TDI Daily Newswire -18/09/2018

Published: Wed, 09/19/18

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HK InsurTech start-up OneDegree raises more than HK$100m in series A funding

Hong Kong-based InsurTech start-up OneDegree has raised series A funding of HK$100m ($12.7m),..

Asia Insurance Review

Homelyfe launches B2B platform to enable digital innovation at start-up speed

Insurtech start-up Homelyfe, which announced a partnership with INGâ€™s smart money app Yolt last week, has launched a new digital..

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State Farm launches venture fund, partners with IBM Watson

The personal lines P&C giant is making significant digital investments...

Digital Insurance

Insurtech Startup Jones Raises $2.8M in Seed Funding | FinSMEs

Jones, a New York City based commercial insurance startup, raised $2.8m in seed funding. The round was led by Hetz Ventures..

FINSMES

Progressive Insurance Launches ELD UBI Program for Small Commercial Auto

The program adapts the insurerâ€™s UBI expertise in personal lines to small commercial.

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This month we examine an emerging mutual insurance model that merges the ubiquitous Chinese social media and messaging app WeChat, which is developed by Tencent, with a group buying ethos. We also examine a hardware/software initiative from Allianz China and speak to Hui Zhang from Answern Online about the state of digital insurance in China and the emergence of renewed mutual health insurance.

Future In.Sight: Insurance evolution through technological revolution

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Wealth and asset managemente

For this month’s InsurTech Insights, we take a look at the subject of wealth management from an insurance perspective.In the feature article from KPMG, Jill Hitchen from KPMG’s UK Insurance and Investment Management practice sets out a three-step approach for digitisation. By contrast, Rick Huckstep’s article looks at the subject of retirement savings in the US.

Marine Insurance in China

This month we examine an often overlooked segment of digital insurance; marine. Despite exhibiting relatively little startup activity, the auditable risk profiles and location based nature of marine insurance lends itself to emerging technologies such as blockchain and AI.

Quarterly InsurTech Briefing – Q1 2018

This comprehensive quarterly report from Willis Towers Watson and CB Insights summarizes the InsurTech investment environment for the first quarter of 2018. This issue also provides insightful reviews and profiles on InsurTech capital providers—including traditional VCs, incumbent insurance funds, and hybrid solutions.

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