs in the Nordic Region, where the Process Factory is based. Susanne noted that incumbent insurers in the region are becoming more like InsurTechs and that Open […] The post EP 194 – Susanne Møllegaard – Partner and CEO at Process Factory – Have Insurers Become InsurTechs? appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Gregor Arn, the CEO of Verso Finance about how Gregor's career and his experience as a consultant led him to the founding of Verso Finance and Wallet Engine. Gregor discussed emerging trends in insurance and InsurTech, specifically the potential for parametric insurance with blockchain technology. Check out the transcript […] The post EP 193 – Gregor Arn – CEO at Verso Finance – It Is Not Just a Question of Technology appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

Close to the end of 2022, we see more money pouring into InsurTech in APAC. Australian Cover Genius raises $70M in Series D funding, Hong Kong InsurTech platform CoverGo received a strategic investment from Middle Eastern venture capital fund Noria Capital and Singapore InsurTech Igloo increases its Series B to $46M. Many are predicting a […] The post AIP News RoundUp – EP 60 – Hugh Terry, Theresa Blissing and Simon Phipps – Raising a Round appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Rajiv Malhan, the Head of Strategic Projects and Business Transformation at Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance, about customer expectations today and how insurers can pleasantly surprise customers by predicting their wants and needs.  Here is the transcript of our conversation. Michael Waitze  0:04   Hi, this is Michael Waitze and […] The post EP 192 – Rajiv Malhan – Head of Strategic Projects & Business Transformation at Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance – If You Are Not Able to Touch Base With Your Customer Then You Are Going Out appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

The Asia InsurTech Podcast caught up with Cole Sirucek, a co-founder and the CEO of DocDoc, to talk about what is new with DocDoc, what entrepreneurship really means and why product innovation is so hard.   You can find our previous conversations with the DocDoc team here.  Michael Waitze  0:00   Okay, we're on. Hi, this is […] The post EP 191 – Cole Sirucek – CEO of DocDoc – Inside the Markets, There Is a Wicked Amount of Arbitrage appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

Another busy month and we see more investments pouring into the region. Warburg Pincus is investing $350m to set up a Southeast Asian digital general insurance platform called Oona Insurance. Similar to other players Oona starts with a range of existing insurance assets including Indonesia's PT Asuransi Bina Dana Arta Tbk and Philippines' Mapfre Insular […] The post AIP News RoundUp – EP 59 – Hugh Terry, Theresa Blissing and Simon Phipps – In a Digital World, Strategy Beats Execution appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Jan Mandrup Olesen, the Head of Delivery at Seven Peaks Software. Jan has a long history of digital transformation in and out of the insurance industry. We covered a lot of topics, including how important the proper mindset is and how his insurance industry colleagues were hungry for technological […] The post EP 190 – Jan Mandrup Olesen – Head of Delivery – Seven Peaks Software – You Need to Be Change-Ready appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with James Benham, the co-founder and CEO of JBKnowledge and the host of the InsurTech Geek Podcast about the crucial components of innovation, the lessons learned from being an entrepreneur and investor and the biggest opportunities in the insurance industry. Here is the transcript of our conversation. Michael Waitze 0:05Hi, […] The post EP 189 – James Benham – CEO and Co-founder of JBKnowledge – It's Like Endless Optimism appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Sam White, the CEO of Stella Insurance and the Chair of Freedom Services Group, about what products we are missing in the insurance industry and how to design new products with women in mind. Michael Waitze 0:03Let's keep that spirit going. Hi, this is Michael Waitze. And welcome back […] The post EP 188 – Sam White – CEO of Stella Insurance – Every Business Sits in an Emotion appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Michelle Chan, a co-founder and managing partner at The Phygital and the FinTech Association of Hong Kong co-chair of InsurTech, about how to connect the physical world and the digital world.   Want to learn more about InsurTech in Hong Kong? Listen to our episode with Lapman Lee, aProfessor […] The post EP 187 – Michelle Chan – co-Founder and Managing Partner at The Phygital – Digital Methods Aren't Magic appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

