TDI Daily Newswire - 05/02/2018

Published: Mon, 02/05/18

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While the business model is yet to be seen, Amazon’s partnership with Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase could have implications for health insurers and potentially other insurance sectors.
IIR
 
How does an insurance carrier successfully become a digital enterprise? In this eBook, Eric Deitert explores the effects of digitisation on an insurer’s relationship with its customers, and how to leverage key digital technology to cross the digital divide.
Insurance Hound
 
Sign up for the KPMG sponsored webinar on 'Health Technology & Insurance' on 21st March. Register for free
 
A new report from Willis Towers Watson Securities reveals that incumbents increased their level of InsurTech funding by 36% last year.
TheActuary
 
New facility seeks to harness technology to combat increasingly sophisticated insurance fraud methods.
Insurance Business Online
 
There was a sense of history in the air at the B3i Autumn Summit in Munich as insurers, brokers and reinsurers across the now 38-member consortium came together to discuss the progress that has been made thus far and the road-map going forward.
TigerTech
 
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For this month’s InsurTech Insights, KPMG’s contribution is written by Chia Tek Yew. The article explores the usage of technology in connected insurance for providing new value and utility for customers. 
This month we take a look back at the major developments of 2017 and select the most progressive InsurTechs from the fields of telematics and MedTech.  We also speak to Mapfre’s Gracie Gan about her views on China’s regulatory landscape and digital insurance activities.
This presentation from IBM’s Kelley Buchanan explores why cognitive technologies (AI/ML) are getting so much attention from insurers, and how best to invest in these technologies for competitive advantage.
For this month’s InsurTech Insights, KPMG’s contribution is written by Murray Raisbeck and Paul Merrey. InsurTech hits scale is how they entitle the article. 
This month we delve into the world of blockchain and how insurers and InsurTechs in China are rapidly deploying new applications using the technology.
This report suggests data and analytics leaders at global life and P&C carriers are investing as much as $80 million per year in data analytics, with nearly all planning to invest more moving forward.
 
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