TDI Daily Newswire - 07/02/2018

Published: Wed, 02/07/18

Welcome to The Digital Insurer Newswire, a daily updated selection of curated InsurTech and digital insurance news from around the web. 
 
 
 
 

Today’s top selected digital insurance content

Each month TigerTech dives into some of the most talked about trends, technologies and movements across the InsurTech space, providing our insight and opinion on how they’ll impact the future of our industry.
TigerTech
 
App-based provider launches home and contents product.
Insurance Age
 
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Cisco, Apple, Aon and Allianz announced a new cyber risk management solution for businesses , comprised of (1) cyber resilience evaluation services, (2) technology from Cisco and Apple, and (3) options for enhanced cyber insurance coverage from Allianz.
Coverager
 
Aviva Canada has announced that it will be launching an insurtech development programme, in partnership with ‘innovation hub’ OneEleven.
ITIJ
 
Three tech subsidiaries of Chinese giant Ping An Insurance have raised a total of US$2.2 billion through private placement financing, the group announced.
Insurance Asia News
 
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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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