It's the end of the month again and the AIP News Roundup team has come together to discuss the latest news in digital insurance and InsurTech in Asia.  In India, Liberty General Insurance introduces a new AI claims platform. Over the past few months, we have seen an increase in value chain innovation projects, something […] The post AIP News RoundUp – EP 58 – Hugh Terry, Theresa Blissing and Simon Phipps – When it Comes to Digital, There Are No Geographic Boundaries appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

The Asia InsurTech Podcast was catching up with Hassan Karim, Head of Strategy – APAC at Zurich Insurance to talk about the potential of strategic partnerships in APAC. The last time we spoke, Hassan was the CEO of Zurich's P&C business in Indonesia. Listen to the episode here. Here is the transcript of our recent […] The post EP 186 – Hassan Karim – Head of Strategy, APAC at Zurich Insurance – When You Stop Innovating, You Die appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Moniruzzaman Khan, the Head of Digital Business and Senior Executive Vice President at Green Delta Insurance, about the emerging insurance market in Bangladesh and the opportunities to build digital ecosystems to reach more people and expand the addressable insurance market.  If you want to learn more about the insurance […] The post EP 185 – Moniruzzaman Khan – SEVP & Head of Digital Business at Green Delta Insurance – We Try to Find a Different Way appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Sabir Samad, the Head of Sales and Partnerships at Symbo, about the difference of working for a startup compared to a corporate and why tier two and tier three cities in India are on the rise when it comes to embedded insurance.  Listen to our other episodes with Symbo […] The post Episode 184 – Sabir Samad – Affinity Partnerships and Alliances at Symbo – You Have to Believe in the Outcome appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

We are wrapping up August with news from FWD. The group introduces a new health app called omne. Omne is an ecosystem of services in partnership with Dacadoo, Nuralogix, STASH NextGen, Shadow Factory, Koa Health and Imunis. Another healthtech solution making news this month is Ubie. The Japanese healthcare startup has raised $26.2 million in  […] The post AIP News RoundUp – EP 57 – Hugh Terry and Simon Phipps – Continue to Walk the Talk On Insurance Innovation appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

The Asia InsurTech Podcast was catching up with Harprem Doowa, a serial entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Eazy Digital. We spoke about his new venture Eazy Digital and had an honest conversation what it takes to build a successful startup. Listen to our other episodes with Prem here. Find the transcript of our […] The post EP 183 – Harprem Doowa – Founder and CEO of Eazy Digital – I Know How to Sell appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Varun Mittal, the Group Head of Digital & Ecosystems at Singlife with Aviva, about the power of ecosystems and what is needed to improve the ecosystem further in Singapore. Listen to our previouse episode with Walter De Oude here. Find the transcript of our conversation with Varun below. Michael […] The post EP 182 – Varun Mittal – Group Head of Digital & Ecosystems, Singlife with Aviva – Rapidly Switching Context Between Optimism and Realism appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Andrew Schwabe, the founder of ForMotiv, about his decision to build an US focused InsurTech in Vietnam and how data analytics can help insurer provide better customer service. Michael Waitze 0:01Okay, we're on. Hi, this is Michael Waitze. And welcome back to the Asia InsurTech Podcast. Today we are […] The post EP 181 – Andrew Schwabe – Founder, Chairman at ForMotiv – People Are Starting to Wake Up and Say “Service Matters” appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

The Asia InsurTech Podcast was catching up with John Brisco, the CEO of Coherent. The last time we had John on the show was in December 2020, you can find the episode here, and a lot has changed since then. We talked about Coherent's new product, Spark, and the company's expansion globally.  Find the transcript […] The post EP 180 – John Brisco – CEO of Coherent – It Takes a Lot of Small Changes to Get Things Done appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Mohandeep Singh, a co-founder and the CEO of Agiliux, about the evolution of InsurTech and why InsurTechs might disappear in the next 10 years.  Here is the transcript of our conversation.  Michael Waitze  0:05   Hi, this is Michael Waitze. And welcome back to the Asia InsurTech Podcast. Today we […] The post EP 179 – Mohandeep Singh – co-Founder and CEO of Agiliux Cloud Insurance – In the Next Ten Years, the InsurTechs Will Die appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

