Por Antonio Carlos Teixeira - Pesquisa, edição e redação (*)
Notícias sobre tecnologia e inovação no Setor de Seguros Global.
News about technology and innovation in the Global Insurance Industry.
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How Insurtech will Influence The General Insurance Business
http://businessworld.in/article/How-Insurtech-will-Influence-The-General-Insurance-Business/28-04-2018-147128/
BW Business World (Nova Déli, Índia)
30/04/2018
Technology is driving changes in almost all major business verticals in India be it FinTech, HealthTech, EdTech AgriTech or Insurtech. Adoption of technology for any industry is no longer an option, but has become a necessity. Anyone who doesn't embrace this change is going to be left behind, as technology is re-moulding the fundamental way of doing business. InsurTech in particular is a hot topic of discussion right now, owing to both (...)
02
Generali: Insurtech Laboratory
https://www.finews.com/news/english-news/31611-insurtech-generali-switzerland-innovation-lab
Finews.com (Zürich, Suíça)
30/04/2018
Generali Switzerland is taking the cue from famous innovators at companies such as Microsoft and has launched a laboratory to foster the development of promising technology. The lab includes Generali staff, members of the company start-up Lings as well as five external startups from the fields of artificial intelligence, crypto security and insurtech. Fintech incubator F10, the University of St. Gallen and companies (...)
03
MetLife Hong Kong Wins the Outstanding Use of Digital Technology Award in Recognition of its Digital Innovations and InsurTech Integrations
http://www.asiaone.com/corporate-news-media-outreach/metlife-hong-kong-wins-the-outstanding-use-of-digital-technology-award
Asia One (Cingapura)
30/04/2018
MetLife Hong Kong has won the Outstanding Use of Digital Technology Award at the 18th CAPITAL Outstanding Enterprise Awards. The award is a testament to MetLife Hong Kong's excellence in enhancing customer experience through digital innovation and the integration of InsurTech.
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Como a SUSEP fará a regulamentação das insurtechs?
http://www.segs.com.br/seguros/113662-como-a-susep-fara-a-regulamentacao-das-insurtechs
Segs.com.br (Santos, Brasil)
28/04/2018
Faz algum tempo que a SUSEP (Superintendência de Seguros Privados) está de olho no que as insurtechs estão trazendo de inovação para o mercado de seguros. Mas nos últimos meses essa atenção tem sido mais intensa. No início de abril, esse órgão supervisor e regulador do mercado de seguros brasileiro participou do maior evento de inovação em seguros na América Latina, o Insurtech Brasil 2018, e deixou os novos entrantes (...)
05
Deutsche Familienversicherung: The German insurtech
http://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/deutsche-familienversicherung-the-german-insurtech-1022523440
Business Insider (Nova York, USA)
27/04/2018
This week, Deutsche Familienversicherungen became the first fully digitalized insurer and the only functioning German Insurtech to be presented to the public.Eleven years after it was established, Deutsche Familienversicherung has matured from an analogue insurance start-up, to a profitable, totally digital, insurance industry market leader, with a range of award-winning insurance products.
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AGCS forms new drone partnership with Israeli startup
https://www.dig-in.com/news/agcs-forms-new-drone-partnership-with-israeli-insurtech
Danni Santana, Digital Insurance (Nova York,USA)
27/04/2018
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty has announced a new drone partnership with Israeli startup ParaZero, serving as a failsafe system for malfunctioning and airborne unmanned aircraft vehicles. ParaZero’s drone safety software, SafeAir, uses an onboard computer paired with a parachute launcher to bring drones back down to ground safely by shutting down rotors and reducing speed over a short distance—approximately 30 feet.
07
FinTech & InsurTech Digital Congress – Trends in the FinTech and InsurTech sectors
http://wbj.pl/fintech-insurtech-digital-congress-trends-in-the-fintech-and-insurtech-sectors/
Agata Wolny (WBJ, Varsóvia, Polônia)
26/04/2018
The national FinTech and InsurTech sectors are dynamically developing. Polish companies are becoming attractive international business partners. What are the current trends on the global market? On the 10th and 11th of May, during the Spring edition of the FinTech and InsurTech Digital Congresses, global experts will discuss the topic of the future of the financial and insurance sectors.
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Plug and Play & BNP Paribas Announces 11 Fintech & Insurtech Startups Join Season 3 of Acceleration Program
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2018/04/132685-plug-and-play-bnp-paribas-announces-11-fintech-insurtech-startups-join-season-3-of-acceleration-program/
Samantha Hurst, Crowdfund Insider (Beachwood, USA)
27/04/2017
BNP Paribas, along with Plug and Play, announced on Friday that 11 fintech and insurtech startups have joined Season 3 of their collaborated acceleration program. BNP Paribas reported that it began its partnership with Plug and Play in 2016 and has since launched an international program specifically for fintech and insurtech startups at Station F in Paris.
