TDI Daily Newswire - 06/02/2018

Published: Tue, 02/06/18

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Led by Munich Re's HSB Group, Mnubo has raised $16.5 million in an oversubscribed Series B financing bid to fund manufacturers' uptake of its SmartObjects.
Reinsurance News
 
Over three-quarters of employees at incumbents think they are "moderately" to "extremely" at risk of disruption, according to Willis Towers Watson and CB Insights' (Re)insurance survey
Insurance Times
 
Sign up for the KPMG sponsored webinar on 'Health Technology & Insurance' on 21st March. Register for free
 
Ping An said it will use the latest funding to further develop its technology business and optimize its corporate governance structure.
InsurTechNews
 
allai, a Montreal based insur-tech startup is readying to launch Canada’s first insurance AI app store for brokers and carriers. As Canada’s march to the forefront of AI in talent, research & development
Canadian Underwriter
 
Who will close the customer value gap in Financial Services and reap the rewards?
Oliver Wyman
 
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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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