Our July news roundup starts with exciting news from SingLife With Aviva. The insurer announced the launch of a cross-industry collaboration, A Better Odyssey, which will help promising start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore to digitalise and scale their operations. This reminded us a little of ZA Tech's Asia Fintech Center (AFC), […] The post AIP News RoundUp – EP 56 – Theresa Blissing and Hugh Terry – Why Is the Metaverse Always in Purple? appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Thomas Dijohn, SVP APAC at Dacadoo and Jeremy Rolleston, Head of Global Partnerships for Life and Health at Swiss Re, about how to make partnerships between InsurTechs and incumbents work and how to break down insurance and make it more accessible. Listen to our other podcast with Thomas Dijohn […] The post EP 178 – Thomas Dijohn and Jeremy Rolleston – dacadoo and Swiss Re – Looking at Insurance in a Snackable Way appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Lapman Lee, a professor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Chulalongkorn University and a board member of the Hong Kong FinTech Association. We talked about the FinTech and InsurTech ecosystem in Asia and their global connections and how FinTech and InsurTech can become greener and support the UN Sustainability […] The post EP 177 – Lapman Lee – Professor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University – Building Trust With Data and Technology appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Chris Borrett, the Chief “Everything” Officer at flip, about how flip is targeting younger demographics with new insurance products and how to build a fun but trusted brand.  Michael Waitze  0:04   Okay, we're on. Hi, this is Michael Waitze. And welcome back to the Asia InsurTech Podcast. You can't […] The post EP 176 – Chris Borrett – Chief Officer at Flip Insurance – We Want Things to Be Super Simple appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Cherie Wang, the co-founder of Planner Bee, about the changes we are seeing in distribution in general and why the insurance industry has been lagging behind this new movement. Listen to our other epside with Cherie here. Find the transcript of our conversation below. Michael Waitze 0:03Hi, this is […] The post EP 175 – Cherie Wang – co-Founder Planner Bee – Doing Sales Digitally Is So Different appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

June has been a busy month with ITC Asia in Singapore and the TDI APAC Awards. Congratulations to the winners: AIA and Bolttech.  In other news, digital asset platform Amber Group has secured insurance coverage for its wallet infrastructure from Arch Syndicate 2012 at Lloyd's and Hong Kong InsurTech firm OneDegree backed by Munich Re. […] The post AIP News RoundUp – EP 55 – Theresa Blissing, Simon Phipps and Hugh Terry – It Gives Us License to Speculate a Bit appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

Happy (belated) Birthday AIP! Theresa Blissing and Michael Waitze have started the Asia InsurTech Podcast over three years ago and a lot has happened since then. Theresa and Michael discuss what has changed over the past three years, how InsurTech in Asia has grown up and became an inspiration for markets in the West and […] The post EP 174 – Michael Waitze and Theresa Blissing – Has It Been Three Years Already? appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Irene Tsang, the founder and CEO at LIFTwomen, about why we see fewer female founders, what challenges women experience when trying to raise funds and how LIFTwomen is supporting female entrepreneurs. Michael Waitze 0:32Hi, this is Michael Waitze. And welcome back to the Asia InsurTech Podcast today we are […] The post EP 173 – Irene Tsang – Founder & CEO of LIFTwomen Group – We Have to Change the Narrative for Women appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Luiza Gusmao, the VP Customer at Cover Genius, about the excitement of working for an InsurTech startup and the power of embedded insurance. Listen to our other episodes with the team at Cover Genius here. Find the transcript of our conversation below. Michael Waitze 0:31Hi, this is Michael Waitze […] The post EP 172 – Luiza Gusmao – VP Customer at Cover Genius – We Create Magic appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with Bruno Fernandez-Ruiz, a co-founder and the CTO of Nexar, about the limitations of self-driving cars and the power of big data and AI to help people drive safer and insurers to settle claims faster and more efficiently.  Bruno and his co-founder Eran Shir founded Nexar with the idea to […] The post EP 171 – Bruno Fernandez-Ruiz – co-Founder & CTO at Nexar – Humans Are Teaching Computers How to Drive appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

