The Digital Insurer Quarterly Digest: Q3 2015

Published: Mon, 07/06/15

 
Our Sponsors
Launch & Reinsurance sponsor:
Consulting & Advisory sponsor:
Collaboration & conferencing sponsor:
Site sponsors:
Share with your colleagues
If you enjoy The Digital Insurer please share this digest with your colleagues and they can also sign-up for future editions (membership is free) 
Other Articles & News
Follow us
Join our Linkedin Group
New sponsor - KPMG

We are delighted to have KPMG on board as a new sponsor for our new content section, Digital Insurance in Action which will be launching in July. Hugh Terry comments further on the sponsorship in his Editorial below and you can also read more about the KPMG sponsorship and Digital Insurance in Action by clicking on the link below.

Read more about KPMG's sponsorship
New partnership - Asia Insurance Review

​We also recently confirmed a new media partnership with Asia Insurance Review where we will be mutually promoting content, services and products. Asia Insurance Review produces a number of high quality insurance publications and as part of our partnership with them, subscribers of The Digital Insurer receive discounted rates of these publications. You can view these here.

Read more
Launching soon - Digital Insurance in Action - showcases of digital innovations
Digital Insurance in Action (DIA) is launching in July with KPMG sponsoring the section. DIA will showcase real examples of digital innovations from insurance companies and insurance technology companies from around the world. This valuable resource will be very useful for anyone looking to gain insights into digital initiatives taking place in Asia and around the world. Watch out for our launch communications.
Digital transformation of marketing in insurance - effective web design
The content for the first theme on Effective Web Design is ready for you to read.  In partnership with Clicks2Customers, find out everything you need to know about Effective Web Design, a core component of any digital marketing strategy.  The Topic Intro gives you an overview of Effective Web Design, why it’s crucial, what good looks like, and the Masterclass goes into the ‘how’ and includes a case study from one of ClickstoCustomers’ clients. 
New sections - events and industry publications
New Events and Industry Publications sections – we recently revamped our Events section and added a new Industry Publications section on our website.  If you would like to promote your publications or event, please contact us for further information. 
Digital Insurance in Africa Summit 2015
Digital Insurance in Africa Summit 2015 – Hugh Terry will be speaking at the first digital insurance conference in South Africa in August.
Webinar on Digital Collaboration in Insurance
In partnership with PGi, we will be participating in a webinar on Digital Collaboration in Insurance at the end of July.  This will build on our earlier Thought Leadership article, “Digital Collaboration in Insurance” and we will also be discussing the results of our recent surveys on digital collaboration in insurance, in which many of you took part. We will be opening up the webinar to all of our community - further information coming soon.
Google Insurance - has it crossed the line?
Google Insurance – has it crossed the line – this was a very popular article written by guest author, Ruth Gilbert, which received nearly 200 shares on LinkedIn. In it Ruth poses the question on whether Google has crossed the line by exploiting its dominance by entering the insurance market.

Read the article
Digital Insurance 2015: China calling
Digital Insurance 2015: China Calling – written by China expert, Michael O’Dwyer, the article looks at what it takes for insurers to be digitally successful in China. Michael also highlights a number of excellent examples of Chinese insurers and companies and their digital innovations.

Read the article
Image

New content section, Digital Insurance in Action, which will be released later in the month


We are pleased to announce KPMG as the sponsors for the new Digital Insurance in Action section on the website (click here for the full announcement).

This new section will allow you to easily search for what is happening in digital insurance in Action. Over time we believe this will become the world’s best resource for current information on digital insurance. 

A big thank you for KPMG’s support to ensure we can commit the resources to build this new content section and deliver it to you for free.

Engaging with the technology community

Over the rest of the year as well as building up the content on the Digital Insurance in Action we will be working more closely with Technology vendors and building up the Tech Guide with an expanding list of participating vendors (click for more info). Our aim is to allow Technology companies to showcase their solutions to insurance professionals whilst allowing our subscribers to quickly research a range of options available.

We will also be announcing a partnership in this area next month that will help us to engage more closely with technology companies.

Events and conferences

Do check out our new Events section that showcases digital insurance conferences in the region or around the world. If you would like to promote your conference then please contact us.

The Digital Insurer is please to be speaking at, and the media partner for, the first Digital Insurance in Africa. I am looking forward to the cross fertilisation of idea and there is much to be learnt from the mobile and product innovations occurring in Africa. If you cannot attend please watch out for the post conference post and summary.

Congratulations to Sivam and the team at Asia Insurance Review (AIR) for their 25th Anniversary Summit Conference in April where I hosted a panel discussion.  We are also pleased to have a media partnership with AIR with some mutual promotion of our respective products and services.

How can you participate in digital insurance?

We have more than 6,000 subscribers and almost 2,500 members on our LinkedIn Group (which gives priority access to our new content as it is released). We are always looking for a range of views on Digital Insurance so if you would like to be a guest author in 2015 please get in touch with your ideas. Our editorial team will help you to polish and present your ideas in the best possible way.

Yours digitally.