TDI Daily Newswire - 01/06/2018

Published: Sat, 06/02/18

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Achieving Digital Transformation at Scale

According to the 2018 GE Global Innovation Barometer, 65 percent of business leaders say the incapacity to scale up successful innovations...

Coverager

Chubb Boosts Cyber Risk Underwriting with CyberCube Analytics Software

The vendor’s software will supplement the insurer’s ability to quantify and better understand systemic risks across its commercial cyber portfolio..

IIR

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Consumers may switch car insurers for "autonomous discounts" - survey

Self-driving cars could have a major impact on the way drivers choose their insurance options, survey suggests

Insurance Business Online

Insurtech Wrisk crowdfunds £500,000

Wrisk took just two days to hit crowdfunding target.

Insurance Times

Swiss Re's 2018 SONAR report examines emerging risks the re/insurance industry and society are facing

Swiss Re's SONAR report features 18 emerging risk themes and 7 emerging trend spotlights the re/insurance industry needs to have on its radar.

SwissRe

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InsurTech accelerating operational excellence

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Smart Home

This month we examine the progress being made in these fields by insurers and InsurTechs in China, as well as how the state is responding to the opportunities presented by the technology – in a country where the penetration rate of home insurance is just 1%. Taking us further in thought leadership this month Swiss Re’s Cindy Zhang and Cecilia Sevillano look abroad to explore the opportunities smart home presents for insurers in China and worldwide. .

The Future of Insurance 2018

The Digital Insurer has collaborated with Raconteur to contribute to its Future of Insurance report 2018. The report includes views on digital transformation, blockchain, claims, InsurTech, the customer experience and AI, and asks why, as disruption has gone from vague concepts to immediate-term action items for senior leaders, insurance must transform to stay ahead.

Simplifying the customer experience

Our latest issue of InsurTech Insights focuses on simplifying the insurance customer experience as a way to improve engagement and to help meet consumer expectations.

Natural Catastrophe Management in China

This month we examine the efforts made to detect and mitigate against natural catstrophes in China. We investigate how this takes place through both state-backed efforts, as well as through InsurTech and re/insurance products, including from Swiss Re. Finally, this month we speak to Renzo Liu from An Bang and Nick Luo from Tsinghua University about the convergence of natural catastrophe prevention with digital insurance.

The Rise of Risk Aggregators

As risk aggregators disrupt the small-to- medium-sized enterprises (SME) insurance market, insurers face tough choices. Do they take on the aggregators at their own game with an efficient, platform-based offering? This report, from KPMG’s Global Strategy Group, offers guidance to commercial insurance players seeking to turn disruption into competitive advantage.

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