Wrapping up the month of May with more news from bolttech. The InsurTech partners with Viettel Telecom in Vietnam to launch their insurance exchange on Viettel's mobile app. Viettel customers will be able to buy car, motorbike, health, travel and home insurance via the MyViettel mobile app. Meanwhile in Hong Kong there are rumors that […] The post AIP News RoundUp – EP 54 – Theresa Blissing, Simon Phipps and Hugh Terry – Partnering As Much As You Can to Make Things Happen appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

The Asia InsurTech Podcast spoke with George Kesselman, the Chief Commercial Officer for Southeast Asia at ZA Tech and the founder of the InsurTech Asia Association, about what it means to work in a startup, what we can all learn from InsurTech in China and what to expect from ICT Asia June 7-9.   Join ITC […] The post EP 170 – George Kesselman – Chief Commercial Officer, SEA at ZA Tech – Ambiguity, Uncertainty and Speed appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

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 […] The post EP 169 – Matthias de Ferrieres – CEO at Wellnex – People Don't Care About the Plan, They Care About the Advisor appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

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 […] The post EP 168 – InsureTech Connect Asia – Cherie Wang, Eddy Wong and Lapman Lee – What's Next in InsurTech in Asia? appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

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. […] The post EP 167 – InsurTech Sustainability – Gordon Tay, Matthias de Ferrieres, and Nicolas Faquet – How Do I Create Long-Term Value? appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

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 […] The post EP 166 – Tetiana George – Founder and CEO of Curium – Death of the Disruptors appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

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 […] The post AIP News RoundUp – EP 53 – Theresa Blissing and Simon Phipps – The Tokenization of Pretty Much Everything appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

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 […] The post EP 165 – Alex Taylor – QBE Ventures at QBE Insurance – What Should We Be Doing and How Could We Be Doing It? appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

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, […] The post EP 164 – Gordon Tay – Surer – How Does Technology Change the Way the Insurance Industry Perceives What It Can Do? appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

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 […] The post EP 163 – Sorabh Bhandari – Founder of Riskcovry – Going Towards the Vertex appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

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. […] The post EP 162 – Varun Dua – Founder and CEO at Acko – Before Malls Could Happen, There Was eCommerce appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

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. […] The post AIP News RoundUp – EP 52 – Hugh Terry and Simon Phipps – There Is a Whole New Landscape Emerging appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

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. […] The post EP 161 – Christina Cai – co-Founder and COO at LydiaAI – How Do We Link Health and Wealth? appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

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 […] The post EP 160 – Sanchit Malik – co-Founder and CEO of Pazcare – Every Problem Requires a Founder Market Fit appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

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 […] The post EP 159 – Vivek Mannige – CEO at AccelTree Software – The Only Answer Is, “Talk to Them” appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

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 […] The post EP 158 – Amarit Franssen, Christopher Dennis, and Remy Dorflinger – The State of Digital Transformation in Thailand appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

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 […] The post AIP News RoundUp – EP 51 – Theresa Blissing, Hugh Terry and Simon Phipps – It Did Require That Long-Term Commitment appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

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 […] The post EP 157 – Bob Wouters – FWD and bolttech- It's Digital With a Human Touch appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

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 […] The post EP 156 – Vipul Sud – Head of Insurance – Azentio Software – We Want Those Different Colors To Change into Mercury appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.

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 […] The post EP 155 – Simon O'Dell – InsurTech Gateway Australia – Let's Hold Hands and Partner, Please appeared first on Asia InsurTech Podcast.