09
Stone & Chalk announce Insurtech program startups
https://which-50.com/stone-chalk-announce-insurtech-program-startups/
Which-50 (Sydney, Austrália)
26/04/2018
Stone & Chalk, a fintech startup hub, today announced the seven insurtech startups to take place in its inaugural insurtech accelerator, backed by EY, Hall & Wilcox, QBE & TAL. The six-week accelerator has been designed to help startup and scaleup businesses address real business problems identified by program partners – with the goal of creating new business and growth opportunities through commercial collaboration.
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HCI Group Launches InsurTech Platform for Homeowners’ Insurance
https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/04/25/1487048/0/en/HCI-Group-Launches-InsurTech-Platform-for-Homeowners-Insurance.html~
Globe Newswire (Los Angeles, USA)
25/04/2018
HCI Group, Inc. (NYSE:HCI) announced today that its wholly owned insurance subsidiary, TypTap Insurance Company, has extended its proprietary online quoting and binding platform to include homeowners’ insurance. Previously, the platform was limited to offering TypTap’s flood insurance product. “Over the past two years TypTap’s InsurTech platform has made TypTap the fastest growing admitted flood insurer in the state of (..)
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Insurtech paranaense será acelerada pela Visa
http://www.segs.com.br/seguros/113190-insurtech-paranaense-sera-acelerada-pela-visa
Segs.com.br / CQCS (Santos / Salvador, Brasil)
25/04/2018
A Visa divulgou esta semana as startups selecionadas para a edição de 2018 do seu programa de aceleração para projetos em estágio inicial. Entre as nove empresas selecionadas está a Onli, plataforma 100% Online de contratação de seguro de pessoas e acidentes pessoais, assistências e outros benefícios. A startup paranaense é a única insurtech entre as escolhidas e fará parte da categoria “start”, focado em startups com (...)
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Tokio Marine Kiln inks strategic agreement with insurtech firm Evari
https://www.verdict.co.uk/life-insurance-international/news/tokio-marine-kiln-inks-strategic-agreement-insurtech-firm-evari/
Life Insurance International (London, UK)
25/04/2018
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), a UK-based specialist insurance business, has signed a strategic agreement with Australian insurtech firm Evari. The deal will give TMK to access Evari’s digital insurance platform and on-demand products in the Australian market. The Australian insurtech firm developed an insurance offering for SMEs which directly connects with a business’ cloud accounting system and its data.
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German insurance ‘robo-advisor’ Clark scores $29 million Series B
https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/24/clark-robo-advisor/
Steve O'Hear, Techcrunch (San Francisco, USA)
25/04/2018
Clark, one of a plethora of so-called ‘insurtech’ startups offering something akin to a digital insurance brokerage all delivered through a convenient mobile app, has closed a hefty $29 million in Series B funding. The round was led by fintech investor Portag3 Ventures, and VC fund White Star Capital, with participation from a number of existing investors including Coparion, Kulczyk Investments, and Yabeo Capital.
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Taking InsurTech on the Road: Mobile App Bumps and Solutions
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/taking-insurtech-on-the-road-mobile-app-93976/
JDS Supra (Sausalito, USA)
24/04/2018
As insurers, agencies, producers and service companies seek to become more efficient and competitive in the InsurTech marketplace, offering mobile apps seems to be one obvious solution. By employing mobile apps, digitally savvy individuals can apply for coverage while having their morning coffee, policyholders can pay premiums and file claims from the break room and insurers can promote loss prevention practices and claims (...)
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How the insurtech wave revitalized the insurance talent pool
https://www.dig-in.com/opinion/how-the-insurtech-wave-revitalized-the-insurance-talent-pool
Joe McKendrick, Digital Insurance (Nova York, USA)
23/04/2018
One of the challenges the insurance industry has been battling over the past decade or so has been attracting enough of the talent that can lead insurers into the digital economy. With digital brands such as Google and Amazon sucking up all available talent, and many of the remaining tech professionals following their dreams in startups with weird-sounding names, selling employment at a more staid, conservative insurance company (...)
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Lloyd’s collaborates with consulting and InsurTech specialists on Innovation Lab
https://www.reinsurancene.ws/lloyds-collaborates-with-consulting-and-insurtech-specialists-on-innovation-lab/
Matt Sheehan, Reinsurance News (Brighton, UK)
23/04/2018
Lloyd’s of London, the specialist insurance and reinsurance marketplace, is to collaborate with The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and innovation and InsurTech specialist, L Marks on the development and operation of its planned technology Innovation Lab.
(*) Antonio Carlos Teixeira é Assessor Estratégico e Gestor de Comunicação para Negócios de Insurtech, Seguro Transição para Economia de Baixa Emissão de Carbono.
Fonte: Terra Gaia, em 30.04.2018.