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| MetLife has forged a strategic partnership with Tencent-owned digital insurance provider WeSure to offer insurance solutions to travellers through WeSure online insurance platform. Life Insurance
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| Major insurance group China Pacific Insurance has posted a 20.4% increase in gross written premiums to CNY281.6 billion (US$44.7 billion) in 2017, compared to the previous year. |
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| Insurers need to nurture intrapreneurs, who are looking for ways to transform their companies from within. |
| GoodData, a San Francisco-based data analytics player, announced it is entering into insurance with the launch of two new analytical solutions – Underwriting Insights and Claims Insights – to simplify the claims and underwriting business processes. |
| LV=, formerly known as Liverpool Victoria, is one of the UK’s largest insurance companies, with over five million customers, and a range of products that include travel and life insurance. |
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